As Japan’s foreign population grows, its foreign kid count is getting bigger too, and educational systems might not be keeping up with the country’s changing demographics.
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Students studying Japanese as a second language in-country hits historic high, majority of teachers are unpaid volunteers.
Percentage is even higher in Tokyo and other areas attractive to foreign residents, and even then doesn’t tell the full story of how Japan is becoming more international.
More students from abroad than ever before are studying in Japan, with a massive surge between the last two reporting periods.
Ibaraki’s first Foreign Resident Happiness Index finds some surprising variety in its three subcategories.
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