Japanophiles nurtured abroad / Government, Japan Foundation intensifying efforts to promote language

[Francis Hult]

Daily Yomiuri

 

Japanophiles nurtured abroad / Government, Japan Foundation intensifying efforts to promote language

 

The Japan Foundation and the government are intensifying their efforts to set up institutes for Japanese-language education abroad, hoping to capture the attention of Japanophiles. 

 

The foundation, an independent administrative body, said Wednesday the existing network of organizations supporting overseas projects for Japanese-language education would be called the JF Nihongo Network, or the Sakura Network. 

 

Mana Takatori, assistant managing director of the foundation's Japanese language department, said the Sakura Network dispatches Japanese-language teachers to overseas universities that run Japanese courses. The network also provides teaching materials and methods abroad, and invites teachers to Japan for training. 

 

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