TOKYO -- Japan has accredited just 22 Japanese-language schools that serve immigrants, the government said Wednesday, meaning 70% of the first wave of applicants were not approved under newly established standards.
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Japanese-language schools fail accreditation test
70% fall short of status because of 'inadequate' curricula and excess debt
Students attend a Japanese-language school in Tokyo. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
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