Japanese support in the N900 is really awful. But to tell the truth, the same font/typeface problem happens on Linux desktop - I also see many "wrong" kanjis using Ubuntu.

I can solve this on Ubuntu by changing the font being used (some can display the correct characters), but it seems there is no "correct font" installed on the N900.

The helpful link below will render a character using all fonts installed in your computer (including the N900). Copy a kanji like 直, 刃 or 謁 and paste it to see if you have a font on your system that displays it as it should: http://www.fileformat.info/info/unic...t/fontlist.htm

How 直 should look like
How 刃 should look like
How 謁 should look like

You can follow the HOWTO: Installing Japanese that looks nice on Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) guide to see how you can fix some problems and how to obtain the free Microsoft fonts MSGothic and MSMincho. I just copied the TTF files to the ~/.fonts directory of my N900 and voila': now I have the "right" kanji characters!

Unfortunately, I still can't enter Japanese directly on my phone - anthy worked for a short while and stopped working for no apparent reason. I tried everything I could but it just refused to work again... well, I might try something else later...