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Reply #1 - 2012 June 03, 3:35 am
quark
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From: Canada
Registered: 2011-10-11
Posts: 152

My computer has been having issues with displaying Japanese websites.  Sites like Rocket News Japan will display properly, but other sites like hukumusume.com or amazon.co.jp are just showing up as gibberish.
I've tried changing the character encoding and playing around with my location settings.  I want to try installing the East Asian Support for Windows 7, but I'm not finding the update anywhere on my computer.
This has happened before a few months ago, and the problem got solved, but I have no idea how.
So in other words...help!

Edit: Forgot to mention that Japanese input is working fine, it's just text display that's wonky.

Last edited by quark (2012 June 03, 3:39 am)

Reply #2 - 2012 June 03, 3:46 am
kitakitsune
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From: Tokyo
Registered: 2008-10-19
Posts: 964

What are you using to surf with?

Reply #3 - 2012 June 03, 3:59 am
quark
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From: Canada
Registered: 2011-10-11
Posts: 152

I use Firefox mainly, but I've checked, and the text isn't displaying properly in Chrome or Explorer either.

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Reply #4 - 2012 June 03, 5:22 am
vix86
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From: Tokyo
Registered: 2010-01-19
Posts: 1245

Firefox: View > Characater Encodings > Auto-detect > Japanese

Reply #5 - 2012 June 03, 11:10 am
quark
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From: Canada
Registered: 2011-10-11
Posts: 152

Vix86 - Thanks for the help.  I have tried setting the character encoding to auto-detect Japanese, but sites like amazon and hukumusume still won't work.  The sites are technically displaying Japanese, but only ス・ス・ス・ス　with random kanji mixed in.

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