All non-Latin keyboard layouts use a third-level shift in order to avoid the situation where you can't type your username at the login screen because your keymap doesn't have the right characters. Press and release Alt+Shift to switch between the US and the Japanese layout.
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: ubiquity => console-setup Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- [Edgy Beta] "Japan" keyboard layout is actually "U.S. English" https://launchpad.net/bugs/63915 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs