Japanese keyboard on iPhone

Hey all. Just wondering if anybody is aware of a way to access the Japanese keyboard on iPhone. According to a load of sites out there it is actually preloaded onto iPhone, it's just a case of unlocking that option.
Any ideas? Oh yea, and I really don't want to go throught the so-called 'jailbreaking' technique; it looks complicated and a tad dangerous!
Cheers

caughtredhanded wrote:
You mentioned jailbreaking though; is that easy to do?
Well it appears easy enough if you read some of the websites that tell you how to do it, though i have no personal experience with it.
Will it invalidate my iPhone subscription with Apple, i.e. disallow the download of new updates etc. etc?
Yes it will. It will void your warranty, so if you need to get it repaired or replaced, you won't be able to. And yes, if you update the software, at the very least, it will revert back to factory defaults, and at the worst, may brick your phone, rendering it useless.
Sorry for asking seemingly innane questions but I'm new to all this!
No problem. We all have to start somewhere.
Cheers.
And to you also.

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## Summary
A keyboard layout is incorrect on the remote with Japanese keyboard
## Version Information, I tested
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Capture 2:
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