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  2. Japanese profanity - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant role in the way someone speaks to the various people they interact with on a day-to-day basis. [5] Choice on level of speech, politeness, body language and appropriate content is assessed on a situational basis, [6] and intentional misuse of these social cues can be offensive to the listener in conversation.

  3. List of death row inmates in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Murdered three people in Japan and the Philippines for insurance fraud between 1994 and 1996. 22 years, 331 days His twin brother Akihiro was also sentenced to death, but died awaiting execution in 2016. Eiichi Shimoura Kenji Matsumoto Murdered two people during separate robberies in September 1990 and September 1991. 31 years, 100 days

  4. Kiseru - Wikipedia

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    A man smoking a kiseru. Illustration of the cover of the novel Komon gawa ("Elegant chats on fabric design") by Santō Kyōden, 1790.. There are two main types of kiseru; rau kiseru, which are made of three parts; the mouthpiece (吸口, suikuchi), stem (羅宇, rau), and shank (雁首, gankubi), and nobe kiseru, which are made with a single piece of metal.

  5. Talk:Japanese profanity - Wikipedia

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    This article is within the scope of WikiProject Japan, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate , please visit the project page , where you can join the project, participate in relevant discussions , and see lists of open tasks .

  6. Category:Lists of Japanese people - Wikipedia

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    List of shoguns; List of Japanese spies, 1930–1945; List of spouses of prime ministers of Japan; List of people on the postage stamps of Japan; Japanese students in the United Kingdom; List of Japanese supercentenarians

  7. 19-Year-Old Captain of Japan’s Gymnastics Team Kicked Out of ...

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    One week before the Opening Ceremony, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team has been sent home after she admitted to underage smoking and drinking. According to The Japan ...

  8. Jōhatsu - Wikipedia

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    It has been theorized that Japan's harsh work culture in combination with the lack of familial and community support has contributed to the prevalence of jōhatsu in Japan. Furthermore, quitting a company is seen as shameful in Japanese culture. Suicide, working to death , and becoming jōhatsu are thus potential outcomes. It can also spare the ...

  9. List of major crimes in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Kato was sentenced to death on 24 March 2011, and was hanged on 26 July 2022. [7] 2008 Osaka movie theatre fire: 16 Naniwa, Osaka Kazuhiro Ogawa set a pornographic video theater on fire in an attempt to kill himself, but became scared and ran away without putting out the fire, leading to the death of 16 people. 2009 Konohana pachinko arson case 5