using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Globalization;

public class Test
{
    public static CultureInfo getCultureByEnglishName(String englishName)
    {
        //create an array of CultureInfo to hold all the cultures found, these include the users local cluture, and all the
        //cultures installed with the .Net Framework
        CultureInfo[] cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.AllCultures & ~CultureTypes.NeutralCultures);
        // get culture by it's english name 
        var culture = cultures.FirstOrDefault(c => c.EnglishName.ToLower() == englishName.ToLower());
        return culture;
    }

	public static void Main()
	{
		String name = "Japanese (Japan)";
        CultureInfo japanCulture = getCultureByEnglishName(name);
        Console.WriteLine("Culture: " + japanCulture.ToString());
        Console.WriteLine("Today: " + DateTime.Now.ToString("dddd",japanCulture));
	}
}