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The direction of Japanese language depends upon which format one is using:
Tategaki is written in columns going from top to bottom.
Yokogaki is the modern format and is written horizontally.
When I read Yukio Mishima, Yasunari Kawabata, or Haruki Murakami (or any Japanese writer, for that matter), I read them in English, since my knowledge of Japanese is now over 40 years ago.
Don
Last edited by Dr. Drib; 01-15-2010 at 10:30 AM.
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