[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] larsuck:
ofiaich,

Good idea starting this thread. It may help people in the future.

Okay, before we get too deep into messing with your device, you need some form of backup utility. I highly recommend SPB Backup, others will no doubt recommend Sprite. Both are totally worth the money, but there are serial numbers and cracks out there too, if you can live with yourself afterwards.:)

Also, please research to see if there is more than one way to soft reset the Kaiser. On the Hermes, there is a pin-hole stylus reset (brutal reset) and there is also the option of holding down the power button and allowing the machine to reset itself more kindly. If there are two ways, always use the hold-power-button option as it will allow the machine to shut down correctly instead of just cutting the electricity supply.

Next, it is also good to have some files to play with after you reset. So, BEFORE you hard reset, create a Word file with the PPC that includes some Japanese. Call this file PPCProducedJapanese, or something like that.

My first suggestion, after backing up that is, is to hard reset your device so that everything is back to the factory settings.

My next suggestion is to install these .cabs one by one to isolate the problem. Also, it might be a good idea to deal with each problem separately as it sounds like they have completely different causes.

Problem #1:

You can't see Japanese in contacts or calendar.

I still think this is caused by the sync from your English computer (even though it is Japanese enabled). The reason I think this is that I ran into the same problem a looooong time ago with an English-based PC OS and a Japanese PPC OS. However, the PC was a PentII with Windows ME and the PPC was a Ipaq 3850.

After a hard reset, install the Japanese fonts and sync with your PC. If you still cannot see Japanese in contacts of calendar, then try this:

On the PPC, sync over the file PPCProducedJapanese.

Copy and paste the Japanese in this file to create a new contact.

Copy and paste the Japanese in this file to create a new appointment.

If you can see the Japanese in these news files, then you know the problem lies somewhere between the PC and the PPC syncing files.

If you can't see the Japanese in these new files, then you know the problem is that the Japanese fonts not being registered by these programs for some reason.

There are two Japanese fonts packages that I am aware of: Asukal's Let'sJapan and the one at Ookii.org. Try one, then repeat the above process with the other and see if the results are the same.

Problem #2

The Japanese input .cab totally screws up your device causing all buttons to be come unresponsive.

Hmmmm... This is a bit more problematic. The Japanese input .cab makes a lot of changes to your system, but almost none involving buttons that I know about. The only thing I can think of is that the .cab is changing your hardware keyboard layout, and that in turn is confusing your system.

To rule out this possibility, try the following:

After a hard reset, use a registry editor to view the following registry value:

[HKEY LOCAL MACHINE/Software/Oem/Querty] Write down the value and note if it is decimal, hexidecimal or binary.

Then, install the Japanese font package of your choice.

Soft reset.

Then, install the Japanese input .cab.

Soft reset.

Check your buttons to make sure they don't work. If they don't,

use a registry editor to view the following registry value:

[HKEY LOCAL MACHINE/Software/Oem/Querty]

Compare the value you wrote down before with the current value. If it has changed, use the registry editor to return it to the previous value.

Soft reset.

Check your buttons again.

If this is ineffective, or if the registry values were the same, try installing the attached .cab. I found it on Asukal's site and it says it is the patch for non-HTC machines. Of course, the Kaiser is an HTC machine, but it can't hurt to try. Install and soft reset and see if that fixes your problem.

You might try this with BagoJSInput as well but be careful:

DO NOT INSTALL BOTH ASUKAL'S AND BAGOJSINPUT TOGETHER!

Problem #3:

You cannot change the hiragana to kanji using Japanese input.

This is even more strange. Just a couple things I want you to check for me.

1) Are you using the correct sip (soft input panel)? Do NOT use the SIP called "keyboard". Use the one called Romaji. You should have access to hiragana, katakana, english along the left, as well as to a "henkan" button that will allow you to change hiragana to kanji. The henkan button is the one on the bottom right and is marked 変換.

2) What if you try hand writing a kanji in the kensaku sip? Does it appear for you?