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What should visitors learn first when the goal is signs, menus and names rather than a language exam?
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Can a traveler read useful Japanese without learning to write every character by hand?
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How do loanwords, abbreviations and symbols coexist with the three writing systems?
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How do station codes, icons and color systems reduce the amount of Japanese a traveler must read?
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Which parts of practical literacy deserve preparation before the trip rather than during it?
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Why do Japanese forms sometimes request the same information in two scripts?
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How do handwritten, printed and stylized Japanese differ for camera translation?
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What is the difference between recognizing a character and knowing its pronunciation?
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What is furigana, and why is it useful when a kanji reading is uncertain?
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Why can the same word appear in kanji, kana and roman letters on different signs?
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