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class="arrowList"> <li><a href="/jp/data/catstandards/jm/pdf/list.pdf">List of Characters that Require Special Handling (PDF: 1.15MB)</a> (in Japanese) (Last Updated 2024-09-19)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Earlier rules are available here.</p> <ul class="arrowList"> <li><a href="https://warp.da.ndl.go.jp/collections/NDL_WA_po_print/info:ndljp/pid/9484238/www.ndl.go.jp/jp/library/data/pdf/NDL_WA_po_mojishuno_toriatsukaikijun2012.1-.pdf">From Jan. 2012 through Dec. 2020 (PDF: 169KB)</a> (in Japanese) </li> <li><a href="/jp/library/data/mojishu2008.html">From Apr. 2008 through Dec. 2011</a> (in Japanese)</li> <li><a href="/jp/library/data/mojishu2002.html">From Apr. 2002 through Mar. 2008</a> (in Japanese)</li> <li><a href="/jp/library/data/mojishu.html">From Jan. 1998 through Mar. 2002</a> (in Japanese)</li> <li><a href="/jp/library/data/kanzi.html">In or before Dec. 1997</a> (in Japanese)</li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="yomi">Rules for "Yomi" (reading kanji)</h3> <div class="dataSet"> <ul 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