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March 16, 2008
Word of the day
偽札
(にせさつ)
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...)