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Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org> writes:

> "using utf-8" means many things.  If they are using utf-8
> locale, I think they surely have those fonts.  But, as far
> as I know, ja_JP.UTF-8 is still not that popular in Japan.
> And, even in ja_JP.eucJP locale, people occasionally have to
> use utf-8 file for many reasons.

Of course, but I assume they don't use Emacs in isolation and they
probably would display such files in other ways sometimes.  Since we
have to make the best of things which we probably can't get obviously
right in all circumstances, I want to understand the context and I
don't mean to argue with what you think is appropriate.