You know, Japanese chocolate companies actually invented a holiday to make even more money.

你知道吗？日本的巧克力厂商还真的自创了一个节日，好让他们赚更多的钱。

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For instance, Rhode Island chose to call its holiday "Victory day", rather than "Victory over Japan day", to avoid souring relations with Japan and inciting anti-Japanese racism.

比如，罗德岛州的纪念节日取名为“胜利日”而非“战胜日本纪念日”，这是为了不让美日关系变得微妙以及避免“煽动反日情绪”。

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After spending yesterday closed for the Japanese public holiday, the Nikkei has traded down -1.8% - no doubt catching up with the losses seen in other Asian bourses during yesterday's trade.

日本在昨天公众假期休市之后，日经指数下跌1.8% -毫无疑问，其赶上了亚洲股市昨天交易中的损失。

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Japanese airline ANA, which is Boeing's biggest customer so far, last week cancelled its 787 flights up to the end of May, which includes an important Japanese holiday.

BBC: A Boeing 787 at Farnborough air show

Ignore, for a moment, the fact that millions of Japanese go on holiday to have a bath.

ECONOMIST: The Japanese are a super-clean lot. Obsessively so?

The Shanghai Composite Index moved in and out of positive territory before settling 0.5% higher, while Japanese markets remained closed for a holiday.

WSJ: Asian Shares End Lower