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Bakusho, A roar of laughter



“Bakusho” as A roar of laughter.

Beijing Olympic Games



“Pekin Gorin” as Beijing Olympic Games.

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event which is being celebrated in Beijing, People’s Republic of China from August 8 (with football starting on August 6) to August 24, 2008 and followed by the 2008 Summer Paralympics from September 6 to September 17. 10,500 athletes are expected to compete in 302 events in 28 sports, one event more than was on the schedule of the 2004 games.


Quotation from 2008 Summer Olympics

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Nisanka tanso / Carbon dioxide, Co2

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“Nisanka tanso” as Carbon dioxide ( Co2 ).

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula: CO2) is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth’s atmosphere in this state.

Quotation from “Carbon dioxide” Wikipedia
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Chikyu ondanka / Global warming

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“Chikyu ondanka” as Global warming.

Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century, and its projected continuation.

Quotation from “Global warming” Wikipedia
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Ikusa / War

ikusa as war

Ikusa as War.

Shobai / Business

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Shobai as Business.

Shinrai / Trust

shinrai

Shinrai as Trust.

Summit

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The Group of Eight (G8), also known as Group of Seven and Russia, is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The G8 can refer to the member states or to the annual summit meeting of the G8 heads of government. G8 ministers also meet throughout the year, such as the G7/8 finance ministers (who meet four times a year), G8 foreign ministers or G8 environment ministers. The European Union is also represented at the meetings by the president of the European Commission and the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union.


Quotation from “G8 summit” Wikipedia

Akihabara

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Akihabara (秋葉原, Akihabara) (”Field of Autumn Leaves”), also known as Akihabara Electric Town (秋葉原電気街, Akihabara Denki Gai), is an area of Tokyo, Japan. It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo Station. Its name is frequently shortened to Akiba in Japan. While there is an official locality named Akihabara nearby, part of Taitō-ku, the area known to most people as Akihabara (including the railway station of the same name) is actually Soto-Kanda, a part of Chiyoda-ku.

Quotation from “Akihabara” Wikipedia
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Tōyako

toyako lake

Tōyako (洞爺湖町, Tōyako-chō) is a town in Abuta District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. This town was formed on 23 March 2006 through the merger of the town Abuta and the village of Tōya. Population as of 31 March 2008 was 10,671.
The name of the town was derived from the nearby Lake Tōya (Tōyako).

Quotation from “Toyako, Hokkaido” Wikipedia
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