This program enables the IME shortcuts for the Japanese IME in Windows 10+ with german or other keyboard layout substitution.

This means you can use Japanese IME with working shortcuts with other keyboard layouts than US QWERTY

Usage

Download the latest release here.
Extract the folder to a location of your choice
Make sure that the Japanese Keyboard Layout is installed with the Microsoft IME on your system. It only supports Japanese and English Keyboard Layouts
Edit (follow the instructions inside the file) and then run the Registry Scripts/create keyboard substute.reg file
Log out of your windows session and log in again or restart your computer
- You will now have two selectable keyboard layouts in the taskbar for the Japanese language. You will generally want to use the one with the (J) symbol
Start the JpIMETool.exe program in order to make keyboard shortcuts work with the Japanese IME

If you use other keyboard languages, you can switch between them using Alt + Shift instead of Win + Space in order switch between without selecting the additional (useless) keyboard layout option from the substitution operation
You can adjust this shortcut in Settings > Time & Language > Input > Advanced Keyboard Settings
- Or by running "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL input.dll,,{C07337D3-DB2C-4D0B-9A93-B722A6C106E2}{HOTKEYS} in the Windows Run Menu (Win + R)
Refer to here for more information on the Japanese IME shortcuts: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-japanese-ime-da40471d-6b91-4042-ae8b-713a96476916
You can create a shortcut to the JpIMETool.exe program in your startup folder (%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) to start it automatically on login
You can revert the keyboard layout substitution by running the Registry Scripts/delete keyboard substitute.reg file and then logging out and in again or restarting your computer

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