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(3)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Yoshinori Kobayashi, professor of Japanese at Tokushima Bunri University, who said on April 2 he has found letters that look like Japanese ''katakana'' in an ancient Korean Buddhist text. Kobayashi said that though katakana script is believed to have been invented in Japan around the ninth century, his findings suggest it may have originated on the Korean Peninsula and have been introduced to Japan through such Buddhist texts.

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(2)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a section of a Korean Buddhist text introduced to Japan in the early eighth century that carries inscribed letters that look like Japanese ''katakana.''

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(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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(3)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Yoshinori Kobayashi, professor of Japanese at Tokushima Bunri University, who said on April 2 he has found letters that look like Japanese ''katakana'' in an ancient Korean Buddhist text. Kobayashi said that though katakana script is believed to have been invented in Japan around the ninth century, his findings suggest it may have originated on the Korean Peninsula and have been introduced to Japan through such Buddhist texts.

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Students send message of peace from ground with human letters

Students of Konan Junior High School in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, gather in three groups on their school grounds to form the Japanese word for "peace" in three "katakana" phonographic characters on Sept. 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a section of a Korean Buddhist text introduced to Japan in the early eighth century that carries inscribed letters that look like Japanese ''katakana.''

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(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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Scenes from Rio Olympics

A 9-year-old girl holds up her calligraphy after writing her name in katakana at Japan House, a facility publicizing the 2020 Tokyo Games and providing visitors with opportunities to experience Japanese culture, such as the tea ceremony and calligraphy, in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo