Sep 29, 2020
Why My site showing in Japanese on Google?
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I am doing SEO of a website nbsmart.pk yesterday when I checked the indexing of my site on google by typing, site:nbsmart.pk google shows me the results in the Japanese language. My entire site is in English, and there is no Japanese word on my site then why google showing it Japanese on search. results.
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Your website has probably been hacked with a conditional redirect.
The hack may not be in the website code itself, in which case you won't be able to see anything amiss there.
It's more likely that the hack is in a separate, but legitimate, file named .htaccess on the host server, in the same directory as your website code. Entries in the .htaccess file can control, among other things, basic redirect functionality. In the case of a conditional redirect hack, a malicious entry in the .htaccess can redirect traffic to another site based on the referrer (i.e., which web page the traffic is coming from). For instance, traffic may be redirected to a malicious site only if it's detected as coming from a Google Search results page.
In short, regardless of how this looks, it actually has nothing to do with Google Search results, and is not something that Google has any control over.
If you can't find, or don't have access to, the .htaccess file associated with your website, you'll need to talk with your hosting provider to help sort out the issue.
For more specialized assistance with website issues, I'm moving this thread to the Webmasters Help Community.
You may also find helpful information in the Search Console Help Center.
Sep 30, 2020
Your site is hacked by the Japanese keyword hack
That is indeed a conditional hack. That means that it shows different content depending on the user agent or referrer.
In this case the hack shows Japanese when fetched as Googlebot
You can find information on Fixing the Japanese Keyword hack
Your site is created in Wordpress.
Install a security plugin like Wordfence and scan the site.
Check How to Clean a Hacked WordPress Site using Wordfence
Check How to Clean a Hacked WordPress Site using Wordfence
Last edited Sep 30, 2020