TOKYO – Just four days into 2024, calamity (災) is already a front-runner for when Japan chooses its word of the year come December.
First, a devastating earthquake, then a fiery plane collision at Japan’s busiest airport. These were followed by an inferno that razed Japan’s oldest shopping arcade, and then a random stabbing incident on a public train.
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