diff --git a/java/res/values-ja/altchars.xml b/java/res/values-ja/altchars.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c165b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/values-ja/altchars.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2010, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
+    <string name="alternates_for_a">àáâãäåæ</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_e">èéêë</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_i">ìíîï</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_o">òóôõöœø</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_u">ùúûü</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_s">§ß</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_n">ñ</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_c">ç</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_y">ýÿ</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/java/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index 8e6508c..e2d6e26 100644
--- a/java/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@
     <item msgid="4894328801530136615">"高度"</item>
   </string-array>
     <string name="added_word" msgid="8993883354622484372">"<xliff:g id="WORD">%s</xliff:g>:保存しました"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_a" msgid="2566516493365324765">"àáâãäåæ"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_e" msgid="3900510936875547555">"èéêë"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_i" msgid="7097915268629342242">"ìíîï"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_o" msgid="6151402748321267776">"òóôõöœø"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_u" msgid="5899096818189442934">"ùúûü"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_s" msgid="348762530927662188">"§ß"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_n" msgid="6257322556221886400">"ñ"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_c" msgid="151699780720639892">"ç"</string>
-    <string name="alternates_for_y" msgid="1722776806607271199">"ýÿ"</string>
     <string name="tip_long_press" msgid="6101270866284343344">"キー長押しでアクセント文字を表示（ø、öなど）"</string>
     <string name="tip_dismiss" msgid="7585579046862204381">"戻るキーでキーボードを閉じます"</string>
     <string name="tip_access_symbols" msgid="6344098517525531652">"数字と記号"</string>