<P> Malaysia promulgated a set of simplified characters in 1981, which were also completely identical to the simplified characters used in Mainland China . Chinese - language schools use these . </P> <P> Traditional characters are still often seen in decorative contexts such as shop signs and calligraphy in both countries . </P> <P> A small group called Dou Zi Sei (T: 導 字 社; S: 导 字 社) / Dou Zi Wui (T: 導 字 會; S: 导 字 会) attempted to introduce a special version of simplified characters using romanizations in the 1930s . Today, however, the traditional characters remain dominant in Hong Kong . </P> <P> After World War II, Japan also simplified a number of Chinese characters (kanji) used in the Japanese language . The new forms are called shinjitai . Compared to Chinese, the Japanese reform was more limited, simplifying only a few hundred characters, most of which were already in use in cursive script . Further, the list of simplifications was exhaustive, unlike Chinese simplification--thus analogous simplifications of not explicitly simplified characters (extended shinjitai) are not approved, and instead standard practice is to use the traditional forms . </P>

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