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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
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 the yokogaki format.
Don
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That's impressive
I'd love to read Murakami in Japanese, although I heard the translations are pretty damn good anyway.