The kanji for "mitsu," used repeatedly in calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, has been picked as the Chinese character best describing this year's social mood in Japan, a Kyoto-based academic organization said Monday.In making the announcement at the 26th annual year-end event organized by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, chief Buddhist priest Seihan Mori of the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto wrote the character on a piece of paper 1.5 meters in length and 1.3 meters in width with a giant calligraphy brush.The Chinese character "mitsu," meaning "close" or "dense," wa…READ FULL ARTICLE
