How was your big holiday weekend? I am sure that many of you wanted to go back to your hometowns, but did not do so for your own safety. Compared to last year, there were obviously more traffic jams on the highways in the latter half of the holidays. Speaking of hometown, you may read "furusato" (hometown), whether it is correct or not. So this time, let's try to say "Furusato" in English! Here is a quiz...

Did you guess the correct answer to last week's quiz? The 11 letters in the word 삭삭삭 are: Aggregation. Aggregation of Profit and Loss. Please remember this when you buy or sell stocks. Please look forward to the next installment of this newsletter!

The Japanese stock market has been on a roll, exceeding 30,000 yen for the first time in more than 20 years. The common feature for both those who made money and those who lost money in the stock market is the "profit and loss" system, which adjusts the tax amount by adding or subtracting the profit or loss for the year. Profit and loss" is a term that is used in the Profit and Loss Statement, which is an indispensable part of corporate accounting.

This is the 20th installment of our series on English expressions related to taxation. In the last issue, we showed you how "switch OTC drugs" are translated as "non-prescription OTC medicines. In this issue, we would like to cite and compare the results of our research on what other translations exist. On the MHLW website, &nbsp...

As you may know, medical expenses paid during a year in excess of 100,000 yen are deductible. Here are some expressions related to "OTC medicine" introduced in the last issue of this newsletter. Exception for medical expenses deduction = Exception for medical expenses deduction...