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Japanese-language training hits record high

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A record-high 34,335 foreign students at public schools in Japan required Japanese-language training as of May last year, reflecting an increase in foreign workers in the country, an education ministry survey showed June 13.

The figure as of May 1, 2016, topped the 30,000 mark for the first time since comparable data became available in fiscal 1991. The ministry attributed the rise to a larger number of workers entering Japan, which is seeking manpower in the runup to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo)

日本語指導必要な子ども、過去最多

公立小中高校に在籍する外国人児童生徒のうち、日常生活に支障があり日本語指導が必要な子どもは、昨年5月1日時点で全体の4割の3万4,335人であったことが分かった。

The Japan Times ST: June 23, 2017