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Japanese classes to count toward high school graduation

Change takes effect in fiscal 2023 to better accommodate non-native speakers

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A Philippine man who attends high school in Tokyo takes an online Japanese language class as part of extracurricular activities. (Photo by Koji Uema)

EUGENE LANG and YUTA SHIMASAKI, Nikkei staff writers
March 25, 2022 11:04 JST

TOKYO -- Foreign high school students across Japan will be able to count Japanese language classes toward their graduation requirements starting in fiscal 2023, as the country works to make its education system more accessible to non-native speakers.

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