I did a complete re-install with the released 8.04 image. All I did was enable Japanese support, including "enter complex characters" support, and the problem was there. Screen shot attached.
** Attachment added: "fbug.png" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13952029/fbug.png -- Japanese font switching issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219931 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs