From a NYT article [0] about fax machines in Japan. >Handwritten messages have long been a necessity in Japan, where the written language is so complex, with t

From a NYT article [0] about fax machines in Japan. >Handwritten messages have long been a necessity in Japan, where the written language is so complex, with two sets of symbols and 2,000 characters borrowed from Chinese, that keyboards remained impractical until the advent of word processors in the 1980s. Faxes continue to appeal to older Japanese, who often feel uncomfortable with keyboards, experts say. People can write handwritten notes when they order from a restaurant, for example. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/world/asia/in-japan-the-fax-machine-is-anything-but-a-relic.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/world/asia/in-japan-the-f...