portugal

I think it depends on the person. Someone could be equally upset that we have letters for pieces as the default set. My intention is to make a simplified version for people to learn the game.

Also, there is nothing wrong with what I did. I was referencing the radicals for each piece. They just happen to look like katakana characters as well.

http://japanese.about.com/blkod2.htm - migi
http://japanese.about.com/blkod24.htm - hidari