Word origins

• Yusho diseasepoisoning by polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated rice bran oil
• yutori educationA Japanese education policy that reduced the hours and content making up primary education, with the aim of lowering stress among students.
• zafuA round cushion used for sitting during meditation.
• zaitechApplication of financial engineering techniques in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984.
• zuihitsuA Japanese literature genre consisting of loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas