japan uses the left side of the road.
japan uses the left side of the road.
what side of the road does japan use?
the left
vehicles owned by personnel with the united states military in japan under the status of forces agreement (sofa) have a "y" on white plates, or an "a" on yellow plates, where the hiragana character is normally displayed. earlier versions of the sofa license plate displayed the letters "k", "m", "g", "h" and "e". these letters indicated the car was imported into japan under sofa and was left-hand drive. today, cars with an "e" indicate that japanese sales tax has not been paid and the vehicle will not remain in japan when the military member departs. since the 1980s, military commands have discouraged servicemembers assigned to japan from shipping their vehicles from the u.s. into the country, so this is rarely seen. military members who retire in japan use the hiragana "よ". many opt to purchase second-hand domestic vehicles through used car dealers off-base, and from other servicemembers departing japan at on-base "lemon lots".
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saeki said in 2001 that most japanese people writing in english use western order, but that some figures began to promote the use of japanese order as japan became a major economic power in the 20th century. the "japan style sheet", a 1998 guide for producing english language works about japan written by swet, advocates the use of the japanese naming order as often as possible because the translators wanted to promote a consistency in naming order. in 1987, one publisher of english language textbooks in japan used japanese order, while in 2001 six of the eight publishers of english language textbooks in japan use japanese order. in december 2000 the council on the national language of the ministry of education recommended that english language productions begin using the japanese naming order because "it is in general desirable that personal names be presented and written in a way that preserves their unique forms, except for registries and other documents with specific standards." it recommended using capitalization (yamada taro) or commas (yamada, taro) to clarify which part of the personal name is the family name and which part is the given name. in a january 2000 opinion poll from the agency for cultural affairs on the preferred order of japanese names in the english language, 34.9% had a preference for japanese order, 30.6% had a preference for western order, and 29.6% had no preference. in 1986 the japan foundation decided that it would use the japanese naming order in all of its publications. a japan foundation publishing division spokesperson stated around 2001 that some swet publications, including popular anglophone newspapers, continue to use western order. as of 2001 the agency's style sheet recommends using a different naming order style depending upon the context. for instance it advocates using the western order in publications for readers who are not familiar with japan, such as international conference papers.
japanese name