TOKYO -- Japanese-language instructors of international students will have to be certified under legislation passed Friday, with a goal of ensuring that foreign workers here receive adequate language education as they become more important to an aging society.
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A teacher gives a Japanese lesson to exchange students from overseas in Tokyo. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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