sinicization

the Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori, and Shimane)

China Standard Time

(disaster prevention) Short for 木造住宅密集地域 (mokuzō jūtaku misshū chiiki, “densely built wooden house area”).

birds of a feather flock together

British Indian Ocean Territory (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Indian Ocean)

British Antarctic Territory (an overseas territory in the Antarctic administered by the United Kingdom, and also including the South Orkney Islands and South Shetland Islands)

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Simplified Chinese (Chinese written using simplified characters)

Traditional Chinese (Chinese written using traditional characters)