Japanese *Small* USB Keyboard -- Black ~ Elecom

About this product:

If you are using a computer fully capable of entering Japanese characters but your keyboard only has an English layout, this USB full-sized Japanese keyboard is for you. This mini-keyboard containing a standard Japanese 84 key keyboard typical of notebooks (the number pad is eliminated, and the directional keys and the page up/down/home/end keys have been merged) yet is still sleek and stylish having all you need to be able to input Japanese characters with just a few keys. You have two methods of input with this keyboard, you can enter Japanese using the Romanized spelling or type in hiragana directly through a different mode. You can also switch modes with a touch of a button. Compatible with Japanese-enabled versions of Windows, this is keyboard can also be used in English only for non-Japanese versions of Windows. Great for students of Japanese or anyone who wants to use Japanese on their computer with ease-- just plug it into your USB or PS/2 slot (no driver required). The size of this super small white keyboard is 23cm length x 10.2cm width x 1.7cm height (9" length x 4" width x 1/2" height). It also has an extra long cable -- 1.5 meters (approximately 5 feet)! It can also flip up and stand on its own when not in use to keep from dust getting in between the keys, and its compact size keeps it from getting in the way. Its size also makes it useful as a second keyboard when using Japanese becomes necessary. Features hiragana right on the keys! By Elecom. (instock)