Can’t autocomplete an alternative spelling in a non-Latin script

[roryokane]

For example, the entry for Japan includes data-alternative-spellings="JP Nippon Nihon 日本". So “日本” should be a valid synonym for Japan. Yet when I type “日本” into the demo, no auto-complete results are found. When I click away from the country selector, that valid country name is erased, and the user is given no indication that “Japan” would be supported.

This problem does not happen when I type a Latin-character alternative spelling such as “Nippon” – this only happens with non-Latin spellings such as “日本”, “中国”, and “لبنان”.