Having the same problem with Office 2013 and HP Officejet Pro 8000 wireless (driver and software downloaded from HP site for Windows 8 64) , which I recently connected to the new computer with Windows 8. Blank properties in Office 2013 with Asian characters (different type of Asian if I change the default language), but works in all other applications and settings without problems. I tried your suggestions about the language settings and alternative drivers, but to no avail.
Would really appreciate any help.
Davor