Apparently the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation decides one of these every year.

This year, 熊 (kuma) was selected, meaning bear. For whatever reason, Japan has had a bunch of bear issues lately.

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago

All countries dedicated on improving their literacy standards do this, including BASIC.

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