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Originally Posted by Katsunami
In feudal Japan, it was forbidden by law to be left-handed, at least when you were samurai. Wikipedia says that many people are still forced to convert to right-handedness:
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No longer in Japan. It was the case 30-40 years ago but it's now against the rules of the 'Mumbusho,' the Ministry of Education, to try to force children to change hands.
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Strangely enough, being left-handed would have been an advantage for writing Japanese as far as I can see, because you start at the right side of the page.
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Very handy when writing vertically! Starting at the right margin is only done for vertical writing. But most hand written pages are written horizontally from left to right. Vertical is reserved for formal letters, important documents, and some of the printed books.
Stitchawl