More Japanese towns offer classes to help foreign residents adjust

Japan immigration

Education ministry aims to expand language and culture classes nationwide

Foreign residents of Hasami, a town in Nagasaki prefecture, practice Japanese with instructors at a Nov. 10 class. (Photo by Yusuke Sakurai)

YUSUKE SAKURAI, Nikkei deputy editor

November 23, 2024 01:43 JST

TOKYO — An increasing number of Japanese localities are offering classes on Japanese language and culture to help foreigners better integrate into the communities as the population of foreign residents hits a record high.