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March 16, 2008

Word of the day

偽札

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counterfeit bill

 

In recent years, the U.S. government has been searching for ways to combat counterfeiters. The article hyperlinked here describes how the new 5-dollar bill is easy to distinguish from fakes..

 

新しい米5ドル札がお目見え、偽札と見分けやすく

 

 

March 13, 2008

More signs of the popularity of Japanese in Asia...

VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese language teaching programs will be extended to secondary schools in addition to universities and high schools, a Japanese official said.

At the opening ceremony of the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Hanoi on March 10, Japan Foundation President Kazuo Ogoura said language teaching at the centre will be more diversified than before.  (continue reading...)