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RickOShay (Offline)
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03-23-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
Second, no one is suggesting that people will not immigrate because they didn't learn Japanese. I'm suggesting people will not integrate if Japanese literacy is too unattainable.
Well, whether that is true or not, I would think this would only apply to the first generation. The children of these laborers, if they stay in Japan, I imagine will not have the same issue with the language their parents might have.
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