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Earwax May Mean Something to You 耳垢の話

耳垢の話です。お食事中の方は食べ終わってからお読みください😁(英語の後に日本語が続きます。) Which type is your earwax, wet or dry? I got interested in the type of earwax a few days ago when I went to an ENT clinic because I felt slight pain inside my right ear.

Japanese "Qualified Invoice" System Creates A Problem for Translators 国税庁さん、グローバル化してください!

来年10月に消費税に適格請求書が導入されるのをご存じですか。それに関するボヤキです。(英語の後に日本語が続きます。) Next October, Japan will implement a qualified invoice system for consumption tax (i.e., Japanese value added tax). And this may create or may have already created a problem for translators. 

You Must Be Tired... お疲れ様の悲劇

以前に実際に起きたお疲れ様の悲劇について書いてみました。。。 Have you ever heard of the phrase " Otsukare sama " in Japanese? Literally, this means "You must be tired," but in practice, it's used for someone working hard to appreciate what they've done and on many other occasions especially at work.