diff --git a/lang/ja/README b/lang/ja/README
index d1678203f00..8c589e78561 100644
--- a/lang/ja/README
+++ b/lang/ja/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MOODLE JAPANESE TRANSLATION
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 STARTED BY Mitsuhiro Yoshida  : November 21, 2002
-LAST MODIFIED                 : August 9, 2005
+LAST MODIFIED                 : August 10, 2005
 
 
 [TRANSLATORS]
diff --git a/lang/ja/message.php b/lang/ja/message.php
index f930af9637e..8be98e94c66 100644
--- a/lang/ja/message.php
+++ b/lang/ja/message.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?PHP // $Id$ 
-      // message.php - created with Moodle 1.5 ALPHA (2005042300)
+      // message.php - created with Moodle 1.6 development (2005072200)
 
 
 $string['addcontact'] = 'コンタクトリストに追加';
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $string['savemysettings'] = '
 $string['search'] = '検索';
 $string['searchforperson'] = '人の検索';
 $string['searchmessages'] = 'メッセージの検索';
-$string['sendmessage'] = 'メッセージを送信';
+$string['sendmessage'] = 'メッセージの送信';
 $string['sendmessageto'] = '$a にメッセージを送信';
 $string['settings'] = '設定';
 $string['settingssaved'] = '設定が保存されました。';
diff --git a/lang/ja_utf8/message.php b/lang/ja_utf8/message.php
index 4aa5af3b7a6..611758f6477 100644
--- a/lang/ja_utf8/message.php
+++ b/lang/ja_utf8/message.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?PHP // $Id$ 
-      // message.php - created with Moodle 1.5 ALPHA (2005042300)
+      // message.php - created with Moodle 1.6 development (2005072200)
 
 
 $string['addcontact'] = '��潟�潟�帥����������鴻�����菴遵��';
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $string['savemysettings'] = '荐�絎����篆�絖�';
 $string['search'] = '罎�膣�';
 $string['searchforperson'] = '篋冴��罎�膣�';
 $string['searchmessages'] = '��＜����祉�若�吾��罎�膣�';
-$string['sendmessage'] = '��＜����祉�若�吾�����篆�';
+$string['sendmessage'] = '��＜����祉�若�吾�����篆�';
 $string['sendmessageto'] = '$a �����＜����祉�若�吾�����篆�';
 $string['settings'] = '荐�絎�';
 $string['settingssaved'] = '荐�絎����篆�絖���������障��������';