tuna laundering n.— «Despite international quotas, the appetite for bluefin tuna is so insatiable that in the Mediterranean it is on the verge of extinction, according to the World Wildlife Fund. To curb quota violations and what the...
gyroball n.— «Much may depend on the mystic machinations of silent Mariner partner Hiroshi Yamauchi, who may not only empower managing partner Howard Lincoln to bring back Ichiro at any cost, but also work to bring legendary Japanese...
baked in adj.— «Otherwise, he said, all of the growth that has redounded to the Japanese this year will be baked in on a longer term basis while what the domestic industry “needs more than anything else is volume...
zirp n.— «The next Japanese spanner in the works will be the end of zero interest rates, or zirp as it is known. Bank-watchers have pencilled in July or September for the moment of reckoning. Few investors lose sleep worrying about life...
J-car n.— «The souped-up Japanese autos—J-cars, as they’re called—first appeared on American streets a decade or so ago.» —“Fast, but Not Furious” by David Lansing Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2006. (source: Double...
erokawa adj.— «Erokawa, the women’s weekly says, is a conjunction of the English word “erotic” and “kawaii,” the Japanese for cuteness, especially of the sickly sweet, saccharine-type. Though women had until...