New Beginnings: Why April 1st is Special in Japan
Todayâs Episode https://open.spotify.com/show/4RGBv510EAtXhOP2MHPovA ðïž Podcast Transcription & English Translation (åæïŒããã¶ãïŒã®ãŸãŸ / Original Speech) ããã«ã¡ã¯ãããããã鿬ïŒããããšïŒäº¬å¹³ïŒããããžãïŒã®ããããã£ã¹ããžã Hello. Welcome to Kyohei Kanamotoâs podcast. ãã®ããããã£ã¹ãã§ã¯ãæ¥æ¬èªïŒã«ã»ããïŒã®å匷ïŒã¹ããããïŒããããŠæ¥æ¬ïŒã«ã»ãïŒã§ã®ç掻ïŒãããã€ïŒã«åœ¹ç«ïŒããã ïŒã€çºä¿¡ïŒã¯ã£ããïŒãããŠè¡ïŒãïŒããŸãã In this podcast, I share information useful for studying Japanese and living in Japan. 仿¥ïŒãããïŒã¯ 4æïŒããã€ïŒ 2æ¥ïŒãµã€ãïŒãæšæ¥ïŒãã®ãïŒããæ°ïŒãããïŒãã幎床ïŒããã©ïŒã«ãªããŸãããã Today is April 2nd. The new fiscal year started yesterday. æ°ïŒãããïŒãã幎ïŒãšãïŒã¯ 1æïŒãã¡ãã€ïŒ 1æ¥ïŒã€ããã¡ïŒããã§ãããæ¥æ¬ïŒã«ã»ãïŒã§ã¯ 4æïŒããã€ïŒ 1æ¥ïŒã€ããã¡ïŒããæ°ïŒãããïŒãã幎床ïŒããã©ïŒãšãããããšããæ®éïŒãµã€ãïŒã§ãã While the new year starts on January 1st, in Japan, itâs normal for the new fiscal year to begin on April 1st. åŠæ ¡ïŒãã£ããïŒãå§ïŒã¯ãïŒãŸãã®ãæ°ïŒãããïŒãã幎床ïŒããã©ïŒ 4æïŒããã€ïŒ 1æ¥ïŒã€ããã¡ïŒãäŒç€ŸïŒããããïŒãå§ïŒã¯ãïŒãŸãã®ã 4æïŒããã€ïŒ 1æ¥ïŒã€ããã¡ïŒããã Schools start on April 1st, and companies also start their new year from April 1st. 4æïŒããã€ïŒ 1æ¥ïŒã€ããã¡ïŒãšããã®ã¯æ°ïŒãããïŒããå§ïŒã¯ãïŒãŸãã®å¹ŽïŒãšãïŒã§ããã April 1st is truly the day of new beginnings. ãããŠæ¥æ¬ïŒã«ã»ãïŒã§ã¯ 4æïŒããã€ïŒæ¡ïŒãããïŒãå²ïŒãïŒããŸãã And in Japan, cherry blossoms bloom in April. ã ããå
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