How can I change the default language to English?

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  happy2view · Member · Jan 1, 2015 at 5:52 pm

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  Hello! I’m in Japan and I’m just trying out to make a website and blog. My default language is Japanese when I got into WordPress.com. How can I change the language to English?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 1, 2015 at 5:55 pm

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  You can set a single interface language for your blog on this page > Dashboard > Settings > General

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  happy2view · Member · Jan 2, 2015 at 4:12 pm

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  Thanks for your response Timethief. I was doing trial and error comparing my Japanese menu with that of an English version in Youtube but had a difficult time probably due to different versions of WordPress in my Ipad with that in my PC. Finally I got where I wanted, thanks again for your help.

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  timethief · Member · Jan 2, 2015 at 4:16 pm

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  The tutorials on youtube are not for WordPress.COM blogs. They apply only to WordPress.ORG installs. WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support forums. Read the differences here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the step by step Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/

  See also the “Video Quick Start” tutorial http://en.support.wordpress.com/video-quick-start/

  The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.

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  thinkingworldjp · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 10:20 pm

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  Happy2view,
  Did you get your English user interface?
  I’m in Japan and I’m having a Japanese interface but I can’t find Dashboard> General>Settings. (I can speak Japanese, but my kanji level is 3rd grade elementary school)
  Any change you can help me out?

  Thanks

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  timethief · Member · Jan 23, 2015 at 10:25 pm

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  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account and the exact same associated email address that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard.

  You can set a single interface language for your blog on this page > Dashboard > Settings > General
  scroll down to: Language
  Do not forget to click save changes when you are done.

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  thinkingworldjp · Member · Jan 24, 2015 at 7:35 am

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  Fantastic time thief!!
  Worked like a charm! Thanks for the quick and helpful response,
  it’s very much appreciated.