Magento 2 Japanese Language Pack

Magento 2 Japanese Language Pack is totally free translation guide for every eCommerce stores. The language package is a critical documentation if you want to translate from English to Japanese. As you can see, although English has been becoming the most popular language in the world, should use a native tongue when you are working at any country. Not only create good impression from the audience but you will not have any difficulty in the exchange.

Other language packages available at language packs page

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How to Install Japanese Language Pack

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How to Install Japanese Language Pack

Method #1. Install via Composer

Install the Japanese language pack via composer is never easier.

Install Japanese pack:

composer require mageplaza/magento-2-japanese-language-pack:dev-master
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy ja_JP
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

Update Japanese pack:

composer update mageplaza/magento-2-japanese-language-pack:dev-master
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy ja_JP
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

Method #2. Install via command line

Install the Japanese language pack via command line.

Download language file to your installation root directory. Now run the following command:

wget https://github.com/mageplaza/magento-2-japanese-language-pack/raw/master/ja_JP.csv
php bin/magento i18n:pack -m replace ja_JP.csv ja_JP
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy ja_JP
php bin/magento indexer:reindex
php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

As a result, a directory langpack will be created that contains proper structure of language files for your installation. Copy it over to your Magento installation and the translations should be visible.

Note: additional directory i18n contains strings for which the module could not be found in your installation. This file can be skipped.

How to active Japanese language pack

Now time to active the language pack for your Magento 2 store. From Magento 2 admin panel, navigate to Stores > Configuration > General > Locale Options Select Japanese (Japan) and click Save Configuration