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Transnational history explores the Japanese migration to Canada 1877–1988
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Traditional, patriarchal Japanese terms for husband and wife may now be perceived as neutral
Traditional, patriarchal Japanese terms for husband and wife may now be perceived as neutral Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A new study suggests that, for modern Japanese speakers, two traditional, patriarchal words for "husband" ("shujin," literally meaning "master") and "wife" ("kanai," "inside-the-house") may be losing their original meanings, though men in the study evaluated both traditional and neutral words for "husband" more positively than words for...
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Has a diplomatic feud prompted China to press pause on Japanese film and music?
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What a US lawyer’s diaries show about prosecuting Japanese atrocities of Nanking massacre
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Yen falls to 160 level, prompting warnings from Japanese officials
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Japanese finance minister signals readiness to respond in FX market
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Japanese IT head says he made AI videos to smear Takaichi’s rivals during party poll
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Endangered crested ibises return to Japanese wild decades after extinction
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