Java APIs

I tried to find info about this on the website or the official documentation, but I couldn't. The issue is this: I am using Windows XP and I have my computer's language set to Japanese. This is necessary for me to be able to type in Japanese (it isn't necessary for all apps, but it is for some). The problem is I don't actually KNOW much Japanese - I am merely a student who wishes to use the computer to further his studies. Normally this configuration isn't a problem, but I fired up Sun ONE Studio, and sure enough, everything was in Japanese. I looked at the documentation and found out how to override this (by making a quick modification to a config file), so everything was OK and I could run the program in English no matter what locale my computer was set to.

HOWEVER...I have not found a way to do the same thing with the Java SDK itself. I haven't found any config files or command line parameters I could use to force the locale setting I want to use. I really don't want to have to change my locale and reboot my computer every time I want to compile something just so I can read the error messages. Is there any way to force the Java SDK to use U.S. English even when my locale is set to Japanese?