Hi David, 1. Make a simlink of Japanese font in a share directory of mythtv. ln -s /path/to/japanesefont.ttf /usr/share/mythtv or ln -s /path/to/japanesefont.ttf /usr/local/share/mythtv 2. Choose the OSD and Closed caption font that you linked it in setup -> plaback -> Onscreen display. please try it. Hiro,