diff --git a/public/views/backup.html b/public/views/backup.html
index 9896a8511..27859642c 100644
--- a/public/views/backup.html
+++ b/public/views/backup.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <div class="row" ng-show="show">
         <div class="columns">
         <div class="p10 enable_text_select" style="background:#eee">
-          <span ng-repeat="word in wordsC.mnemonicWords"><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{word}}</span><span ng-show="word.match(/[\u3041-\u308f]/)!=null">&#x3000;</span> </span>  
+          <span ng-repeat="word in wordsC.mnemonicWords"><span style="white-space:nowrap">{{word}}</span><span ng-show="wordsC.useIdeograms">&#x3000;</span> </span>
         </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/backup.js b/src/js/controllers/backup.js
index eef4c5057..1f98120bd 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/backup.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/backup.js
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('wordsController',
       this.mnemonicWords = words.split(/[\u3000\s]+/);
 
     this.mnemonicHasPassphrase = fc.mnemonicHasPassphrase();
+    this.useIdeograms =  words.indexOf("\u3000") >= 0;
   });
diff --git a/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js b/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js
index e0cb59ac0..a61a2974e 100644
--- a/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js
+++ b/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
     }, {
       name: '日本語',
       isoCode: 'ja',
+      useIdeograms: true,
     }, {
       name: 'Pусский',
       isoCode: 'ru',
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
       return root.getName(root.currentLanguage);
     };
 
+    root.getCurrentLanguageInfo = function() {
+      return lodash.find(root.availableLanguages, {
+        'isoCode': root.currentLanguage
+      });
+    };
+
     root.getLanguages = function() {
       return root.availableLanguages;
     };