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“Sensitive topic” in Japanese

Short answer
地雷 jirai じらい

Sensitive topic in Japanese is “地雷” (jirai). Full meaning: land mine; topic that sets someone off, sensitive topic, taboo topic, trigger; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business), booby trap, pitfall.

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