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Is there a similar convention to using an asterisk in English to signify the
presence of a disclaimer in Japanese? For example, in English, you might see,
"Order now for $19.99*" then somewhere else on the same document, you may see,
"* Prices displayed are pre-tax."

Or is it more common to place the disclaimer next to a price, such as "Order
now for $19.99 (pre-tax)"
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orthography punctuation
Using an asterisk to indicate a disclaimer
This is a common practice also in Japanese (called 脚注 "footnotes"). But
Japanese people tend to use superscript [_kome-jirushi_
(※)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_mark) instead of the asterisk.
When there are many footnotes, numbered _kome-jirushi_ (※1 ※2 ...) are
normally used instead of the daggers († ‡). See
[Note_(typography)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_\(typography\)).

> In CJK languages, written with Chinese characters, the symbol ※ (called
> reference mark; Japanese: komejirushi; Korean: chamgopyo) is used for notes
> and highlighting, analogously to the asterisk in English.

That said, something short like 税抜き ("tax excluded") should be preferably
shown next to the price. Saying 税抜き only on a footnote works, but looks sly to
me.
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