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Teenage girls around the country are becoming a source of ideas for developing and marketing products in the corporate world.

Product names show language creativity at work

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Product names show language creativity at work

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Recently I was asked to write a blurb for a new liquid plant-nutrient. As soon as I saw the name of the product, 早根早起 (Hayane Hayaoki), I smiled at this example of linguistic creativity.

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Culture | Japan Pulse Jan 29, 2013

Today's J-blip: Anti-Loneliness Ramen Bowl

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