WIn Japan, we call a bottle of spring water, a bottle of "mineral water in Japan." In Japan, we call a bottle of spring water, a bottle of "mineral water."

The correction above is another way of writing the sentence to make it a little more clear what you're comparing.

The name of the term "mineral water" is verymore commonly used in Japan. than the term "spring water." The term "mineral water" is more commonly used in Japan than the term "spring water."

However, wWhen I mentioned "mineral water," however, an American did not understand to what I was referring to. When I mentioned "mineral water," however, an American did not understand to what I was referring.

In more formal writing, we try to avoid beginning a sentence with "however." We also try to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition.

I was totally upset, Bbecause I thought that I couldn't make myself understood with my pronunciation at that time. I was totally upset, because I thought that I couldn't make myself understood with my pronunciation at that time.

The American told me later that so-called mineral water was not so commonly used in the America. The American told me later that so-called mineral water was not so commonly used in America.

It is called a spring water or merely a bottle of water. It is called spring water or merely a bottle of water.

I thought it over it for athe time being. I thought it over for the time being.

When theUntil a Japanese company wanted to sell the spring waters for the first time. Until a Japanese company wanted to sell spring water for the first time.

I'm sure the company was perplexed about how to sell the water in Japan. I'm sure the company was perplexed about how to sell the water in Japan.

The water in Japan is free of charge, and byou are able to drink it as well. The water in Japan is free of charge, and you are able to drink it as well.

What kind of persons in Japan would want to buy the water? What kind of person in Japan would want to buy the water?

So the company named it something special like the mineral water whichbecause it is supposed to contain much more minerals than plain water in Japan. So the company named it something special like the mineral water because it is supposed to contain much more minerals than plain water in Japan.

Even I have believed that way for a long time. Even I have believed that for a long time.

Lately I came to knowlearned that the plain water in Japan contained minerals much more minerals than a bottle of spring water imported from France. Lately I learned that the plain water in Japan contained much more minerals than a bottle of spring water imported from France.

I came to know the learned that spring waters imported from foreign countries and products in Japan are just plain waters, and nothing special ones at all. I learned that spring water imported from foreign countries and products in Japan are just plain water, and nothing special at all.

It's so laughable, isn't it? It's so laughable, isn't it?

Spring Water and Mineral Water Spring Water and Mineral Water

It's so laughable, isn't ridiculous, isn't it? or It's so ironic, isn't it? It's ridiculous, isn't it? or It's so ironic, isn't it?

We don't usually use the word "laughable." We usually use words like "ridiculous" or "ironic" or even "crazy" to describe a situation like this.

I was totally upset, because I thought that I couldn't make myself understood with my pronunciation at that time, at the time, I thought my pronunciation was keeping me from being understood. I was totally upset because, at the time, I thought my pronunciation was keeping me from being understood.

The American told me later that so-called the term "mineral water wa" is not so commonlyoften used in America. The American told me later that the term "mineral water" is not often used in America.

I'm not sure I agree with the statement the American here made. I feel a lot of us would've known what you meant.

It is called "spring water " or merely a "a bottle of water." It is called "spring water" or "a bottle of water."

Cultural note: We usually call it "bottled water."

I thought it over forin the meantime being. I thought it over in the meantime.

I'm sure the company was perplexed about how to sell the water in Japan.

The wWater in Japan is free of charge and you are ableand everyone is allowed to drink it as well. Water in Japan is free and everyone is allowed to drink it as well.

What kind of person in Japan wants to buy the water? What kind of person wants to buy water?

When thea Japanese company wanted to sell spring water for the first time, I'm sure the company was perplexed about how to sell it in Japan. When a Japanese company wanted to sell spring water for the first time, I'm sure the company was perplexed about how to sell it in Japan.

This phrase is incomplete without the next sentence.

So the company named it something special like the "mineral water because it is supposed to contain much" to make it seem like the water had many more minerals than plain water in Japan. So the company named it something special like "mineral water" to make it seem like the water had many more minerals than plain water in Japan.

EFor a long time, even I have believed that for a long timeit. For a long time, even I believed it.

Stylistically, this is how we'd usually write or say it in the US.

LateRecently I learned that the plain water in Japan contained muchs many more minerals than a bottle ofd spring water imported from France. Recently I learned that the plain water in Japan contains many more minerals than bottled spring water imported from France.

The phrase in the clause after the word "that" is present tense because you're stating a fact.

I learned that the spring water imported from foreign countries and the spring water products in Japan are just plain water, and nothing special at all. I learned that the spring water imported from foreign countries and the spring water products in Japan are just plain water and nothing special at all.