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  Sleaze: "[Mon Papa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7fBV_RnWFY)" by Kenichi Enomoto, Teiichi Futamura (1931) Depressing: "[Inverted Type](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lARKFg2U2lA)" by Sympathy Nervous (1980)

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  Tamaki Miura, Ryukichi Sawada - [O-edo Nihon-bashi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4fCliCelmk) \(before 1925\) A recording by Japan's first international opera singer and a professional pianist. The original piece is a folk song, but the arrangement by pianist Ryukichi Sawada is ingenious, allowing listeners to hear rhythmic expressions comparable to modern rock and roll. Due to Sawada's early death, the number of his known works is limited, and there are virtually no other works...

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  Japanese Recordstore Database "Recoya" https://recoya.net/en/ [Browse Items · Inquire Capitalism: A Database of Company Archives](https://inquirecapitalism.omeka.net/items/browse) Japanese Meme Music Culture "Oto-mad" Database https://otodb.net/

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  In Japanese, the English phrase “12 years old” is written as ‘12歳’ or “12才”. Both “歳” and ‘才’ are read as “sai,” and “歳” is the standard form. As an exception, since children in elementary education typically learn the character “歳” before “才,” it is sometimes common to write ages as “12才” during the period after learning ‘才’ but before learning “歳.” reference: [「年齢」を「年令」、「○歳」を「○才」と書くことがありますが、正式にはどうなのでしょうか？｜漢字文化資料館](https://kanjibunka.com/kanji-faq/jitai/q0165/) \(Article in Japanese\)

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  Japan: 花 (Hana, Flower), 菫 (Sumire, violet), 蓮 (Ren, lotus), 蘭 (Ran, Orchid), 柊 (Hiiragi).