ext2/ext3/ext4) are just sequence of bytes because the Linux kernel is encoding-transparent, i.e. In my stock Galaxy Nexus (not a Japanese phone), Japanese file names are handled and displayed fine using OI File Manager and ES File Explorer.įile names in Linux and Unix filesystems (e.g. Moreover, Droid Sans do support Japanese characters. Applications do not need to be able to display the characters to handle files using those characters. I do not think that this is a font issue. In case if you are still unable to open such files, please revert back the backed up TTF file. Then the apps might be able to open the file. After a reboot you may be able to see characters properly. Copy this file to the above said folder with DroidSansFallBack.ttf, replacing the existing file (after backup).

If you do not have Japanese character displayed, please try finding a suitable TrueType Font (TTF) which displays Japanese characters in PC. This is to ensure the first part of the reason explained in 'why' section. If your phone is rooted, extract DroidSansFallBack.ttf from /system/fonts folder to your computer and examine whether it has the required characters in Japanese.

You are facing this issue because ( as said) you lack the required font and also possibly because of lack of sufficient libraries in your present ROM.ĭue to this reason, it is unable to display the file name properly and as a ramification of this issue, different apps behave differently based on how the developer handled this situation.

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