diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/tecmo16.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/tecmo16.cpp
index f91a6ae266b..453d046ed16 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/tecmo16.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/tecmo16.cpp
@@ -476,6 +476,29 @@ ROM_START( fstarfrcj )
 	ROM_LOAD( "fstarf08.rom", 0x00000, 0x20000, CRC(f0ad5693) SHA1(a0202801bb9f9c86175ca7989fbc9efa47183188) )
 ROM_END
 
+ROM_START( fstarfrcja ) // very minor differences with fstarfrcj
+	ROM_REGION( 0x80000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "fstarf01.ic1", 0x00000, 0x40000, CRC(3b495b2c) SHA1(1ba5e1a7275b30534165ec7549b265cfcebfddfc) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "fstarf02.ic2", 0x00001, 0x40000, CRC(5dacfd3d) SHA1(01023f902ffee1eeb999df5dfb12d02c93308b45) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "audiocpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "fstarf07.rom", 0x00000, 0x10000, CRC(e0ad5de1) SHA1(677237341e837061b6cc02200c0752964caed907) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x20000, "gfx1", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "fstarf03.rom", 0x00000, 0x20000, CRC(54375335) SHA1(d1af56a7c7fff877066dad3144d0b5147da28c6a) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x100000, "gfx2", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "fstarf05.rom", 0x00000, 0x80000, CRC(77a281e7) SHA1(a87a90c2c856d45785cb56185b1a7dff3404b5cb) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "fstarf04.rom", 0x00001, 0x80000, CRC(398a920d) SHA1(eecc167803f48517348d68ce70f15e87eac204bb) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x100000, "gfx3", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "fstarf09.rom", 0x00000, 0x80000, CRC(d51341d2) SHA1(e46c319158046d407d4387cb2d8f0b6cfd7be576) )
+	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "fstarf06.rom", 0x00001, 0x80000, CRC(07e40e87) SHA1(22867e52a8267ae8ae0ff0dba6bb846cb3e1b63d) )
+
+	ROM_REGION( 0x40000, "oki", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "fstarf08.rom", 0x00000, 0x20000, CRC(f0ad5693) SHA1(a0202801bb9f9c86175ca7989fbc9efa47183188) )
+ROM_END
+
 ROM_START( fstarfrcw )
 	ROM_REGION( 0x80000, "maincpu", 0 )
 	ROM_LOAD16_BYTE( "1.bin", 0x00000, 0x40000, CRC(5bc0a9d2) SHA1(bd8ceded1b4bcaffbe220f33b22cdf434ef4cc6c) )
@@ -677,9 +700,10 @@ ROM_END
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-GAME( 1992, fstarfrc,  0,        base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (US)",     MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // Has 'Recycle it, don't trash it"  and 'Winners don't use drugs' screens after first attract cycle
-GAME( 1992, fstarfrcj, fstarfrc, base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (Japan)",  MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
-GAME( 1992, fstarfrcw, fstarfrc, base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (World?)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // more similar the to the Japanese version than to the US one, not the parent because not sure it's the world version
-GAME( 1992, riot,      0,        riot,     riot,     tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT0,  "NMK",      "Riot",                      MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
-GAME( 1992, riotw,     riot,     riot,     riot,     tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT0,  "Woong Bi", "Riot (Woong Bi license)",   MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
-GAME( 1995, ginkun,    0,        ginkun,   ginkun,   tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT0,  "Tecmo",    "Ganbare Ginkun",            MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1992, fstarfrc,   0,        base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (US)",           MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // Has 'Recycle it, don't trash it"  and 'Winners don't use drugs' screens after first attract cycle
+GAME( 1992, fstarfrcj,  fstarfrc, base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (Japan, set 1)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1992, fstarfrcja, fstarfrc, base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (Japan, set 2)", MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1992, fstarfrcw,  fstarfrc, base,     fstarfrc, tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT90, "Tecmo",    "Final Star Force (World?)",       MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // more similar the to the Japanese version than to the US one, not the parent because not sure it's the world version
+GAME( 1992, riot,       0,        riot,     riot,     tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT0,  "NMK",      "Riot",                            MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1992, riotw,      riot,     riot,     riot,     tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT0,  "Woong Bi", "Riot (Woong Bi license)",         MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAME( 1995, ginkun,     0,        ginkun,   ginkun,   tecmo16_state, empty_init, ROT0,  "Tecmo",    "Ganbare Ginkun",                  MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index a58da958895..31bde09ae27 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -41323,6 +41323,7 @@ silkwormb2                      // bootleg
 @source:tecmo16.cpp
 fstarfrc                        // (c) 1992 Tecmo
 fstarfrcj                       // (c) 1992 Tecmo
+fstarfrcja                      // (c) 1992 Tecmo
 fstarfrcw                       // (c) 1992 Tecmo
 ginkun                          // (c) 1995 Tecmo
 riot                            // (c) 1992 NMK