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Sinzyuku or Shinjuku? Two competing systems of romanization of the Japanese language vie for supremacy, but one clear leader has emerged.

In January of this year, the Japanese government made a momentous announcement: after seventy years of the Kunrei-shiki system being designated as the official standard for romanization of the Japanese language, it would be considering formally switching to the rival Hepburn system instead.