diff --git a/data/catalogs/preferences/fonts/ja.catkeys b/data/catalogs/preferences/fonts/ja.catkeys
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..886ef487f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/catalogs/preferences/fonts/ja.catkeys
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+1	Japanese	x-vnd.Haiku-Fonts	3656873675
+Defaults	Main window		デフォルト
+Plain Font:	Font view		標準フォント：
+Fonts	Main window		フォント
+Fonts\n\tCopyright 2004-2005, Haiku.\n\n	main		フォント\n\tCopyright 2004-2005, Haiku.\n\n
+Revert	Main window		元に戻す
+Size:	Font Selection view		サイズ：
+Menu Font:	Font view		メニューフォント：
+The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.	Font Selection view	Don't translate this literally ! Use a phrase showing all chars from A to Z.	古池や A frog jumps in, 水の音。
+Bold Font:	Font view		太字フォント：
+Fixed Font:	Font view		等幅フォント：
+Ok	main		Ok
diff --git a/src/preferences/fonts/Jamfile b/src/preferences/fonts/Jamfile
index ae0b7862bc..9b7cf2f75c 100644
--- a/src/preferences/fonts/Jamfile
+++ b/src/preferences/fonts/Jamfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DoCatalogs Fonts :
 	main.cpp
 	MainWindow.cpp
 	: en.catalog
-	: bg.catkeys fi.catkeys fr.catkeys hu.catkeys it.catkeys lt.catkeys
-	ru.catkeys sv.catkeys uk.catkeys
+	: bg.catkeys fi.catkeys fr.catkeys hu.catkeys it.catkeys ja.catkeys
+	lt.catkeys ru.catkeys sv.catkeys uk.catkeys
 	;