I am creating a japanese imageboard for a small commnity i am a part of. everything has translated perfectly except for the rules.html file, and also when i add any japanese characters into the .pl scripts like config.pl they come out as alot of mumbo jumbo.

This is how it appears:

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g'Y•b?zÇ0ü0¿0Ï‘o0 KB ~0g0g0Y00sage_jý€ØNM00
;uÏPo0*j Ô0¯0»0ë00&~ Ô0¯0»0ë0’0…H0‹0h0.~\hˆ:yU0Œ0~0Y00

etc. etc., how can i translate this properly, thanks.

On a side note, i have a Japanese friend who is reviewing the translation and will correct any errors if you wold like the corrected japanese?