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International Women’s Day

Mar 08, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments ambassador, celebrate, equality, event, Swedish, woman, women's day, world

International Women’s Day 国際女性デー Today, March 8 is International Women’s Day. 今日、3月8日は「国際女性デー」です。 The United Nations has designated March 8 as

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The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-)

Feb 23, 2021May 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments birthday, celebration, court, COVID-19, Emperor, event, national holiday

The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-) 天皇誕生日(2019年~) Today, February 23, is a Japanese national holiday called “the Emperor’s Birthday.” 今日2月23日は天皇誕生日、祝日です。 The purpose

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Tomin no Hi (都民の日 – Tokyo Citizens Day)

Oct 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments aquarium, citizen, elementary school, establish, facility, graduate, high school, junior high school, people, Tokyo, Tokyo Sky Tree, university, zoo

Tomin no Hi 都民の日 October 1st was Tomin no Hi (都民の日). 10月1日は「都民の日」でした。 Since to (都) means “Tokyo,” min (民) means

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10% Consumption Tax

Oct 01, 2019Oct 02, 2019 Toru 0 Comments consumption tax, drink, food, home appliance, implement, postpone, raise, refrigerator, schedule, washing machine

10% Consumption Tax 消費税10% On October 1, 2019, the consumption tax in Japan was raised from 8% to 10%. 10月1日、日本で消費税が8%から10%に引き上げられました。

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DRAGON QUEST WALK

Sep 22, 2019Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments

DRAGON QUEST WALK ドラゴンクエストウォーク On September 12th, SQUARE ENIX released a smartphone app, “DRAGON QUEST WALK” in Japan. 9月12日、日本でスクウェア・エニックスより「ドラゴンクエストウォーク」が配信されました。 This

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Petto Botoru (ペットボトル – Plastic Bottles)

Aug 12, 2019Aug 13, 2019 Toru 0 Comments acute, bottle, consumption, garbage, misunderstand, PET, plastic, plastic bottle, polyethylene terephthalate

Petto Botoru ペットボトル Plastic bottles are called petto botoru (ペットボトル) in Japanese. “Plastic bottle” のことを日本では「ペットボトル」と言います。 Petto botoru can be written

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Yome (嫁 – Daughter-in-Law)

Aug 01, 2019Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments anime, character, daughter, daughter-in-law, dictionary, geek, internet, nerd, newlywed wife, wife

Yome 嫁 A daughter-in-law is called yome (嫁) in Japanese. 息子の妻のことを、日本語で「嫁」と言います。 However, many Japanese men refer to their wives as

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Entenka (炎天下 – Under the Hot Sun)

Jul 20, 2019Aug 04, 2019 Toru 0 Comments blaze, burn, burning, fire, hot sun, news, sky, TV, under

Entenka 炎天下 In summer, you can hear the word entenka (炎天下) on Japanese TV news. 夏になると、テレビのニュースなどで「炎天下」という単語が登場します。 Since en (炎) means

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Speeding

Nov 06, 2018 Toru 0 Comments arrest, exceed, expressway, highway, road, speeding, world record

Speeding スピード違反 Yesterday, a man who was driving a GT-R in Osaka was arrested for speeding. 昨日、大阪で GT-R を運転していた男性がスピード違反で逮捕されました。 Surprisingly,

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