- From: Yasuo Kida <kida@mac.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:33:13 +0900
- To: "Martin J. Dürst" <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>
- Cc: W3C JLReq TF <public-i18n-japanese@w3.org>
Thank you Martin. It is good news that they chose an option that is technically sound. > which they write UTF-八、with UTF turned sidewise in vertical text :D - kida > 2026/04/01 15:42、Martin J. Dürst <duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp>のメール: > > Dear Japanese Typography specialists, > > This may only be of tangential interest to this list: > > By chance (via an April fool proposal for the programming language Ruby) I just learned that the Japanese government is now recommending (requiring?) the use of UTF-8 (which they write UTF-八、with UTF turned sidewise in vertical text). > > Please see https://www.digital.go.jp/assets/contents/node/basic_page/field_ref_resources/d12bde7e-a950-493b-987c-0f8d4bbd1b6b/66117898/20260324_laws_notice_text_02.pdf > > Regards, Martin. >
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