to six rows can be used for international mail: Line ordering may not be changed. Japan A Japanese postal address, when written in Japanese phonetic and Chinese characters, starts with the largest geographical division, continues with progressively smaller subdivisions before ending with the addressee, i.e. country, prefecture, town, , , building number, building name, floor number, company name, addressee. This is the most common addressing format used when mailing within Japan. It is common practice to add the appropriate honorific to the addressee's name, e.g. for a private individual or for a company or institution. When written in the Latin alphabet, the address begins with the smallest geographical area and ends with the largest one as in the Anglicized example in the table. Macrons (as on ō and ū) may be omitted. Japanese-style envelopes are vertically aligned and the address is written from top to bottom, then right to left. Western-style envelopes are horizontally aligned and the address is written from left to right, top to bottom. Latvia In Latvia, the address is generally formatted as follows: Notes: Each address element should be written on a separate line, starting with the more detailed element. Including the addressee's name is not mandatory and the address can be considered complete without it. In Latvian, the addressee's name should be provided in the dative case, i.e., . There are two generally accepted official salutation forms that can be used in front of the addressee's name: (with a man's name) or (with a man's or woman's name). Indicate the full street name, house and flat number (if applicable). Separate house and flat number with a hyphen. It is acceptable to abbreviate the parish (, abbreviation of ) and amalgamated municipality (, abbreviation of ). The postal code consists of two capital letters (LV) and four digits separated with a hyphen. For international mail the destination country must be indicated in block letters. Further reference: Latvijas Pasts Macao The official languages of Macao are Cantonese and Portuguese. For domestic mail within Macau, the address may be written entirely in either Portuguese or Chinese. For overseas mail going out from Macau, the address may be written in the language of the destination country, provided that the city name and the country name are in English. However, for overseas mail from Macau to mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore, the address may be written entirely in