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< # @(#)asia 7.11
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> # @(#)asia 7.13
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< # 9:00 JST Japan
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> # 9:00 JST JDT Japan
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< # See the `europe' file for Russia in Asia.
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> # See the `europe' file for Russia and Turkey in Asia.
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> # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1994-11-19):
> # Today's _Economist_ (p 60) reports that Georgia moved its clocks forward
> # an hour recently, due to a law proposed by Zurab Murvanidze,
> # an MP who went on a hunger strike for 11 days to force discussion about it!
> # Alas, we have no details.
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< Rule Zion 1995 only - Aug 27 0:00 0:00 S
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> # On 1995-03-13 Ephraim Silverberg corrected the next line from Aug 27 to Sep 3.
> Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S
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> # From Ephraim Silverberg (1995-03-13):
> # The Spokeswoman's office confirmed that there are not yet any dates
> # for the timezone conversion for the years 1996 and beyond yet
> # and this is one of the things the newly-appointed Minister of Interior
> # will have to decide sometime this year.
>
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< # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
< # Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00,
< # but we don't have a good location name for them;
< # we don't even know the name of the principal town.
< # There is no information for Marcus.
< # Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo.
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> # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1995-03-06):
> # Today's _Asahi Evening News_ (page 4) reports that Japan had
> # daylight saving between 1948 and 1951, but ``the system was discontinued
> # because the public believed it would lead to longer working hours.''
> # Shanks writes that daylight saving in Japan during those years was as follows:
> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
> #Rule Japan 1948 only - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
> #Rule Japan 1948 1951 - Sep Sat>=8 2:00 0 S
> #Rule Japan 1949 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
> #Rule Japan 1950 1951 - May Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
> # but the only locations using it were US military bases.
> # We go with Shanks and omit daylight saving in those years for Asia/Tokyo.
> #
> # The same news article also reports that Japan is likely to go on DST in 1996
> # as follows, where I've guessed the AT and LETTER/S columns:
> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
> #Rule Japan 1996 max - Apr Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D
> #Rule Japan 1996 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S
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> # If Japan adopts DST in 1996, replace the above line with the following lines:
> # 9:00 - JST 1996
> # 9:00 Japan J%sT
> # and uncomment the two `Rule' lines commented out above.
>
> # From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993):
> # Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00,
> # but we don't have a good location name for them;
> # we don't even know the name of the principal town.
> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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> # There is no information for Marcus.
> # Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo.
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> # Kirgizstan
> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
> Zone Asia/Bishkek 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
> 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar
> 6:00 Russia TS%s
>
> # ZONE-DESCR Asia Bishkek Kirgizstan All points
>
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<
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< # Kyrgyzstan
< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone Asia/Frunze 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2
< 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar
< 6:00 Russia TS%s
<
< # ZONE-DESCR Asia Frunze Kyrgyzstan All points
<