![]() Don't expect to walk into a local store and walk out with a laptop if you expect to get an English keyboard. If they do, then they'll most likely be found in Tokyo or another metropolis. So what to do? In my hunting the last few days, here's what I've discovered.ฤก) Most electronics stores do not carry laptops with an English keyboard. Even just writing e-mails can be a pain, and whenever I use Japanese computers, sometimes I grow lazy and just keep typing the keys that substitute those on the English keyboard, ending up with something that is sometimes undecipherable. Or the fact that the semi-colon and apostrophe requires extra button pushing, instead of the gentle one-finger tap. The enter/return key is usually shaped like an "L" on a Japanese keyboard, with an extra button in between, making that conditioned reach over with the right pinky futile. If you've ever tried using a Japanese keyboard for writing (typing), you'll soon realize just how impractical it is. Are Japanese and English keyboards really that different? Actually yes, they are. At least not if you are OK with using a Japanese keyboard. ![]() So finding a computer in Japan should seem like no problem. ![]() ![]() The name brands familiar around the world: Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, etc. ![]()
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