--- orage-4.3.90.2.orig/panel-plugin/orageclock.c
+++ orage-4.3.90.2/panel-plugin/orageclock.c
@@ -81,17 +81,20 @@
 static gboolean oc_get_time(Clock *clock)
 {
     time_t  t;
-    char    tmp[OC_MAX_LINE_LENGTH];
+    char    *tmp = NULL;
+    char    date_s[OC_MAX_LINE_LENGTH];
     int     i;
     static gint mday = -1;
+    char *localeformat = NULL;
 
     time(&t);
     localtime_r(&t, &clock->now);
 
     for (i = 0; i < OC_MAX_LINES; i++) {
         if (clock->line[i].show) {
-            strftime(tmp, OC_MAX_LINE_LENGTH-1, clock->line[i].data->str
-                    , &clock->now);
+            localeformat = g_locale_from_utf8(clock->line[i].data->str, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+            strftime(date_s, OC_MAX_LINE_LENGTH-1, localeformat, &clock->now);
+            tmp = g_locale_to_utf8(date_s, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
             /* gtk_label_set_text call takes almost
              * 100 % of the time wasted in this procedure 
              * */
--- orage-4.3.90.2.orig/po/ja.po
+++ orage-4.3.90.2/po/ja.po
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #.
 #: ../panel-plugin/orageclock.c:61
 msgid "%A %d %B %Y/%V"
-msgstr "%Y年 %B%d日%A (%V週目)"
+msgstr "%x (%a) /%Vweek"
 
 #. to avoid timing problems when updating entry
 #. Create file chooser