In this article, we will introduce taxes that belong to the "indirect taxes" category of "national taxes" in English. While some types of taxes are widely used in certain professions, others are not so familiar to the general public. Also, if you think "tax" only means "tax," there are some valuable taxes that may make you realize that this is not true. Consumption tax Liquor tax National tobacco tax N...

January has come to an end, and I am sure that all of our readers are now in the process of filing their tax returns and paying their various taxes. In this issue, we will introduce some of the taxes categorized as "direct taxes" among the two types of "national taxes. Direct taxes Income tax Special income tax for reconst...

"Does this fish have moles?" Following the example of a non-native Japanese speaker who mistook the "scales" of a fish for "mokuro," here is another rather amusing mispronunciation of the Japanese language. One day, I was passing by a restaurant that had previously burned down, and I asked, "Is this the restaurant where you got burned before?" Isn't this a complimentary expression? The person who said it...

Our company deals with various foreign languages. Naturally, there are many foreigners around our employees and staff. Here are some funny Japanese expressions we have heard from people who are not native speakers of Japanese. "Does this fish have moles?" Apparently, they are talking about scales. I'm not sure if the words "mole" and "scale" are similar or not. ...

On Wednesday, January 20, we held a briefing session for the e-learning service "Chinese Proficiency Test Past Question Web" (commonly known as "Chuken Web"), which enables students to prepare for the Chinese Language Proficiency Test via PC, smartphone, or tablet, at Doshisha University's Kyotanabe campus in Kyoto Prefecture. The briefing was held during the second half of a Chinese class. In the first half of the class, students were presenting their research on China. The students were standing on the podium and proudly presenting their research on China...