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‘Shitsugen’ Are Called ‘Gaffes’ in English

February 18, 2021 Robin Koerner 0

Published in Mainichi Shimbun (Japan) on 5 February 2021 [link to original] Translated from Japanese by Eric Stimson. Edited by Michelle Bisson. Posted on February […]

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