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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. 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.

  4. 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 .

  5. Smoking in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Smoking in Japan is practiced by around 20,000,000 people, and the nation is one of the world's largest tobacco markets, [1] though tobacco use has been declining in recent years. [2] As of 2022, the Japanese adult smoking rate was 14.8%. By gender, 24.8% of men and 6.2% of women consumed a tobacco product at least once a month. [3]

  6. Pipe smoking - Wikipedia

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    Pipe smoking is the practice of tasting (or, less commonly, inhaling) the smoke produced by burning a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, in a pipe. It is the oldest traditional form of smoking .

  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. Category:Profanity - Wikipedia

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    العربية; বাংলা; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Чӑвашла; Čeština; Dansk; Deutsch; Español; Esperanto; Euskara; فارسی

  9. 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