WHY LEARN JAPANESE? (Updated in 2021 by Ambassador John Malott)
Did you know that Japan has invested more money in America, and created more jobs for Americans than any other country? Did you know that Japan buys more American products than any European country? Those are just two reasons why Japan is so important to the United States. And did you know that Japan created the laptop computer, the LED screen that we see on our electronic devices, the digital SLR camera, the QR code, and so many other other things that we use everyday? And of course, there is sushi, and anime, and sudoku, and Hello Kitty.
The point is, Japan is an economic, cultural, and technological powerhouse around the world. And Japan is America’s most important ally and partner in Asia.
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10 Reasons to Learn Japanese
A poster for classroom use created by Kazumi Yamashita-Iverson. Please feel free to download.
The information is from the Top 10 Reasons to Learn Japanese in 2018 – inlingua
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR JAPANESE PROGRAM
What would you do when your Japanese program faces budget cutbacks? How would you build community support? What action plan do we need to have to deal with the teacher shortage? See Lessons Learned from J-LEARN.
