Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Japan picks 'disaster' character to define
2018
2018 doesn’t seem to be a happy year for many
Japanese people. Too many natural disasters like a flood, typhoon, earthquake, and
heatwave caused casualties and damages across the country. And Japan’s stock
market index is going to close at a lower point than the beginning of the year.
As a result, “disaster” has been chosen as the year’s symbol kanji character by
vote. The word chosen last year was “north,” having been threatened by missile
tests by North Korea. The year before the last, “gold” was chosen, celebrating
the record number of medals in the Rio Olympic Games.
As 2018 is closing, western leaders are
facing domestic challenges, the world climate talks are failing, and refugees
are still struggling to find places to settle. Does “disaster” also symbolize
the year in other places around the world?
Enjoy reading and think of a word that
symbolizes this year for you.
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