Package: xpdf Version: 3.04-3 xpdf often fails to render pdf documents using Japanese fonts. This issue exists on Jessie, Stretch and the latest Sid. xpdf-i on Wheezy worked well as expected. Here's the procedure how to reproduce:
> wget http://gum.debian.or.jp/2012/download/debian-gum-presentation.nojima.pdf .. > xpdf debian-gum-presentation.nojima.pdf Syntax Error: Missing language pack for 'Adobe-Japan1' mapping Syntax Error: Missing language pack for 'Adobe-Japan1' mapping Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F3' Syntax Error (4879): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F3' Syntax Error (4917): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (4972): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5005): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5058): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5074): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5088): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Missing language pack for 'Adobe-Japan1' mapping Syntax Error: Missing language pack for 'Adobe-Japan1' mapping Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F3' Syntax Error (4879): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F3' Syntax Error (4917): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (4972): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5005): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5058): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5074): No font in show/space Syntax Error: Unknown font tag 'F5' Syntax Error (5088): No font in show/space