It sounds to me like the language kit you have is either not properly installed or not functioning properly. Perhaps not properly with the version of Java you have. I don't use Linux. I use Mac OSX, which I had the japanese fonts installed with since i had the option & to enable it thru font options in system prefs. So Japanese tends to appear fine. Plus I have the japanese option. The fact you don't have japanese option showing as in your 2nd problem suggests what I initially suggested. (or if it is properly installed, then is it enabled. Perhaps it's not totally compatible with your version of Linux, since as little as I know about Linux, there seems to be so many versions & variations of it.)

(BTW your problem of boxes showing reminds me of what happens with many windows users, because they don't have the appropriate language support.)

Sorry if my post is not helpful, but just attempting to help in the process to find the issue/area at fault.


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