You can just as easily install a phonetic keyboard layout (like this one Russian keyboard and Typing Russian: download Phonetic Russian Keyboard layout (transliterated, homophonic, photos) and Standard Russian Keyboard layout). ЙЦУКЕН is going to come in handy in case you are planning to live in Russia, otherwise it is hardly of any use to you. Well, I didn't have any problems using Microsoft IME for Japanese and just typing the words in any roman transcription I want.