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Zainichi

za-i-ni-chi noun, plural, countable
Koreans being residing in Japan are referred to as Zainichi.
During the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula in the period 1910-1945, Zainichi came to Japan to seek a better life. They abandoned thier own country due to the Cold War between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Korean War broke out in 1950 although the General Headquarters in Japan ordered them to return to Korea in 1945.
by Adamo-chan July 4, 2005
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koto

preposition
used when giving someone's real name, especially a Zainichi's name, together with another name he/she uses to pretend to be a Japanese citizen.
Joji Obara, koto Kim Sung Jong, was charged with her murder in 2001.
by Adamo-chan July 18, 2005
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comfort woman

also Gisang
noun, countable
a Korean woman who earns money by having sex with people
A Korean comfort woman trafficker lied to me that he ran his own business when he urged me to come to Japan.
by Adamo-chan August 6, 2005
mugGet the comfort womanmug.

Mt. Rainier Caffe Latte

the brand of Seattle-style concept packaged espresso beverages from Morinaga Milk Industry Co.,Ltd in Japan
Morinaga: Enjoy Mt.Rainier Caffe Latte at Starbucks Coffee shops in Japan!
Schultz: ???
by Adamo-chan September 6, 2005
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commusion

noun, countable
an erroneous belief in something good about Communism
The youth of China would rather live the commusion that had been implanted in them by the character building system of the Chinese Communist Party than wake up to reality because if reality turns out to be something quite different than what they have learned, it means having to aware that they have wasted their youth on the commusion.
by Adamo-chan September 6, 2005
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Asia Cup

the AFC Asia Cup
the most important international competition in football (soccer), which is held every four years in a different country in Asia and is organized by the Asia Football Confederation (AFC), one of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)'s six confederations.
1) Japan has been the reigning Asia champion since 2000.

2) Last summer, Aug. 7th, 2004, the Japan national football team was surrounded by hundreds of anti-Japanese Chinese supporters after the final of the AFC Asia Cup in Beijing. They threw stones and bottles at the team, and burnt the Japanese national flags. In every match, the Japanese national anthem was drowned out by boos, and Japanese supporters were thrown PET bottles and garbage by anti-Japanese Chinese supporters. Chinese xenophobia raises serious doubts about Beijing's ability to host the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
by Adamo-chan September 6, 2005
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Yasukuni

noun, countable
the Yasukuni
a secret office in the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing where a secret apparatus works on producing and spreading patriotic propaganda in order to manipulate public opinion into venting growing discontent with the internal affairs on anti-Japanese sentiment.
The wave of anti-Japanese sentiment has been manipulated by the Yasukuni from the very beginning.
by Adamo-chan September 6, 2005
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