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  2. Jakarta Japanese School - Wikipedia

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    Type. Japanese international school. Established. 1969. 1996 (current location) Website. jjs.or.id. The Jakarta Japanese School (JJS; ジャカルタ日本人学校 Jakaruta Nihonjin Gakkō; Indonesian: Sekolah Jepang Jakarta) is a Japanese international school in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, Indonesia. It is regionally located in the Greater ...

  3. Katakana - Wikipedia

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    In modern Japanese, katakana is most often used for transcription of words from foreign languages or loanwords (other than words historically imported from Chinese), called gairaigo. [5] For example, "ice cream" is written アイスクリーム (aisukurīmu). Similarly, katakana is usually used for country names, foreign places, and foreign ...

  4. East Asian typography - Wikipedia

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    East Asian typography is the application of typography to the writing systems used for the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese languages. Scripts represented in East Asian typography include Chinese characters, kana, and hangul.

  5. Elementary schools in Japan - Wikipedia

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    An elementary school class in Japan. In Japan, elementary schools (小学校, Shōgakkō) are compulsory to all children begin first grade in the April after they turn six— kindergarten is growing increasingly popular, but is not mandatory—and starting school is considered a very important event in a child's life.

  6. Shibui - Wikipedia

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    Shibui (渋い) (adjective), shibumi (渋み) (subjective noun), or shibusa (渋さ) (objective noun) are Japanese words that refer to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. [1] Like other Japanese aesthetics terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui can apply to a wide variety of subjects, not just art or fashion.

  7. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. [ 9 ] It is a standardized variety of Malay, [ 10 ] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.

  8. Japanese language - Wikipedia

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    Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages ...

  9. Broadway star Gavin Creel dies at 48, two months after ... - AOL

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    October 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Gavin Creel, a Tony Award-winning Broadway star best known for his performances in "Hello, Dolly!," "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "The Book of Mormon," has died. Creel ...