diff --git a/lang/ja/README b/lang/ja/README
index ce505db8a63..d9c9644b09b 100644
--- a/lang/ja/README
+++ b/lang/ja/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Japanese Translation
 ------------------------
-Last Modify:2003/03/04
+Last Modify:2003/03/05
 
 Author: Mitsuhiro Yoshida(mits@mitstek.com)
 http://www.mitstek.com/
diff --git a/lang/ja/moodle.php b/lang/ja/moodle.php
index c9f3200e857..ec284712bb2 100644
--- a/lang/ja/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/ja/moodle.php
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ $string['nousersyet'] = "
 $string['now'] = "現在";
 $string['numberweeks'] = "週/トピックの表示数";
 $string['numdays'] = "\$a 日";
-$string['numhours'] = "\$a　時";
+$string['numhours'] = "\$a 時間";
 $string['numminutes'] = "\$a 分";
 $string['numviews'] = "\$a 閲覧";
 $string['numweeks'] = "\$a 週";