diff --git a/lang/ja/README b/lang/ja/README
index 167eb571cbe..a3d97e488bd 100644
--- a/lang/ja/README
+++ b/lang/ja/README
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 MOODLE JAPANESE TRANSLATION
--------------------------------------------------------
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
 STARTED       : November 21, 2002
 LAST MODIFIED : April 9, 2005
 
 Thanks to everyone who have supported our translation project!
 
+
 [TRANSLATORS]
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mitsuhiro Yoshida ( http://mitstek.com/ )
  Translating whole ja files, translation management.
 
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ Hiroto Kagotani ( http://www.infsys.cne.okayama-u.ac.jp/~kagotani/ )
 
 
 [CONTRIBUTORS]
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Timothy Takemoto ( http://eigodaigaku.com )
  Facilitator of Japanese moodle
  Translation brushup
@@ -51,9 +54,12 @@ Takahito Kashiwagi ( http://www.supertak.com/ )
  Localization
 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Any suggestion for Japanese language packs, please do not hesitate
 to post your comments on moodle.org Japanese:
 http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=14
 
 You can download latest Japanese language packs from:
 http://moodle.org/download/lang/
+
+
diff --git a/lang/ja/timezones.php b/lang/ja/timezones.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4393d063644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/ja/timezones.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?PHP // $Id$ 
+      // timezones.php - created with Moodle 1.5 UNSTABLE DEVELOPMENT (2005040800)
+
+
+$string['Europe/Athens'] = 'ヨーロッパ/アテネ';
+
+?>
diff --git a/lang/ja_utf8/timezones.php b/lang/ja_utf8/timezones.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f135963a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/ja_utf8/timezones.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?PHP // $Id$ 
+      // timezones.php - created with Moodle 1.5 UNSTABLE DEVELOPMENT (2005040800)
+
+
+$string['Europe/Athens'] = '�����若��������/��≪�����';
+
+?>