Yes, “This is a pen,” but this is definitely not the reason Japan has fewer coronavirus cases.
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One topic dominated conversations in Japan this year, and now it’s officially the most significant single kanji character of the past 12 months.
Katakana is supposed to be the easy set of Japanese characters to learn, but there’s a huge exception.
Mutton dish is commonly known by name of Mongolian historical figure instead of its original name.
Women have some strong opinions on which of the many Japanese words for “I” a guy should use when talking about himself.
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