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Originally Posted by MMM

Culturally it makes as much sense to make Spanish or French to be Japan's second "official language". Everyone in Japan speaks Japanese. Some speak another language. The majority of foreigners in Japan are Korean or Chinese, so it would make much more sense for Chinese or Korean to be Japan's "second language" over English. And that would make no sense at all.

Are you saying that English is not important in Spain and France?

I think the English thing in Japan is more of an international thing for travelling and business.

I used to teach mainly small childen in my later years in Japan and it was a huge want for JP Mum's.. Not sure why but I guess they thought international was Japan's future..

I also had a senior student who was in charge of the JR Railway concrete in the Kansai region and we spent many a lesson preparing his English speech for an International audience..

I think that's where the English comes in..

Japanese spent six years during my time learning to read and write, so why not speak.. They couldn't seem to understand and would often complain..

One thing for sure, I wish I could speak Japanese because what I knew, has slowly gone