Writing in Foreign Languages: Japanese

This guide is always evolving. Suggestions for software or resources to link to are welcome.

Software for Macs

Software for PCs

Setting Up Foreign Language Keyboards

The Microsoft Office suite supports Japanese spell check. You can set it as your default language in Office for Mac using these instructions.

Gmail does not support Japanese spell check, nor do other Google applications. However, most browsers offer Japanese as a default language option.

To change your browser language:

Firefox: In the Preferences window go to the Content tab and set the Language.

Chrome: Settings -> Advanced settings -> Languages

The Microsoft Office suite supports Japanese spell check. You can set it as your default language using these instructions.

Gmail does not support Japanese spell check, nor do other Google applications. However, most browsers offer Japanese as a default language option.

To change your browser language:

Firefox: In the Options window go to the Content tab and set the Language.

Chrome: Settings -> Advanced settings -> Languages

Here are the LTS instructions for setting up a foreign language keyboard: