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This is the most reliable method for handling Japanese character encoding directly. Open Command Prompt or Terminal.

If the archive is a .zip containing Japanese characters, sometimes WinRAR handles it better, though 7-Zip is preferred for actual .7z formats. 3. Summary of 7-Zip Features for Japanese Files

7zzs (standalone 7-Zip) can be used without installation. If you tell me: Are you using Windows or macOS/Linux ? Are you using the GUI or Command Line ? I can provide the exact command or steps for your setup. Encrypting and decrypting archives with 7-Zip - Red Hat Japanese.7z

Use the -mcp switch with Code Page 932 (Japanese) to extract: 7z x "YourFile.7z" -mcp=932

Modern 7-Zip fully supports Unicode, but if the archive was created with an old tool using SJIS, it needs special handling. This is the most reliable method for handling

Version 19 and later have improved handling of Japanese half-width kana, reducing the occurrence of garbled text.

Alternatively, for a specific output directory: 7za.exe x -mcp=932 "YourFile.7z" -o"OutputFolder" Method B: Change System Locale (Windows) Are you using the GUI or Command Line

A file containing Japanese characters often results in garbled file names (mojibake) when extracted on a system not set to Japanese locale. This happens because the archive likely uses an old non-Unicode character encoding (like Shift-JIS/Code Page 932) to store filenames.