diff --git a/emulators/bluemsx.yml b/emulators/bluemsx.yml
index c4a41fa0..ec7edbf0 100644
--- a/emulators/bluemsx.yml
+++ b/emulators/bluemsx.yml
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ files:
 
   - name: KANJI.rom
     path: "Machines/Shared Roms/KANJI.rom"
-    region: [japan]
     size: 262144
     required: false
     note: "Kanji font ROM (256 KB). Used by MSX2+, turboR, and Japanese MSX2 machines."
@@ -414,7 +413,6 @@ files:
 
   - name: MSXKANJI.rom
     path: "Machines/Shared Roms/MSXKANJI.rom"
-    region: [japan]
     size: 32768
     required: false
     note: "MSX-Kanji driver ROM. Used by MSX2+, turboR, and Japanese MSX2 for kanji display."
@@ -456,7 +454,6 @@ files:
 
   - name: HANGUL.rom
     path: "Machines/Shared Roms/HANGUL.rom"
-    region: [south-korea]
     size: 131072
     required: false
     note: "Korean Hangul font ROM (128 KB)."
diff --git a/tests/test_region.py b/tests/test_region.py
index 528d60ce..d6f72419 100644
--- a/tests/test_region.py
+++ b/tests/test_region.py
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ class RegionalRequestsKeepWhatTheCodeLoads(unittest.TestCase):
         ("beetle_psx", ["brazil"], "scph5501.bin"),
         ("mednafen", ["south-korea", "europe"], "epr-17952a.ic8"),
         ("mednafen", ["australia", "north-america"], "scph5502.bin"),
+        ("bluemsx", ["south-korea"], "Machines/Shared Roms/KANJI.rom"),
+        ("bluemsx", ["south-korea"], "Machines/Shared Roms/MSXKANJI.rom"),
+        ("bluemsx", ["japan"], "Machines/Shared Roms/HANGUL.rom"),
     )
 
     def test_each_request_keeps_its_file(self):
@@ -680,5 +683,24 @@ class RegionalRequestsKeepWhatTheCodeLoads(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertNotIn(kept, drops)
 
 
+
+class FontRomsCarryNoTerritory(unittest.TestCase):
+    """A CJK font ROM is a language, not a territory. blueMSX tagged KANJI.rom
+    and MSXKANJI.rom [japan], which a --region south-korea request withdrew
+    from the generic MSX2+ machine whose config.ini loads both."""
+
+    def test_no_kanji_or_hangul_font_declares_a_region(self):
+        profiles = common.load_emulator_profiles(
+            os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "emulators")
+        )
+        tagged = [
+            f"{name}:{entry['name']}"
+            for name, profile in profiles.items()
+            for entry in profile.get("files", [])
+            if any(word in entry.get("name", "").lower() for word in ("kanji", "hangul"))
+            and entry.get("region")
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tagged, [])
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()