'Inochi (life)' chosen for character of the year

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''Inochi (life)'' on a board at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of this year marked by the birth of the first grandson for the emperor, a series of reported student suicides after being bullied, and a number of child abuses, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said. (Kyodo)

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