diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
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 **Stage: alpha** · next: beta, ~25 points of "ready for real work" and ~160–240 h away
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-17 · **Change:** minor (the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-20 · **Change:** minor (the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
 
 GridCraft aims at full Microsoft Excel parity, and at being better in places: faster, open (XLSX
 is the native format), fully scriptable by agents (MCP, control channel, CLI), and on the web.
diff --git a/docs/gaps.md b/docs/gaps.md
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 # Gaps
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-17 · **Change:** minor (the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-11 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-20 · **Change:** minor (the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365)
 
 Every known shortfall against Excel, one entry each, ranked by user impact (what blocks someone
 using GridCraft for real work first). This is the work list: pick from the top, check the open
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ No alpha blockers: every core workflow passes the [alpha gate](roadmap.md#alpha-
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-20 | minor | §11: the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus — 943 keys (~43%), matching the pt-BR coverage; a test keeps the two catalogs in step |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | rows auto-fit oversized fonts on open and whole-row/column formatting (#833) |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | Page Layout view: dragging margins on the rulers (#792) removed from the §14 remainder |
 | 2026-10-12 | minor | §13: Forecast Sheet Forecast Start (hindcast) landed (#785) |
diff --git a/docs/localization-parity.md b/docs/localization-parity.md
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 # Localization parity
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-17 · **Change:** minor (the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365), Excel for Mac 16.113.4
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-20 · **Change:** minor (the Japanese catalog covers the dialogs, messages and menus) · **Target:** Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365), Excel for Mac 16.113.4
 
 Per-language status against Excel, which ships its UI in dozens of languages (Windows language
 packs cover 100+), with localized function names, argument separators, number and date formats,