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Current event Texts in Japanese for Intermediate Updated Frequently
Japanese-related topics, editorial information and Japanese language tips are all available in standard Japanese. The same information is also available in both hiragana and katakana on the Hiragana blog.
Today's text : "国際・交流 フェスティバル" Feb.
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A Heretic Rationalist who Drove the Unification of Japan Jan.
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Aichi prefecture is also known as the town of three great warriors in Japan's history. These men are ODA Nobunaga, a revolutionist of the medieval age, TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi, who unified Japan for the first time and who succeeded Nobunaga, ... (From May Issue 2005)
Interrogation Prejudice for Molesting Women Jan. 21
This spring the Supreme Court reversed a verdict of guilty for a university professor who had been charged with obscenity after he was accused of molesting a woman. It became big news as a false accusation case. ...
(From July Issue 2005)
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