This package includes some JISX0201 (Roman and Kana), JISX0208.1978, JISX0208.1983, JISX0208.1990, and JISX0212.1990 (HojoKanji) Japanese fonts. You will need these fonts if you plan to view, print, or author documents written in Japanese using the above encodings.

The fonts are for use with the X Window System.