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A problem arises because some versions of Japanese character sets (both sjis and euc) treat 5C as a reverse solidus (\ also known as a backslash), and others treat it as a yen sign (). MySQL follows only one version of the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) standard description. In MySQL, 5C is always the reverse solidus (\).
