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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Hi, Koir. Thanks as always.
You have heard people shout Tamaya in some anime films! That’s great!!
Did you know what Tamaya was then?
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A few of the times it was spoken, the translators would put up a short note explaining the reference.
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Actually, the accidental fire spread and burned the half of the town down. In those days, an accidental fire was a felony charge. Tamaya got asset forfeiture. The master of Tamaya, Ichibee, was banished. So, I wrote Tamaya was extinguished.
Should I have written about how Tamaya got extinguished?
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It would add more to the story and enhance understanding, so it would be a good idea. Most of my initial confusion was in using "extinguished" to explain what happened to the fireworks manufacturer. It appeared oddly symbolic and not in the same tone as the rest of the post.
Asset forfeiture? As an accountancy graduate, that really sounds painful from a business point of view.
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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Sorry, I have a question.
Kagiya is the oldest fireworks maker still now. They are making fireworks.
Should I write "Kagiya was the oldest fireworks maker in Japan."?
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In that section, it reads as a comparison between Kagiya and Tamaya. The relative ages of each company is being compared, and Kagiya is the older of the two companies. Going from context later in the post, it would be easy to think that Kagiya remains the oldest fireworks maker in Japan as Tamaya's existence ended in 1843.
Possible revision:
"Today, few people shout that because the Tamaya company was destroyed in a fire in 1843 along with half the town. Kagiya, therefore, is the oldest fireworks maker in Japan."