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-I have found TeXworks and Texmaker IDE's accept Japanese input using the Microsoft IME under an English Windows OS.
-When compiling the MWE below the Japanese text is not shown.
-Has anyone got Japanese text working with TeX and Windows before?
-I would like to also put together a quick "how to ...

Hello,
-Check your 'Windows task manager'. See if there is a running process 'pdflatex.exe' using the CPU.
-If so, end the process.
-You should be able to save now.
-This rogue process is caused by compiling and a bug in your TeX code.

kind regard,
Ian Gregory, Sydney.

Hello,
Also, to ignore the page number issue can force 'rotating' to rotate all figures left or right.
Since some package in '\documentclass' may explicitly set the 'twoside' option.
This is discussed in the rotating.pdf manual.

Eg.
\usepackage[figuresleft]{rotating}
or
\usepackage[figuresright ...