Japan May Require Foreign Residents to Know Japanese

[Francis Hult]

Bloomberg.com

 

Japan May Require Foreign Residents to Know Japanese

 

Japan may consider requiring long- term resident foreigners to have local language ability, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said today, without saying to what degree the language would have to be learned. 

 

Komura said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Justice plan to start discussing the possible requirement. Komura didn't say when the meeting would take place or provide further details on which residents might be affected. 

 

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