The number of Japanese language learners in Japan reached a record 294,198 last year, a recent government survey showed, underscoring the need to offer more learning opportunities to cope with rising demand from foreign residents.About two-thirds of the total were foreign students, with people from China making up the largest portion in the survey targeting 2,669 facilities as of November 2024.The total number rose 31,028 from the previous survey in 2023, meaning that Japan has seen a nearly five-fold increase from its 1990 level, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Tech…READ FULL ARTICLE
