JAPANESE: 旗日 /
はたび — hatabi §
§) [NOTE: Japanese culture is not particularly squeamish about bodily functions... Yet at the same time shame can be a very strong cultural force.] “Flag day” = i.e., menstruation,
period, an obvious pun on the red
in the Japanese flag…
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