I confirmed the problem that you discovered it, too. It seems that a setup isn't reflected certainly. If it is usual, it is supposed to be indicated with "Ja" in the panel. I couldn't solve it though I tried various methods, either. So, another method is proposed to you. Do you try to make the standard language of the system Japanese? Applications | System Settings | Language Then, you choose "Japanese", and log in again. Japanese input and output work normally though all the menus are made Japanese, too. But, a panel doesn't seem to work as to this condition. I noticed. The version of Gnome Inpute Method Switcher is 1.1.3 with Fedora Core 4 which I usually use. That of CentOS 4.1 was 1.1.2. There may somewhat be a bug or a problem in that. Masato Zembutsu > > When I installed CentOS, I was careful to install Japanese language support. > > However, now that CentOS is running, I can't seem to get Japanese > language input going. I clicked on the top menu bar to add the "Input > Method Switcher", and now there is a little white square on the top > panel. If I click on it, gives me the option of using ASCII input, or to > "Add or Remove". > > If I click on "Add or Remove", I get an "Add or Remove Languages" > dialoge box, which is empty. There are no languages to add to the list > of selections, and nothing in the area marked "Languages shown in menu" > either. > There are also no options to install languages. > > I went to Applications | System Settings | Add/Remove Applications to > look for language settings, but they weren't there. > > How do I get my Japanese language input up and running? > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos // Masato Zembutsu zem at pocketstudio.jp ICQ#:5-231-046 // Pocketstudio - http://pocketstudio.jp/ TEL#+81-76-476-9137