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In Japan (and less commonly in China), there\u2019s a concept of a 30-hour day.
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Not in the sense that two days would be 60 hours, but more that the days overlap between midnight and 6 AM. So, for instance, it something happened 2 AM on Sunday, you could say\u00a0\u201c2 o\u2019clock on Sunday\u201d, but you could also say\u00a0\u201c26 o\u2019clock on Saturday\u201d.
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Which MAKES SO MUCH SENSE. When you talk about things happening\u00a0\u201clast night\u201d, it doesn\u2019t suddenly stop being\u00a0\u201clast night\u201d the instant the clock strikes midnight because I\u2019m not Cinderella.
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In conclusion, I wish America had this so I could throw it in the face of every smug friend who says\u00a0\u201cDON\u2019T YOU MEAN LATER TODAY????\u201d when I tell them\u00a0\u201csee you tomorrow\u201d at two minutes past midnight.
Anime aired from around 11 p.m. until the wee hours of the morning, occasionally indicated by the odd-looking \u201c22:00-27:00\u201d notation. [\u2026]
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The trope name refers to the odd way of noting when the shows start airing; it\u2019s common to see a show aired at 1:00 am listed at \u201c25:00\u201d. This is largely done to align the schedule with that of the previous day; many Japanese TV networks still sign off in the middle of the night, and those who don\u2019t will only switch to \u201cthe next day\u201d\u2019s programming at 4 am or so.
Times past midnight can also be counted past the 24 hour mark, usually when the associated activity spans across midnight. For example, bars or clubs may advertise as being open until \u201c26\u6642\u201d (i.e. 2 am). This is partly to avoid any ambiguity (2 am versus 2 pm), partly because the closing time is considered part of the previous business day, and perhaps also due to cultural perceptions that the hours of darkness are counted as part of the previous day, rather than dividing the night between one day and the next. Television stations will also frequently use this notation in their late-night scheduling. This form is rarely used in conversation.
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cultural perceptions that the hours of darkness are counted as part of the previous day
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idk about you, but I have the same cultural perceptions. Let\u2019s get this popularized in the US!
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