diff --git a/development/scons/SConstruct b/development/scons/SConstruct
index c7de1d84b1..6adfc5e50f 100644
--- a/development/scons/SConstruct
+++ b/development/scons/SConstruct
@@ -1973,6 +1973,7 @@ if 'install' in BUILD_TARGETS or 'installer' in BUILD_TARGETS:
             ('examples/he', lib_examples_he_files),
             ('examples/hu', lib_examples_hu_files),
             ('examples/it', lib_examples_it_files),
+            ('examples/ja', lib_examples_ja_files),
             ('examples/nl', lib_examples_nl_files),
             ('examples/pl', lib_examples_pl_files),
             ('examples/pt', lib_examples_pt_files),
diff --git a/development/scons/scons_manifest.py b/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
index 0ab538a5a1..2ae6fbe851 100644
--- a/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
+++ b/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
@@ -2409,6 +2409,11 @@ lib_examples_it_files = Split('''
 ''')
 
 
+lib_examples_ja_files = Split('''
+    splash.lyx
+''')
+
+
 lib_examples_nl_files = Split('''
     multicol.lyx
     opsommingstekens.lyx
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 6fac5cf0ed..91756cf1c9 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ dist_itexamples_DATA = \
 	examples/it/ItemizeBullets.lyx \
 	examples/it/splash.lyx
 
+jaexamplesdir = $(pkgdatadir)/examples/ja
+dist_itexamples_DATA = \
+	examples/ja/splash.lyx
+
 nlexamplesdir = $(pkgdatadir)/examples/nl
 dist_nlexamples_DATA = \
 	examples/nl/multicol.lyx \