Oizumi Town wants to welcome foreigners and adopt English as a common language, but its vision leaves behind the very Japanese taxpayers who built the town.
Students needing remedial Japanese language support are over six times more likely to drop out of high school, with only 53.8% advancing to higher education.
The survey shows respondents weclome the adoption of new words into Japanese while viewing the language as a basis of their culture and behavior toward others.
They say a picture speaks a thousand words. But when George Nelson came to Japan, he discovered that within a haiku, a few syllables can paint...
Permanent residency should not be automatically granted to the additional Specified Skilled Worker visa holders and their families.
I have recently become the proud owner of a Japanese driver’s license! Getting this document was incredibly complicated and riddled with tons of unexpected elements throughout....
Oliver Trapnell Japan’s rainy season is in full swing and people have begun spending more time indoors. To help satiate their boredom, many will begin...