Japan

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With both hands, extend the thumb and index finger while keeping the remaining three fingers folded together. Face both palms towards each other and let the extended thumbs and index fingers touch. Pull both hands towards the sides and, at the same time, close your thumb and index finger together, allowing them to touch.

Example sentence

And then Japan surrendered. They went back to Japan.
This way to sign Keelung is a little bit weird. You should do it this way, meaning a port with a lot of rain. This is what I learned from Japanese sign language. It also includes the meanings of coast and port, which allows ships to go inside.
I was in the first grade when I was 8 years old. When I was 11, the air raids came. Study? No I was in Tainan. My teacher was Japanese. My school was in Tainan. I went to Tainan for study.
(Schools) had taught (sign language). But what schools taught was different. I was in the third grade when Japan occupied Taiwan. After Japan surrendered, I went to school and studied until I was the sixth grade. Schools had taught sign language. My school was in Tainan.
Where did my name come from (in sign language)? My surname is Li but I had a Japanese name and my surname was Matsuda. I didn't change my first name after Japan surrendered. However, I changed my surname back to Li.

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