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Japanese business & finance Japanese pen maker raises price of its bestseller for first time in 40 years Pilot’s chief executive hopes to keep customers loyal as country starts to deal with return of ...

In this article, we are going to share swear words in Japanese, called in the language of warui kotoba [悪い言葉]. You will learn name-calling, slang, insults and other bad things in the Japanese language ...