Does a BA (insert language here) look bad?

So I've always wanted to do Japanese at Leeds and I'm very happy with my choice, finishing up my 2nd year now which was spent abroad. However I've started to get some comments when I tell people my degree- I say I'm doing BA Japanese and they're like, is that it? So then I have to explain to them, obviously I'm not just doing language modules, I have to take a bunch of modules in society and culture, history, international relations and so forth... It's just that the degree is simply titled 'BA Japanese'. I guess because it has more of a focus on language. I don't know. I remember when I was applying I specifically tried to avoid places offering 'Japanese studies', because I've heard anything ending in studies has a bit of a bad rep. I thought just 'Japanese' would look a little more prestigious but now I'm finding that everyone thinks it sounds too.. easy? What do you think? Is it too late to switch to dual honours when entering 3rd year?