Aligned with the prescription of our
previous post, the language committee that has been nominating and selecting
Japan’s buzzword of the year since 1984 (
previously) has announced the above 3 C’s to avoid confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings as representative for 2020. Also in the running as an honourable mention was our friend
Amabie, a mythical sea creature from the Edo era, held to be an omen for both suffering and prosperity.
