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Since, WWII, though, the Japanese language has simplified and genders of a person no longer are apparent through speech, nor are there many honorifics in speech, though these are still readily found when referring to an employer, a higher ranking business man or an elder. The country has been more accepting of all types of people, and women are being able to thrive in a once exclusive patriarchal society.

The Japanese language is said to have been among the hardest languages to learn, among German and English. The Japanese alphabet, kana, has two different forms: hiragana and katakana; most comprehendably compared to English printing and cursive. After America opened up Japan by Commador Perry in the 1800s, katakana, which was originally invented by college students struggling to take quick enough notes, was used for writing Japanese versions of foreign words. While English and most other non-japanese words cannot be accurately written in Japan’s syllabary writing system, the Japanese modified these words to simplify it. In recent years, even traditional Japanese words are losing their ancient origins and are being written in katakana as modified English. Words such as “Kyuuto” are being used for “cute” and “miruku” for milk, instead of the traditional words “kawaii” and “nyuujuu”, respectively.

1) Honorifics are still very much a part of speech, even by school children, so I think it's hard to agree with this statement. Gender is still identified in certain forms of speech.

2) Milk is "gyuunyuu" in Japanese, and both gyuunyuu and kawaii are still very much used in Japanese and are far from "lost".