The character, chosen by public vote, has won in previous Olympic years but also reflects public anger at a damaging financial scandal inside the ruling Liberal Democratic party
The kanji character kin – which can mean gold or money – has been chosen as Japan’s word of the year to reflect the country’s medal sweep at the Paris Olympics and a damaging financial scandal inside the ruling party.
The single character, which can also be read as kane (money), was unveiled this week at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, whose head priest, Seihan Mori, reproduced it with a huge brush on a white washi paper canvas.
About Author
More Stories
Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since Boxing Day tsunami
University of Sydney has invested in world’s biggest poker machine maker and global betting giant
Pope Francis opens ‘holy door’ at one of largest prisons in Italy