iPhone dev: is there any way to read from Localizable.strings file different from the current locale

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When developing iPhone app, is there a good way to read from Japanese Localizable.strings file when your currentLocale is not Japanese? (e.g. your current locale is Korean for example).

Thanks in advance!

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