In Japanese locale run the attached sample code, you will find the 
TextArea fails to display Japanese string, and no IM bar attached.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;

public class sample {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    new sample().run();
  }

  Frame fp;
  TextArea ta;
  TextField tf;

  void run() {
        String st = new String("����������������������������");

        fp = new Frame("Test");
        fp.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        //fp.add("South", tf = new TextField());
        fp.add("Center", ta = new TextArea());
        ta.setText(st);
        //tf.setFont(new Font("Monospaced", Font.BOLD, 14));

    fp.pack();
    fp.show();
  }
}
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