10% Consumption Tax
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
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)
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)
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)
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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Pollen in 2018
Recently, I was surprised to watch news. 2018年の花粉 Eventually the peak of cedar pollen has passed, but cypress pollen will
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Kindergarten Children in Japan
Today I got on a crowded train for my work for the first time in a long time. 日本の幼稚園児 Since
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