diff --git a/programs/winhlp32/Ja.rc b/programs/winhlp32/Ja.rc
index 9e62afd5904..bd88b5d6fad 100644
--- a/programs/winhlp32/Ja.rc
+++ b/programs/winhlp32/Ja.rc
@@ -19,49 +19,52 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+/* UTF-8 */
+#pragma code_page(65001)
+
 /* Menu */
 
 MAIN_MENU MENU LANGUAGE LANG_JAPANESE, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 {
- POPUP "ƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹(&F)" {
-  MENUITEM "ŠJ‚­(&O)", MNID_FILE_OPEN
+ POPUP "ãƒ•ã‚Ąã‚ĪãƒŦ(&F)" {
+  MENUITEM "開く(&O)", MNID_FILE_OPEN
   MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-  MENUITEM "ˆóü(&P)", MNID_FILE_PRINT
-  MENUITEM "ƒvƒŠƒ“ƒ^‚ĖÝ’č(&S)...", MNID_FILE_SETUP
+  MENUITEM "印刷(&P)", MNID_FILE_PRINT
+  MENUITEM "プナãƒģã‚ŋãŪčĻ­åŪš(&S)...", MNID_FILE_SETUP
    MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-  MENUITEM "I—đ(&X)", MNID_FILE_EXIT
+  MENUITEM "įĩ‚䚆(&X)", MNID_FILE_EXIT
  }
- POPUP "•ŌW(&E)" {
-   MENUITEM "ƒRƒs[(&C)...", MNID_EDIT_COPYDLG
+ POPUP "į·Ļ集(&E)" {
+   MENUITEM "ã‚ģピマ(&C)...", MNID_EDIT_COPYDLG
    MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-   MENUITEM "ƒRƒƒ“ƒg(&A)...", MNID_EDIT_ANNOTATE
+   MENUITEM "ã‚ģãƒĄãƒģト(&A)...", MNID_EDIT_ANNOTATE
  }
- POPUP "‚ĩ‚Ļ‚č(&B)" {
-   MENUITEM "’č‹`(&D)...", MNID_BKMK_DEFINE
+ POPUP "しおり(&B)" {
+   MENUITEM "åŪšįūĐ(&D)...", MNID_BKMK_DEFINE
  }
- POPUP "ƒIƒvƒVƒ‡ƒ“(&O)" {
+ POPUP "りプショãƒģ(&O)" {
    POPUP	"Help always visible"
    BEGIN
      MENUITEM "Default",	MNID_OPTS_HELP_DEFAULT
      MENUITEM "Visible",	MNID_OPTS_HELP_VISIBLE
      MENUITEM "Non visible",	MNID_OPTS_HELP_NONVISIBLE
   END
-  MENUITEM "—š—ð",		MNID_OPTS_HISTORY
-  POPUP    "ƒtƒHƒ“ƒg"
+  MENUITEM "åąĨæ­ī",		MNID_OPTS_HISTORY
+  POPUP    "フã‚Đãƒģト"
   BEGIN
-    MENUITEM "Ž",		MNID_OPTS_FONTS_SMALL
-    MENUITEM "•W€",    	MNID_OPTS_FONTS_NORMAL
-    MENUITEM "‘å",     	MNID_OPTS_FONTS_LARGE
+    MENUITEM "小",		MNID_OPTS_FONTS_SMALL
+    MENUITEM "æĻ™æš–",    	MNID_OPTS_FONTS_NORMAL
+    MENUITEM "åĪ§",     	MNID_OPTS_FONTS_LARGE
   END
-  MENUITEM "ƒVƒXƒeƒ€ ƒJƒ‰[‚ðŽg‚Ī",	MNID_OPTS_SYSTEM_COLORS
+  MENUITEM "シã‚đテム ã‚ŦãƒĐマをä―ŋう",	MNID_OPTS_SYSTEM_COLORS
  }
- POPUP "ƒwƒ‹ƒv(&H)" {
-   MENUITEM "ƒwƒ‹ƒv‚ɂ‚Ē‚Ä‚Ėƒwƒ‹ƒv(&O)", MNID_HELP_HELPON
-   MENUITEM "í‚ÉŽč‘O‚É•\\ŽĶ(&T)", MNID_HELP_HELPTOP
+ POPUP "ヘãƒŦプ(&H)" {
+   MENUITEM "ヘãƒŦプãŦãĪいãĶãŪヘãƒŦプ(&O)", MNID_HELP_HELPON
+   MENUITEM "åļļãŦ手前ãŦčĄĻįĪš(&T)", MNID_HELP_HELPTOP
    MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-   MENUITEM "î•ņ(&I)...", MNID_HELP_ABOUT
+   MENUITEM "æƒ…å ą(&I)...", MNID_HELP_ABOUT
 #ifdef WINELIB
-   MENUITEM "WINE ‚ɂ‚Ē‚Ä(&A)", MNID_HELP_WINE
+   MENUITEM "WINE ãŦãĪいãĶ(&A)", MNID_HELP_WINE
 #endif
  }
 }
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ MAIN_MENU MENU LANGUAGE LANG_JAPANESE, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 IDD_INDEX DIALOG DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 200, 190 LANGUAGE LANG_JAPANESE, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 FONT 9, "MS Shell Dlg"
-CAPTION "õˆø"
+CAPTION "įīĒåž•"
 {
     LISTBOX IDC_INDEXLIST, 10, 10, 180, 150, LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_BORDER
 }
@@ -77,42 +80,42 @@ CAPTION "
 IDD_SEARCH DIALOG DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 200, 190 LANGUAGE LANG_JAPANESE, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 FONT 9, "MS Shell Dlg"
-CAPTION "ŒŸõ"
+CAPTION "æĪœįīĒ"
 {
-    LTEXT  "–ĒŽĀ‘•", -1, 10, 10, 180, 150
+    LTEXT  "朊åŪŸčĢ…", -1, 10, 10, 180, 150
 }
 
