# Ruby and Japanese

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-japanese/187414>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 22, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-japanese/187414 "2010-04-22T19:43:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![afanasievm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@afanasievm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afanasievm)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-japanese/187414/1 "2010-04-22T19:43:39Z")

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Hi All  
Here is the problem that stops me:  
I have UTF-8 ruby file with code:  
$KCODE = “UTF-8”  
p “日立ソフト”

If run command c:\test\>ruby test.rb I get string that looks like:  
“譌･遶九た繝輔ヨ”

And I don’t know how to get the same string in result.  
Any suggestions?