classical Chinese language does not distinguish between blue and green, and the cover both colors with a single word. This peculiarity affected color conception, which was exported to all of the east Asian cultures that fell into the sinosphere. As a direct result, the traffic light in Japan does not use green for go, more of a blueish green.
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