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FIrefox opens in Japanese on my desktop, but I want English. How?

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Every time I start up Firefox, the whole page opens in Japanese. I read and speak Japanese, it's true, but I work in English. How do I get Firefox to open in English?

Every time I start up Firefox, the whole page opens in Japanese. I read and speak Japanese, it's true, but I work in English. How do I get Firefox to open in English?

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hello, is the firefox interface (menu entries, etc.,) itself in japanese? if so you can download an english version of firefox from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ and install it on top of your current browser.

if websites default to japanese instead of english, you might also want to change the priority of languages in the content-section of the firefox options: Settings for web content, pop-ups, fonts, and languages though this might not work in all cases since websites can also serve you language versions based on a language derived from your current network location.

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hello, is the firefox interface (menu entries, etc.,) itself in japanese? if so you can download an english version of firefox from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ and install it on top of your current browser.

if websites default to japanese instead of english, you might also want to change the priority of languages in the content-section of the firefox options: Settings for web content, pop-ups, fonts, and languages though this might not work in all cases since websites can also serve you language versions based on a language derived from your current network location.

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Hello, NOT related but you have 2 versions of flash installed, the latest Shockwave Flash 14.0 r0 and the older Shockwave Flash 11.8 r800, disable the older version to prevent future issues.

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Please update to the current Firefox 31 release.

  • Help > About Firefox

The Firefox 28 version that you currently run is no longer supported with security updates.

  • It is important to update Firefox and add-ons to the latest version to get all security fixes.

You can also set a different home page if that is page that shows in Japanese or check if there is an international version. Note that such details are stored in a cookie, so you need to keep this cookie (e.g. set an allow exception if cookie).

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: Exceptions