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Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October third. This morning: a new survey on how people in Japan call their bosses, and how they feel about handwriting. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs announced the results of a survey about the Japanese language on October second.

It means to announce.

The survey was done from January to March this year, and three thousand seven hundred seventy-seven people aged sixteen and over answered.

It means to answer.

One question asked what is the best way to call your boss at work.

It means your boss, a person above you at work.

Twenty-five percent said it is best to call a boss by name with the polite ending, like Mr. Yamada, and not by a job title like section chief.

It means to attach, or to add.

That is about seventeen points more than in a survey thirty years ago.

It means to increase.

The survey also asked about writing by hand.

It means a written character, or handwriting.

Sixty-nine point six percent said they write by hand in their daily life.

It means daily life, or living.

And eighty point four percent said we should value the habit of writing by hand.

It means a habit, or custom.

The agency says this is probably because handwriting shows the writer's personality.

It means personality, or individuality.

Now the full news again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Twenty-five percent.

About seventeen points.

Eighty point four percent.

The writer's personality.

That's all for this morning. Thanks for listening. See you next time.