2 byte character Support for GRASS

Hello,
I would like to use Japanese/Chinese (two byte) characters in GRASS. For

example I would like to use Japanese/Chinese characters for site labels,

paint labels etc. If any of you have experience in using 2 byte
characters in GRASS, I would be glad to get some suggestions.
Thanks
Venkatesh Raghavan
Osaka City University
raghavan@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp