Install Japanese font - Viewing Japanese characters properly

You need Japanese fonts in your system in order to view Japanese

characters (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji) properly.

When you access the Japanese page and you see like "2. Not

Proper" on the table right, it means the Japanese fonts are not

installed in your system. You need to install Japanese fonts.

1. Proper 2. Not proper

Here will explain how to install Japanese fonts in Windows XP English version, the same method is

applicable to enable Japanese in Windows XP of other languages.

Step 1. Viewing Japanese on Web browsers Installing Japanese Fonts

Usually Japanese fonts are already included as East Asian Languages Pack in computers.

If you only want to view Japanese websites on Web browsers such as Internet Explorer (IE) or Firefox,

you will need this step only. Other steps are not necessary.

Windows Vista

Japanese Fonts are pre-installed in Windows Vista.

Step 2. Viewing Japanese on other softwares Setting "non-Unicode Programs"

After installing Japanese fonts you can view Japanese websites, as well as type and view Japanese with

word processing software or mail software.

If Japanese does not appear properly with word processing software or mail software even after installing

Japanese fonts, then the software does not support Unicode (Multilingual character code).

However even in such case, most non-Japanese software enables type and view in Japanese by setting

"non-Unicode Programs" from "Control Panel".

Typing Japanese using a non-Japanese keyboard You can type in Japanese with non-Japanese software such as English word processing software or

English mail software.

Japanese keyboard is not necessary.

You can input Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji) using a keyboard of English or other languages.

Preparation - Installing MS-IME You need MS-IME to type in Japanese. MS-IME is Japanese input software and it is standard accessory

for Windows XP.

Meanwhile, after you manually install Japanese fonts and complete setting non-Unicode Programs in

Step2, IME will be automatically installed. In this case you do not need to go through this Step.

How to type in Japanese - how to use MS-IME

Typing Japanese using a non-Japanese keyboard You can type in Japanese with non-Japanese software such as English word processing software or

English mail software.

Japanese keyboard is not necessary.

You can input Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji) using a keyboard of English or other languages.

You need MS-IME to type in Japanese. MS-IME is Japanese input software and it is standard accessory

for Windows XP.

Japanese people, too, use this software to type in Japanese on Windows.

MS-IME, similarly to Japanese fonts, is ready on the hard disk or on the System disk on non-Japanese

Windows such as Windows XP English version.

Meanwhile, after you manually install Japanese fonts and complete setting "non-Unicode Programs",

IME will be automatically installed. In this case you do not need to go through this step.

Installing MS-IME

1. Open Control Panel from Start menu.

2. Open "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options".

3. Open "Add other language".

4. Click "Details...".

5. Click "Add..."

Do not change Default input language (English, in this example).

6. Select Japanese, select MS-IME, and click OK.

7. MS-IME is added.

When automatically installing Japanese fonts you will have Japanese Input System (MS-IME), while when manually installing you will have "Microsoft IME Standard" and "Microsoft Natural Input" installed. Either one is basically same.

Automatically installing Japanese fonts

Manually installing Japanese fonts

8. Language bar will appear at the right upper side of the desktop or on the toolbar at the right lower side of the display.

Now you can type in Japanese with a non-Japanese keyboard such as English keyboard.

How to type in Japanese - how to use MS-IME

Lesson 1.

Here will briefly explain how to type in Japanese using MS-IME.

Here will take English keyboard as an example to explain. The same method is applicable to type in

Japanese with keyboards of other languages provided they can type in alphabets.

Here will introduce "Romaji - Kana" typing. It is the most common typing method in Japan and

Japanese people usually take this method to type in Japanese.

1. Start your word processing software or E-mail software.

Here will take WordPad, which is a standard accessory for Windows, as an example.

2. If the "Language bar" is stored on the toolbarclick "Show the Language bar" and display it on the desktop.

3. "Language bar" will appear on the desktop.

4. Select Japanese.

5. Language bar will be on Japanese mode.

6. Click

7. Select

8. Select from WordPad font list.

It is common to use for print materials,

and for Web sites.

If you did not set "non-Unicode Programs", font names will appear in English.

9. Type "watashiha". will appear on the screen in Hiragana.

At this point is underlined.

10. Press Space key once. will convert to

If you press Space key while Hiragana is underlined,

Hiragana will be converted to Kanji.

11. Press Enter key.

The underline disappears and Japanese characters are typed in the document.

12. Type "sumisudesu."

will appear on the screen in Hiragana.

13. Press Space key once.

will convert to .

14. Press Enter key.

The underline disappears and Japanese characters are typed in the document.

Lesson 2. How to finish Japanese Mode Here will explain how to finish typing in Japanese and return to your language mode (English, in this

case).

1. Select "English" on the Language bar.

2. Language bar will be on English mode.Click "Minimize" button on the right top.

3. Language bar will be stored on the status bar.

If you will not use Japanese typing for a while or in such cases, you can hide Language bar.

4. Open "Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options" of Control Panel.Open "Add other languages".Select "Details...".

5. Open "Language Bar...".

6. Take off the check on "Show the Language bar on the desktop".

Language bar will not appear on your desktop.

You can check this option ON when you want to type in Japanese again.

Lesson 3.

1. Let's review Lesson 1

Type

If you have problem to input this, please refer to Lesson 1.

2. Next, type in the same way.

3. Type "kinou".

will appear on the screen in Hiragana.

4. Press Space key once. "kinou" will convert to

To convert this to ,

press Space key once again with underlined

5. A list of words whose readings are "kinou" appears.

Select and press Enter key.

6. is typed in the document.

7. Type "nihonnikimashita." No space is needed.

will appear on the screen in Hiragana.

8. Press Space key once. Hiragana will be converted to Kanji.

9. Press Enter key.