Hello,
			

			

			Have executed the I18N program from the java tutorial in :
			

			http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/i18n/intro/after.html
			

			

			

			import java.util.*;
			

			

			public class I18NSample {
			

			

			static public void main(String[] args) {
			

			

			String language;
			

			String country;
			

			

			if (args.length != 2) {
			

			language = new String("en");
			

			country = new String("US");
			

			} else {
			

			language = new String(args[0]);
			

			country = new String(args[1]);
			

			}
			

			

			Locale currentLocale;
			

			ResourceBundle messages;
			

			

			currentLocale = new Locale(language, country);
			

			

			messages = ResourceBundle.getBundle("MessagesBundle",
			

			currentLocale);
			

			System.out.println(messages.getString("greetings"));
			

			System.out.println(messages.getString("inquiry"));
			

			System.out.println(messages.getString("farewell"));
			

			}
			

			}
			

			

			

			

			There are several properties files that are read by the program:
			

			MessagesBundle.properties
			

			MessagesBundle_de_DE.properties
			

			MessagesBundle_en_US.properties
			

			MessagesBundle_fr_FR.properties
			

			

			Have added another props file in Spanish and another in Japanese.
			

			The issue is that when I run the program with the spanish/japanese setting (e.g.  java I18NSample es CL )
			

			I get gibrish written and not the expected spanish or japanese characters.
			

			Why aren't the corresponding characters printed?
			

			

			Would appreciate your help.
			

			

			thank you,
			

			

			Rami