NOTE: The article below is based on Apple Support. For more detailed instructions, please refer to the original Apple Support guide.

Step 1: Change Your Mac's Display Language to Japanese

On your Mac, choose the Apple menu  > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then click Language & Region .

Step 2: Add a Japanese Keyboard Input Source

1. On your Mac, choose the Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Keyboard in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Go to Text Input, then click Edit
3. Click , then search for Japanese
4. Click Add
5. To begin writing in Japanese, select the language in the Input menu in the menu bar.