diff --git a/lang/ja/README b/lang/ja/README
index 8d058f667f7..8ee24e0335a 100644
--- a/lang/ja/README
+++ b/lang/ja/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MOODLE JAPANESE TRANSLATION
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 STARTED                       : November 21, 2002
-LAST MODIFIED                 : October 22, 2005
+LAST MODIFIED                 : October 23, 2005
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Mitsuhiro Yoshida ( http://mitstek.com/ ) - Moodle Partner
diff --git a/lang/ja/moodle.php b/lang/ja/moodle.php
index bfeafa7c5d7..de005727c42 100644
--- a/lang/ja/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/ja/moodle.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ $string['editthisactivity'] = '
 $string['editthiscategory'] = 'カテゴリの編集';
 $string['edituser'] = 'ユーザアカウントの編集';
 $string['email'] = 'メールアドレス';
-$string['emailactive'] = 'メールアクティベイション';
+$string['emailactive'] = 'メール有効化';
 $string['emailagain'] = 'メールアドレス ( もう一度 )';
 $string['emailconfirm'] = 'アカウントの確定';
 $string['emailconfirmation'] = '$a->firstname さん こんにちは、
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ $string['filesfolders'] = '
 $string['filloutallfields'] = '全ての欄に入力してください。';
 $string['findmorecourses'] = 'さらにコースを探す ...';
 $string['firstdayofweek'] = '0';
-$string['firstname'] = '名';
+$string['firstname'] = '名 ( 例: 太郎、花子 )';
 $string['firsttime'] = 'はじめての方ですか?';
 $string['followingoptional'] = '下記は任意入力項目です';
 $string['followingrequired'] = '下記は必須入力項目です';
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ $string['lastaccess'] = '
 $string['lastedited'] = '最終編集日時';
 $string['lastlogin'] = '最終ログイン';
 $string['lastmodified'] = '最終更新日時';
-$string['lastname'] = '姓';
+$string['lastname'] = '姓 ( 例: 佐藤、鈴木 )';
 $string['latestlanguagepack'] = '最新の言語パックをmoodle.orgで確認する';
 $string['latestnews'] = '最新ニュース';
 $string['leavetokeep'] = '現在のパスワードを使う場合は空白にしてください。';
diff --git a/lang/ja_utf8/README b/lang/ja_utf8/README
index 8d058f667f7..8ee24e0335a 100644
--- a/lang/ja_utf8/README
+++ b/lang/ja_utf8/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MOODLE JAPANESE TRANSLATION
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 STARTED                       : November 21, 2002
-LAST MODIFIED                 : October 22, 2005
+LAST MODIFIED                 : October 23, 2005
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Mitsuhiro Yoshida ( http://mitstek.com/ ) - Moodle Partner
diff --git a/lang/ja_utf8/moodle.php b/lang/ja_utf8/moodle.php
index 43daf2fe7fa..3d3bef01148 100644
--- a/lang/ja_utf8/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/ja_utf8/moodle.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ $string['editthisactivity'] = '羇糸�����膩����';
 $string['editthiscategory'] = '��������眼�����膩����';
 $string['edituser'] = '�����若�吟�≪�������潟�����膩����';
 $string['email'] = '��＜�若����≪��������';
-$string['emailactive'] = '��＜�若����≪�������ｃ����ゃ�激�с��';
+$string['emailactive'] = '��＜�若�������劫��';
 $string['emailagain'] = '��＜�若����≪�������� ( ������筝�綺� )';
 $string['emailconfirm'] = '��≪�������潟�����腆阪��';
 $string['emailconfirmation'] = '$a->firstname ������ �����������＜�����
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ $string['filesfolders'] = '�����＜�ゃ��/������������';
 $string['filloutallfields'] = '���������罨������ュ�����������������������';
 $string['findmorecourses'] = '�����������潟�若�鴻���｢��� ...';
 $string['firstdayofweek'] = '0';
-$string['firstname'] = '���';
+$string['firstname'] = '��� ( 箴�: 紊���������怨�� )';
 $string['firsttime'] = '�����������������鴻�с�����?';
 $string['followingoptional'] = '筝�荐����篁紙����ュ����������с��';
 $string['followingrequired'] = '筝�荐����綽������ュ����������с��';
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ $string['lastaccess'] = '���腟���≪����祉��';
 $string['lastedited'] = '���腟�膩������ユ��';
 $string['lastlogin'] = '���腟������違�ゃ��';
 $string['lastmodified'] = '���腟���贋�井�ユ��';
-$string['lastname'] = '紮�';
+$string['lastname'] = '紮� ( 箴�: 篏���ゃ����贋�� )';
 $string['latestlanguagepack'] = '�����違��荐�茯�������������moodle.org��х∈茯�������';
 $string['latestnews'] = '�����違����ャ�若��';
 $string['leavetokeep'] = '�憜����������鴻����若�����篏帥����翫�����腥榊�純�����������������������';