1. Press the Windows key + X to show the menu. Click on [ Control Panel ].
2. Click on [ Clock, Language, and Region ], then on [ Change location ] under [ Region ].
3. Click the [ Change system locale… ] button in the [ Adminstrative ] tab (rightmost tab).
4. On [ Region Settings ] window, click the drop-down list for Current system locale.
5. Find and select [ Japanese (Japan) ].
6. Click [ OK ] and confirm changes. Restart PC so that the update takes effect.

If Japanese was not in the drop-down list, please follow these instructions:

1. Press the Windows key + X to show the menu. Click on [ Control Panel ].
2. Click on [ Add a language ] under [ Clock, Language, and Region ].
3. Click on [ Add a Language ] on the [ Language ] window.
4. Find and click on [ Japanese ] in the list.
5. On the [ Language ] window, click on the [ Options ] button to download and install the Japanese language pack.

1. Press the Windows key + C, and click on [ Settings ].
2. Select [ Change PC settings ] (on the bottom).
3. On the [ General ] tab, click on [ Language Preferences ] in Languages.
4. Click on [ Add Language ].
5. Select [ Japanese ] from the list, add and confirm. Japanese appears in your language list.
6. To the right of Japanese, find [ Option ] link. Click on [ Download and install the language pack ].

Then, on the same [ Language ] window, find [ Location ] link on the lower-left corner. Click on it to show the [ Region ] window. Please do the following to change the system locale of your PC:

1. Click on [ Adminstrative ] tab.
2. Click the [ Change system locale… ] button.
3. Click the drop-down list to select [ Japanese (Japan) ].
4. Click [ OK ] and confirm changes. Restart PC so that the update takes effect.

1. Click on [ Start ] then [ Control Panel ].
2. Click on [ Clock, Language, and Region ], then on [ Regional and Language Options ].
3. Click the [ Change system locale… ] button in the [ Adminstrative ] tab (rightmost tab).
4. On [ Region and Language Settings ] window, click the drop-down list for Current system locale.
5. Find and select [ Japanese (Japan) ].
6. Click [ OK ] and confirm changes. Restart PC so that the update takes effect.

If Japanese was not in the drop-down list, please follow these instructions:

1. Click on [ Start ] then [ Control Panel ].
2. Find [ Windows Update ] and select [ Check for Updates ].
3. Find [ Japanese Language Pack ] in available optional updates.
4. Install the language pack. Log off Windows then log on again so that the update takes effect.

1. Click on [ Start ], [ Settings ] then [ Control Panel ].
2. Click on [ Language, and Regional Options ].
3. Click the [ Regional Option ] tab, and then select [ Japanese ] from the drop-down menu to install.
4. Click Advanced tab, and then select Japanese from the drop-down menu.
5. Click [ OK ] and confirm changes. Restart PC so that the update takes effect.

Check all Japanese-related codes on the [ Advanced ] tab in [ Language, and Regional Options ], or those may not be default on your OS. The main codes for Japanese is as following:

• MAC – Japanese
• Japanese Katakana Extended
• JIS X 0208-1990&0212-1990

1. Click on [ Start ], [ Settings ] then [ Control Panel ].
2. Click on [ Regional Options ].
3. Click on the [ General ] tab, then check the box of [ Japanese ] in [ Language settings for the system ].
4. Make sure that your language is set to default, then click [ OK ].
5. A prompt appears asking to insert the Windows 2000 CD.
6. Insert the CD and click [ OK ].
7. When the installation is complete, a prompt appears requesting to restart PC. Click [ OK ].