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发帖数: 4391 | 1 >From today's Daily Yomiuri:
Naoki Niyekawa and Takeshi Kuroiwa Daily Yomiuri Staff Writers
World War II took a heavy toll on the use of English in Japan, and even such
mundane items as cigarettes were not immune to anti-English fever.
The cigarette brands Bat and Cherry were transformed into Kinkei and Sakura
respectively, while a baseball strike became "yoshi," and "hike" replaced
"out" as the war with the United States raged.
Anyone caught speaking English or reading it in public could draw d |
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