diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/SeparatorUtils.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/SeparatorUtils.java
index 131973c8..8ae6988f 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/SeparatorUtils.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/SeparatorUtils.java
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.utils;
 
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+@Slf4j
 public class SeparatorUtils {
 
-    private final static Set<Character> quotes = Set.of('\'', '\u0022', '\u00AB', '\u00BB', '\u2018', '\u2019', '\u201A', '\u201C', '\u201D', '\u201E', '\u2039', '\u203A');
+    private final static Pattern punctuationPattern = Pattern.compile("\\p{Punct}");
+    private final static Set<Character> quotes = Set.of('\'', '\u0022', '\u00AB', '\u00BB', '\u2018', '\u2019', '\u201A', '\u201C', '\u201D', '\u201E'
+            , '\u2039', '\u203A');
 
+    private final static Set<Integer> japaneseAltPunctuationMarks = Set.of(65288, 65289, 65294, 65339, 65341, 65371, 65373, 65375, 65376, 12443, 12444, 65309);
 
     public static boolean isSeparator(char c) {
+        return Character.isWhitespace(c) || punctuationPattern.matcher(String.valueOf(c)).matches() || quotes.contains(c) || isJapaneseSeparator(c);
+    }
 
-        return Character.isWhitespace(c) || Pattern.matches("\\p{Punct}", String.valueOf(c)) || quotes.contains(c);
+    public static boolean isJapaneseSeparator(char c) {
+        var intValue = (int) c;
+        return intValue >= 12288 && intValue <= 12336 || japaneseAltPunctuationMarks.contains(intValue);
     }
 
 }