> I wouldn't sweat the kana keyboard.  Entering Japanese using a Roman
> alphabet-only keyboard is just as fast - assuming that you use the
'romanji'
> input method.  Does anyone in the group actually use the 'kana' key input
> method?


The only people I have seen doing it are older ones who have never learned a
foreign language and who can't read/write the alphabet.
Otherwise it's a real task to relearn. I have an electronic dictionary which
needs hiragana input. It's a real pain since I always forget where the
appropriate letters are located. Anyway, it was a present from my son since
he didn't like it either...

Sigi