Japanese text layout requirements

[MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given)]

Folks,

Here are some examples of manuscript paper in China, Japan, 
and Korea.  It is not hard to imagine that such manuscript 
paper has a lot of impacts on typography.  

Chinese

http://publish.it168.com/2007/0412/images/383890.jpg

Japanese

http://animehack.jp/img/body/genkou_41b.gif

Korean

http://c.ask.nate.com/imgs/qrsi.tsp/7947262/10450971/0/3/A/6.gif

Cheers,
Makoto