Which countries have left hand-rear brake and right hand-front brake

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by hogehoge

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Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) http://kikakurui.com/d9/D9301-2013-01.html
Here is the relevant text from section 5.2.2 which says RHS for front brake and LHS for rear brake
"ブレーキレバーの配置 ブレーキレバーは,一般に,前ブレーキ用をハンドルバーの右,後ブレーキ用をハンドルバーの左に配置する"

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