How to decipher encoded Japanese?

[Ralph Finch]

How does one decipher (convert to Japanese text) the ascii encoded
text such as:


!!X11 G-  -  README

						Written by Masayuki Koba


#1!%$O$8$a$K

!!!!xneko $O!"G-$,%^%&%9!&%+!<%=%k$rDI$$$+$1$k$H$$$&4D6-%=%U%H$G$9!#

    K\%W%m%0%i%`$O!"Macintosh $N%G%9%/%"%/%;%5%j$H$7$F=P2s$C$F$$$k "neko" $N
  F0$-$r X11 >e$G:F8=$7$F$_$?$b$N$G$9!#%*%j%8%J%k$H$O<c43F0:n$,0[$J$kItJ,$b
  $"$j$^$9$,!"$3$&$$$C$?$H$3$m$O!";d$J$j$N%"%l%s%8$N7k2L$@$H;W$C$F2<$5$$!#


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