Comments on: Language skills to be needed for Japanese visa? http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2008/01/15/language-skills-to-be-needed-for-japanese-visa/ Scuba diving in Okinawa, and all things to do with Japan Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:23:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Crystal http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2008/01/15/language-skills-to-be-needed-for-japanese-visa/#comment-4695 Crystal Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:17:01 +0000 http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2008/01/15/language-skills-to-be-needed-for-japanese-visa/#comment-4695 I personally don't think its a good idea for Japan and it may affect my ever coming back to Japan to live, which makes me sad on a personal level. Japan is a great country to come and teach English in an learn the language while you are here in country... but, it seems thats not really going to be possible if this goes into effect. I don't think any country should require you to know the language starting off, but perhaps helping people learn the language once they get here, or requiring mandatory classes would be a little better than turning you away before you have the chance to try. Okay that was a bit short and incoherent, but I got to get off to work! I personally don’t think its a good idea for Japan and it may affect my ever coming back to Japan to live, which makes me sad on a personal level. Japan is a great country to come and teach English in an learn the language while you are here in country… but, it seems thats not really going to be possible if this goes into effect.

I don’t think any country should require you to know the language starting off, but perhaps helping people learn the language once they get here, or requiring mandatory classes would be a little better than turning you away before you have the chance to try.

Okay that was a bit short and incoherent, but I got to get off to work!

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