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Friday 20 June 2014
Setting your Windows System Locale to Japanese
A lot of Japanese games require that you change your system locale to JP, this is how you do it - make sure to follow the instructions for your version of Windows.
For Windows XP
- Go to the Control Panel
- Click on Regional and Language Options
- Click the Advanced tab, go to "Language for non-Unicode Programs", and select"Japanese (Japan)" from the drop-down menu.
- Click OK
- Restart your computer
You need to install the East Asian Language Pack. For that, you will require your Windows XP CD (or
download it here).
For Windows Vista
- Go to the Control Panel
- Click on Clock, Language and Region
- Click on Regional and Language Options
- Click the Administrative tab, go to "Change System Locale", and select "Japanese (Japan)" from the drop-down menu.
- Click OK
- Restart your computer
For Windows 7
- Go to the Control Panel
- Click on Regional and Language Options
- Click the Administrative tab, go to"Language for non-Unicode Programs", and select "Japanese (Japan)" from the drop-down menu.
- Click OK
- Restart your computer
For Windows 8
- Go to the Control Panel
- Click on Clock, Language and Region, thenRegion
- Click the Administrative tab, go to "Change System Locale", and select "Japanese (Japan)" from the drop-down menu.
- Click OK
- Restart your computer
Credits: fuwanovel
