If you typeset novels, literary magazines, or newspapers, the updated AOTF A1 Mincho Std offers superior Kumihan (character composition). The auto-kerning (called Jidori ) between punctuation and Kanji is vastly improved. The updated version prevents the "widow" parentheses at the start of lines.
Even a minor font update can cause unexpected problems in production: aotf a1 mincho std updated
A1 Mincho is celebrated as an "old-style" typeface, characterized by the following design elements: Ink Spread (Sumi-damari): If you typeset novels, literary magazines, or newspapers,
The original release covered JIS Level 1 and most of Level 2. The updated version now fully supports (Level 3 and 4). This means support for: If you typeset novels