To compile Japanese document with xelatex, I decided to use IPA fonts.
- Download IPA font files files (*.ttf files) from here.
- Create a directory to save the font files as
sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-ipa-font
- Copy the font files to the created directory as
sudo cp *.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-ipa-font