[konbini]

It would be bad to abolish kanji just to make it easier for foreigners. However, translations into Hiragana like at Tokyo Metro are a great idea and there should be more use of it. But I always like to see the Kanji for town names, it makes you feel that you are in another country. I do believe that foreigners will be of increasing importance to the Japanese economy, but those who permanently live there should have at least a basic understanding of kanji. Abolishing kanji would be like abolishing an important part of Japanese culture.