Japanese classes could be added as part of process for visa approval

The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have begun discussions on creating a program that would require ...

Foreign children surge sparks demand for Japanese language classes

As more people settle in Japan from abroad, the need to provide Japanese language classes for the children of foreign ...

Ruling LDP seeks push for Japanese language program for foreign children

Japan's ruling party Liberal Democratic Party is proposing the government establish a blueprint for beginner Japanese ...
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Kids with foreign roots' Japanese language, integration efforts face systemic hurdles

TAKASAKI, Gunma -- It's a cold and drizzly October day, but the atmosphere is warm and lively inside the second-grade classroom at Takasaki Municipal Seibu Elementary School. It's a vocabulary class, ...

Record 84,000 students at Japan public schools require Japanese language instruction: survey

TOKYO -- The number of public elementary, junior high and high school students requiring Japanese language instruction, due ...