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[-] pelya@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

China and Japan switched from their old calendar system, which was using the start of their current emperor inauguration as the first year, reset with each new emperor.

So I guess it was easier to choose the only correct date format.

[-] anguo@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

That just dictates what number the year starts at, not the order of writing down a date. They do traditionally go from general to specific though. When writing an address in China, you go Country - State - City - Street - Person (I forget where the postal code goes).

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