To obtain the status, foreign nationals will also be mandated to take a program aimed at helping them smoothly integrate into ...

Japan is considering adding Japanese language proficiency to the requirements for permanent residency, sources close to the ...

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

Japan is considering making Japanese language proficiency a requirement for permanent residency as foreign residents increase ...

The new language requirement is expected to be incorporated into proposals for updated residency criteria by April 2027, when ...

Japanese has imported and adapted words from many different sources over the centuries, including the tongues of its continental neighbors as well as languages from far-flung Europe. Every language ...

The Japanese program offers four full years of language study using a communicative approach. You will focus on all four literacy skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening) in order to maximize ...

Mayumi Yoshida’s Japanese-language drama about a struggling Vancouver artist discovering her grandmother’s secret while returning to Tokyo is screening at the Whistler Film Festival.

With the number of foreign residents in Japan soaring, hundreds of Japanese-language schools have sprung up to meet rising demand. But these hubs of internationalization face daunting financial ...

The Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait during the 18th Japanese Language Speech Contest at Kuwait University ...

Now nearly a quarter-century into their far-reaching career, Hikaru Utada is still finding new ways to express all the facets of the self. The Japanese American pop star, whose 1999 album First Love ...