Nearly 60% say gov't should provide multilingual info: survey

Nearly 60 percent of responding Japanese say information about natural disasters and administrative services should be provided in multiple languages, a government survey showed Friday.In the annual survey by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, 58.1 percent of respondents said in a multiple-answer question that such information should be provided in a "variety of foreign languages," while 46.3 percent said the information should be conveyed in simple Japanese for foreigners to easily understand.The poll also showed that 28.9 percent said they have opportunities to interact with foreigners, inc…READ FULL ARTICLE