diff --git a/modules/freya/system.scm b/modules/freya/system.scm
index ff4acbf..5e1232b 100644
--- a/modules/freya/system.scm
+++ b/modules/freya/system.scm
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
            #:use-module (gnu services avahi)
            #:use-module (gnu services spice)
            #:use-module (gnu services virtualization)
+           #:use-module (gnu system locale)
            #:use-module (guix packages)
            #:use-module (nongnu packages linux)
            #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
@@ -59,6 +60,17 @@
          %base-user-accounts))
 
 
+(define-public %freya-locale
+  (list (locale-definition
+          (name "en_US.utf8")
+          (source "en_US")
+          (charset "UTF-8"))
+        (locale-definition
+          (name "ja_JP.utf8")
+          (source "ja_JP")
+          (charset "UTF-8"))))
+
+
 (define-public %freya-base-packages
   (append
 
@@ -276,7 +288,8 @@
          (firmware (list linux-firmware
                          amd-microcode
                          sof-firmware))
-         (locale "en_US.utf8")
+         (locale "en_US.UTF-8")
+         (locale-definitions %freya-locale)
          (timezone "America/New_York")
          (keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout "us"))
          (host-name "ThisWillChange")