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Mukatsuki byo (Japanese: むかつき びょ, lit. rage sickness) is a Japanese cultural phenomenon in which a Japanese person will suddenly fly into a rage and kill a person, usually a fellow perceived to be acting in an un-Japanese fashion.[1] One of the known triggers is hearing a Japanese person speak English.[2] The sickness has been known since the 16th century (Sengoku period), when the first foreigners arrived in Japan.

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  1. ^ Mente, Boye Lafayette De (1997). "Mukatsuki Byo "When The Worm Turns"". The Japanese have a word for it : the complete guide to Japanese thought and culture. Lincolnwood, Ill.: Passport Books. p. 268. ISBN 0844283169.
  2. ^ Mente, Boye Lafayette De (1997). "Eigo Zukai "The Dangers of Speaking English"". The Japanese have a word for it : the complete guide to Japanese thought and culture. Lincolnwood, Ill.: Passport Books. p. 87. ISBN 0844283169.
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