Japanese Word Processor for Max OS X?

Question

I recently bought a MacBook. I am currently taking Japanese classes and I need to make Japanese documents. Do you know any Japanese Word Processor software?

Somebody mentioned NJStar to me but the program does not support MACs...

Suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you very much!

Answer 1

Believe or not, Microsoft Word for the Mac is actually pretty good. I was using this software back in the early 90's when I started translating and it was much more stable than the PC version. Imagine that! However, if you want to avoid buying any Microsoft products as a personal statement, you could also get Eijiro. You could also consult with your Mac software vendor to see which word processor programs support World Script. It should be possible to just use an English version word processor and just enable the Japanese font.

Back in the day when I had a Mac Performa, I bought the Japanese Language Kit and all Japanese software ran just fine. Nowadays however, the OS probably already has the fonts available for download. Why don't you check the Help file/web page for the Mac OS X and look up Japanese font support or World Script?

Answer 2

http://www.ergo.co.jp/
"A Japanese word-processor software package compatible with Microsoft Word data and maintaining a registered archive of all styles used. Also fitted with the new added function of full text search function and making both paper and internet publishing that much nicer, giving you full expression for documents to be created."


Macintosh Products Guide:
https://swdlp.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SoftwareDownloadApp.woa/1303/wo/GsoiTCkzRVrwlHZtCtWPrw/2.5

If all you need are the fonts, open your Font Book (use Spotlight to search for it) -- I have Tiger OS 10.4.7 and it has 4 Japanese fonts; there were several other fonts available in the Macintosh products guide; just go to the linked page and search for: Japanese.