(A male teacher wearing a necktie stands among female students in a college elevator)
Student #1: Kawaii (That's cute).
All students: Kawaii~!
Teacher: We are all kawaii.
— University campus in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Overheard by a Japan Times On Sunday reader
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