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December has begun, and in Japan, the traditional lunar calendar included “Japanese-style month names,” known as wafū getsumei（和風月名）. In this system, December is called Shiwasu（師走）. There are several theories about its origin, and one suggests that it means “a month so busy that even monks must r…
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Life in Japan – Issue 007
