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Old Dec 4, 2000 | 4:32 pm
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No harm done, bb!

For what it is worth, there are other ways to write the Japanese letters than often get automatically censored:

You don't need to write an "h" between the s and i of Japanese words, -That is just a foreign creation to make words look easier for us to pronounce. Likewise, there is technically no "f" in the Japanese language, but foreigners hear the Japanese "hu" sound like an English "foo."

You can thus write "Dou itasimasite" and be understood just fine, and likewise with "Hukuoka." <-This is an outdated system which not many westerners use, but at least it doesn't get censored out.

This has been another off-topic cultural installment from KP.
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