How to write a bulleted list in Japanese


What's the correct way to show a bulleted list of items in the Japanese
language? Considering the fact that interpuncts are often used to separate and
identify foreign words, I'm not sure of the correct way to do this. I want the
English translation to be shown alongside the Japanese. Do the Japanese use a
symbol other than a bullet point?

**English**

・Science Museum (London)

・Science Museum (Miami)

・Science Museum (Minnesota)

**Japanese**

・サイエンス・ミュージアム (ロンドン) - Science Museum (London)

・サイエンス・ミュージアム (マイアミ) - Science Museum (Miami)

・サイエンス・ミュージアム (ミネソタ) - Belleville (Minnesota)




You may ignore the following paragraph. I wrote it because many users seem to
be interested in the historical aspects of the language.

Most traditionally, the common way to make a bullet list was to use the kanji
number one, which is 「一」, on top of each item of the list. It is not 「一、二、三、四,
etc.」 but all 「一's」. For this usage, 「一」 is read 「ひとつ」 and not 「いち」. I said
"on top of each item" because vertical writing is our original way of writing
things.

For horizontal writing, we currently have more choices for forming bullet
lists.

  * Use the same bullets as in English

  * Use Arabic numerals with periods -- 1. XXX 2. yyy

  * Use asterisks -- ★ xxx ★ yyy

  * Use katakana with periods -- ア. xxx イ. yyy 

  * Use Roman alphabet letters in parentheses -- (a) xxx (b) yyy

The safer choices would be the first three IMHO.




You may ignore the following paragraph. I wrote it because many users seem to
be interested in the historical aspects of the language.

Most traditionally, the common way to make a bullet list was to use the kanji
number one, which is 「一」, on top of each item of the list. It is not 「一、二、三、四,
etc.」 but all 「一's」. For this usage, 「一」 is read 「ひとつ」 and not 「いち」. I said
"on top of each item" because vertical writing is our original way of writing
things.

For horizontal writing, we currently have more choices for forming bullet
lists.

  * Use the same bullets as in English

  * Use Arabic numerals with periods -- 1. XXX 2. yyy

  * Use asterisks -- ★ xxx ★ yyy

  * Use katakana with periods -- ア. xxx イ. yyy 

  * Use Roman alphabet letters in parentheses -- (a) xxx (b) yyy

The safer choices would be the first three IMHO.

