diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 2b221cf..356b2c4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ v1.1.4 (Month DD, YYYY)
 
 - Fixed detection of encrypted strings that are too short (Issue #52)
 - Fixed a TrueType CMAP decoding bug.
+- Fixed a text rendering issue for Asian text.
 
 
 v1.1.3 (November 15, 2023)
diff --git a/pdfio-content.c b/pdfio-content.c
index e352b66..2a54358 100644
--- a/pdfio-content.c
+++ b/pdfio-content.c
@@ -3053,7 +3053,7 @@ write_string(pdfio_stream_t *st,	// I - Stream
 
 
   // Start the string...
-  if (!pdfioStreamPuts(st, unicode ? "<FEFF" : "("))
+  if (!pdfioStreamPuts(st, unicode ? "<" : "("))
     return (false);
 
   // Loop through the string, handling UTF-8 as needed...
diff --git a/testpdfio.c b/testpdfio.c
index 961958b..002e74a 100644
--- a/testpdfio.c
+++ b/testpdfio.c
@@ -2392,7 +2392,8 @@ write_font_test(
     "Märr-ŋamathirri",
     "Ẹ ku abọ",
     "Kíimak 'oolal",
-    "Ngiyakwemukela"
+    "Ngiyakwemukela",
+    "いらっしゃいませ"
   };