The many ways to say sorry in Japanese

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has issued a much-anticipated statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. He gave a "heartfelt apology", but as the BBC's Mariko Oi explains, that is only one of the many ways you can express remorse in Japanese. In English, you either say "sorry" or "apologies". In Japanese, there are at least 20 different ways. One of the most casual and

[mahal]

もうサムネだけでお腹いっぱいｗ

[the_sun_also_rises]

日本というのはお詫びの文化だよね。そしてお詫びの仕方が悪いと非難されることもあればお詫びの言葉の中に相手への非難を忍ばせることもできる。そろそろ言葉遊びは止めないか？行動こそ言葉に勝ると思うのだけど。

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結構面白いぞ

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[mkusunok]

ヒャッハー！日本語の謝罪に係る語彙の豊かさスゴイ

[shifting]

なんでそこまでイギリス人に分析されにゃあならんのか

[movesinthefield]

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