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Thursday 22nd, March 2012
1. “Marusa” - Japanese term that means a Taxation investigation
“The term “Marusa,” meaning the investigation division of Japan’s National Tax Agency, was popularized by …comedy “Marusa no Onna” (A Taxing Woman)..March 15 the deadline for filing individual income taxes”
Source: Japan Today
2. Japanese economy
“Japan's "lost decade" has stretched into two decades now”
Source: The Nikkei, Veritas,
3. Statistics
“Japan was home to 70,300 gangsters at the end of 2011, the smallest figure since the Organized Crime Group Countermeasures Law took effect in 1992, the National Police Agency said...”
Source: Asahi Shimbun, March 16th, 2012 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201203160008
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5. Burger King – Hamburger with Apple – ends today in Japan
“BK RiNGO is a Whopper Jr-sized burger sandwiching a grilled beef patty, lettuce, honey-mustard sauce, and a 7mm slice of a flame-grilled apple. "
Source: Japan Today
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