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Word: shoganai (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1993-1993
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...Liberal Democratic Party is torn by scandal and dissension, no other party or coalition is anywhere near strong enough yet to snatch away all its power. What passes for social protest in Japan might look like placidity elsewhere. A Japanese gripe session is likely to end on the word shoganai (roughly: nothing can be done about it). Though rap music has come to Japan, the most assertive lyrics decry too much monosodium glutamate in Chinese food...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye to The Godzilla Myth | 4/19/1993 | See Source »

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