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China’s newspaper lets players shoot Japanese ‘devils’ in new web browser game
The current tension between China and Japan has once again spilled into the gaming world as the People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s official news outlet, has created a game wherein people can shoot convicted Japanese war criminals with a handgun, virtually of course. The new browser game is called “Shoot the Devils” and can be played on the newspaper’s website.
こぼれるがもともとの意味のspillですが、spill intoとなると「こぼれて〜の中へと入る」ですので、「波及する。影響を及ぼす」あたりの意味になるのでしょうか。そう思っていたらすでにShou-VR*くんが述べていました。(Ume)