“What's this ... all about?” in Japanese
Short answer
What's this ... all about? in Japanese is “何事” (nanigoto). Full meaning: what, what sort of thing; everything, anything; what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?.
Other ways to say “What's this ... all about?” in Japanese
何ごと
nanigoto what, what sort of thing; everything, anything; what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?
なにごと
nanigoto what, what sort of thing; everything, anything; what (on earth)?, what's the meaning of this ...?, what's this ... all about?
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