I'm afraid that ubuntu's Japanese extensions are unstable. "archive.ubuntulinux.jp/" on the Japanese site is available, but "Update manager" doesn't access the update data of this site. 7.10 vesion is unstable as same as beta version, right?
why don't you use uim instead of scim? don't you input japanese language using japanese extension?
>Who is the person in charge of the Japanese team? i don't know the very person that leads the team. how about joining the mailing list? here it is www.ubuntulinux.jp/aboutus/contact