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When extracting, you likely see file names appearing as ? , テスト , or other junk characters. This is because your system is interpreting the Shift-JIS encoding as standard Unicode (UTF-8) or ASCII. 2. Solutions for Extraction Method A: Using 7-Zip Command Line (Recommended)

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

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

Alternatively, for a specific output directory: 7za.exe x -mcp=932 "YourFile.7z" -o"OutputFolder" Method B: Change System Locale (Windows)

This archive tool is generally better at detecting Japanese encoding automatically and often manages it without changing system settings. When extracting, you likely see file names appearing as

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.

If you need to extract many such files, temporarily change your Windows system locale to Japanese. Go to > Clock and Region > Region . Click the Administrative tab. Click Change system locale... and select Japanese (Japan) . A file containing Japanese characters often results in

Restart your computer, extract the file, then change it back. Method C: Use Bandizip or WinRAR (Alternative)