(1)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

(1)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a Korean Buddhist text introduced to Japan in the early eighth century, in which a Japanese scholar has discovered letters that look like Japanese ''katakana.'' The find indicates the kana system could have originated in Korea.

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