Japan Archive

April to see sales tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Tuesday he will raise the unpopular consumption tax from 5 to 8 percent on April 1 as scheduled, breaking a powerful political taboo.
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New friends-genki

あたらしいともだち New Friends かいわ Dialogue (1) メアリー:すみません。いま なんじ ですか。 Mary: sumimasen. ima nan ji desuka. Mary: Excuse me. What time is it now? たけし: じゅうにじはんです。ありがとう ございます Takeshi: jyuuniji han desu. arigatou gozaimasu.
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BBC Geisha Girl

I recently wrote a review about the movie “Memoirs of a Geisha” and I found this BBC documentary uploaded to Youtube.It’s one of Japan’s oldest profession..Yukina, 15-year-old girl
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Peace sign

I’ve lived in California for over ten years and I haven’t done this for a long time..Japanese people and people from Asia often make a peace sign for
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