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Learn Japanese from the News

Season 1 · Episode 1

Age of Legal Adulthood to Be Lowered to 18 in April

0.010mMarch 14, 2022

This April, Japan's age of majority will be lowered from 20 to 18. Follow along as we listen to this news story in Japanese, study the word "otona" (adult), and learn about the coming-of-age ceremony.

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