[tlug] Japanese input into Java?

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

TLUG,

I have a Java program (Zend Studio 5.5) that I want to be able to input 
Japanese text into.

So far as I can tell, Java does not seem to work with UIM/Anthy, at 
least not by default.

After some discussion with Zend technical support, it seems the issue 
might be that my "Java Locale" needs to be set to Japanese. That was how 
they phrased it, anyway.

But after looking on the web a bit, I can't find a clear explanation of 
how to set the locale for Java. Or even what the local settings would 
do. For example, if I set my Java locale to Japan, will that make all 
interfaces in Java programs to be in Japanese?

I'm trying to do in Java what I do with pretty much all other programs. 
Maintain my English interface, but input Japanese when needed by 
activating UIM/Anthy via keyboard shortcut.

Is there some special set up I need to do for Java? Is that kind of set 
up possible?

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Dave M G
Ubuntu Feisty 7.04
Kernel 2.6.20-15-386