 /* Strings */
 STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE LANGUAGE LANG_JAPANESE, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 {
-STID_WINE_HELP, 	"WINE ƒwƒ‹ƒv"
-STID_WHERROR, 		"ƒGƒ‰["
-STID_WARNING,  		"Œx"
-STID_INFO,  		"î•ņ"
-STID_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 	"”ņŽĀ‘•"
-STID_HLPFILE_ERROR_s, 	"ƒwƒ‹ƒvƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹ `%s' ‚ð“Į‚ݍž‚ņ‚Å‚Ē‚é‚Æ‚Ŧ‚ɃGƒ‰["
-STID_INDEX, 		"õˆø(&I)"
-STID_CONTENTS,		"ŠT—v"
-STID_BACK, 		"–ß‚é(&B)"
-STID_ALL_FILES, 	"‚·‚Ũ‚Ä‚Ėƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹ (*.*)"
-STID_HELP_FILES_HLP, 	"ƒwƒ‹ƒv ƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹ (*.hlp)"
-STID_FILE_NOT_FOUND_s	"'%s' ‚ŠŒĐ‚‚Ђč‚Ü‚đ‚ņBŽĐ•Š‚Å‚ą‚Ėƒtƒ@ƒCƒ‹‚ð’T‚ĩ‚Ü‚·‚Đ?"
-STID_NO_RICHEDIT	"ƒŠƒbƒ`ƒGƒfƒBƒbƒgŽĀ‘•‚ŠŒĐ‚‚Ђč‚Ü‚đ‚ņ... I—đ‚ĩ‚Ü‚·"
-STID_PSH_INDEX,		"ƒwƒ‹ƒv ƒgƒsƒbƒN: "
+STID_WINE_HELP, 	"WINE ヘãƒŦプ"
+STID_WHERROR, 		"ã‚ĻãƒĐマ"
+STID_WARNING,  		"č­Ķ告"
+STID_INFO,  		"æƒ…å ą"
+STID_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 	"非åŪŸčĢ…"
+STID_HLPFILE_ERROR_s, 	"ヘãƒŦãƒ—ãƒ•ã‚Ąã‚ĪãƒŦ `%s' ã‚’čŠ­ãŋčūžã‚“でいるãĻきãŦã‚ĻãƒĐマ"
+STID_INDEX, 		"įīĒåž•(&I)"
+STID_CONTENTS,		"æĶ‚čĶ"
+STID_BACK, 		"æˆŧる(&B)"
+STID_ALL_FILES, 	"すãđãĶãŪãƒ•ã‚Ąã‚ĪãƒŦ (*.*)"
+STID_HELP_FILES_HLP, 	"ヘãƒŦプ ãƒ•ã‚Ąã‚ĪãƒŦ (*.hlp)"
+STID_FILE_NOT_FOUND_s	"'%s' がčĶ‹ãĪかりãūã›ã‚“ã€‚č‡Šåˆ†ã§ã“ãŪãƒ•ã‚Ąã‚ĪãƒŦをæŽĒしãūすか?"
+STID_NO_RICHEDIT	"ナッチã‚Ļデã‚ĢットåŪŸčĢ…がčĶ‹ãĪかりãūせん... įĩ‚䚆しãūす"
+STID_PSH_INDEX,		"ヘãƒŦプ トピッã‚Ŋ: "
 }
 
 CONTEXT_MENU MENU LANGUAGE LANG_JAPANESE, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 BEGIN
 	POPUP ""
 	BEGIN
-		MENUITEM "ƒRƒƒ“ƒg...",       MNID_CTXT_ANNOTATE
-		MENUITEM "ƒRƒs[",                MNID_CTXT_COPY
-		MENUITEM "ˆóü...",            MNID_CTXT_PRINT
-		POPUP    "ƒtƒHƒ“ƒg"
+		MENUITEM "ã‚ģãƒĄãƒģト...",       MNID_CTXT_ANNOTATE
+		MENUITEM "ã‚ģピマ",                MNID_CTXT_COPY
+		MENUITEM "印刷...",            MNID_CTXT_PRINT
+		POPUP    "フã‚Đãƒģト"
 		BEGIN
-			MENUITEM "Ž",       MNID_CTXT_FONTS_SMALL
-			MENUITEM "•W€",      MNID_CTXT_FONTS_NORMAL
-			MENUITEM "‘å",       MNID_CTXT_FONTS_LARGE
+			MENUITEM "小",       MNID_CTXT_FONTS_SMALL
+			MENUITEM "æĻ™æš–",      MNID_CTXT_FONTS_NORMAL
+			MENUITEM "åĪ§",       MNID_CTXT_FONTS_LARGE
 		END
 		POPUP   "Help always visible"
 		BEGIN
@@ -120,6 +123,8 @@ BEGIN
 			MENUITEM "Visible",     MNID_CTXT_HELP_VISIBLE
 			MENUITEM "Non visible", MNID_CTXT_HELP_NONVISIBLE
 		END
-		MENUITEM "ƒVƒXƒeƒ€ ƒJƒ‰[‚ðŽg‚Ī",   MNID_CTXT_SYSTEM_COLORS
+		MENUITEM "シã‚đテム ã‚ŦãƒĐマをä―ŋう",   MNID_CTXT_SYSTEM_COLORS
 	END
 END
+
+#pragma code_page(default)