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After hard reset, my Samsung Galaxy Tab S MT700 came up in Japanese. How do I change to English?

That I can't help with. I don't read Japanese. :) I find it odd that a reset changed the language though. Unless the phone was originally sold and from Japan.
 

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There is a drop down list on the second screen in after the hard reset. Mine came up in Spanish. Click the drop down and select your language. If you can't do it, repeat the hard reset, and wait for the screen you need.