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‘Tax’ Takes Top Spot as Japan’s Kanji of the Year as Price Hikes Tighten Purse Strings

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The kanji of the year mirrors the social climate of each year and is chosen through public voting every December. Pronounced zei, tax was selected for the second time, with the other being in 2014 when the consumption tax rate was raised. Of the 147,878 votes cast, the largest group with 5,976, or 4%, selected the kanji for tax.

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‘Tax’ Takes Top Spot as Japan’s Kanji of the Year as Price Hikes Tighten Purse Strings

The kanji for tax was announced as the kanji of 2023 at Kiyomizudera temple, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, on Tuesday.

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
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