For the Japanese, they try to avoid speaking directly. Japanese linguist Haruhiko Kindaichi believes that a country’s national character is reflected in the language. The Japanese do know bad words and can use them although they are too polite to use such words in public. The fact is that an agricultural country like Japan is more focused on plants and rice than animals such as cattle. ![]() Few offensive words exist in the Japanese language that pertains to the bodies of animals and humans compared to other languages. Japanese historians say that each language has its own background. Japanese communities are also found in Europe, South America, Central America, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific Islands, Qatar, Pakistan, and Russia. Brazil has the largest Japanese community, followed by the United States, the Philippines, China, the United Kingdom, Peru, and Canada. It might be more difficult to find a Japantown than a Chinatown, but the Japanese diaspora can be found in several countries. Globally, Japanese is spoken by 128.3 million speakers. The Japanese language is the ninth most spoken language in the world, with 128 million people speaking it as their first language in only two countries. The Japanese economy is larger than those of Germany and the United Kingdom, which are ranked fourth and fifth largest. ![]() ![]() Japan is the third largest economy in the world after the United States and China. It is often said that globalization opens international markets, which is one of the reasons why learning Japanese is important.
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