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 ...

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 ...