Comment Re:Are there really no PD Asian fonts? (Score 1) 58
There are some PD or freeware Asian fonts, more for Chinese than for Japanese, but not many of them are great or useful for every purpose. Free design fonts are rare, but that's also the case for Latin-based languages too. A good design font is usually going to cost money. If you're making a company logo that's a different set of requirements than publishing a newsletter or magazine, versus a website, versus an app or game.
Famously there is Japan's IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency) Font series. The most popular one is very institutional looking, like what you might find on information or warning sign. If you ever want to make your own version of a bathhouse notice, check out IPA Mincho, which is available as a standard package in most Linux distros. (e.g. apt-get install fonts-ipafont-mincho)