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+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+
+let version = "20030809";
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "kochi-substitute-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.jp/efont/5411/kochi-substitute-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "f4d69b24538833bf7e2c4de5e01713b3f1440960a6cc2a5993cb3c68cd23148c";
+  };
+
+  sourceRoot = "kochi-substitute-${version}";
+
+  installPhase =
+  ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/fonts/kochi-substitute
+    cp *.ttf $out/share/fonts/kochi-substitute
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Japanese font, a free replacement for MS Gothic and MS Mincho.";
+    homepage = http://sourceforge.jp/projects/efont/;
+  };
+}