J-Word Play: April ’12
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This one may not translate into English so well, but it’s a great pun in Japanese. The question asks “How many yen does it cost to quit smoking?” Much like so many other riddles, to arrive at the correct answer you have to think outside the box. Another way to think of this question could be “What en do you get when you quit smoking?” The answer in that case would be ç¦ç…™ (ãã‚“ãˆã‚“), the word most commonly use for non-smoking, which you may have heard or used yourself at restaurants.
Shiso – the biggest little city in Harima region Literally, that is. On a map, Shiso looks like a massive entity, and on the ground, like the west end of nowhere. Famous for its lack of trains and its zealous JETs (right? RIGHT?), this sprawling countryside retreat actually means you are just a bus ride…
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It may be the year of the dragon, but Amy Chua, Tiger Mother, is still lingering in the spotlight. Last year, her bestselling book on Chinese parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, created uproar after an excerpt was published in The Wall Street Journal, and angry parents railed against her controversial parenting style. Ms….
In the future humans stop aging at 25. They have one more year to live unless they can refill the clock on their arms with more minutes, hours, or years. Jobs pay time; things cost time. In the future, time literally is money, and when you’re broke, you die. That’s the premise of the newest…
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