Japanese Language

Japanese (日本語, Nihongo [ɲihoŋɡo] (listen)) is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family, and its relation to other languages, such as Korean, is debated. Japonic languages have been grouped with other language families such as Ainu, Austroasiatic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial …

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JCIE: Japan Center for International Exchange · 22 March 2024 English

The first year’s sessions focused on the impact of the pandemic on women, ways to address the societal inequities that the pandemic had revealed, and the need to amplify the …

offers not only an immer- sion program for Japanese language, but also STEM programs taught in Japanese


RCOA: Refugee Council of Australia · 18 March 2024 English

The Special program should begin to be operational in the second half of 2023.13 This is Humanitarian part of the Special Humanitarian Visa Program for national people and Visas residents …

two-year program intended to provide intense Japanese Language language education to students with a refugee backgrounds, with many initiatives led by Japanese language Community sponsorship schools and companies need schooling while parents may require Japanese language classes or job opportunities, among other


NTT Data · 21 February 2024 English

This includes the positive effect of the foreign exchange rate of about JPY24 billion and the negative effect of the transfer of the China and Hong Kong businesses of about …

issued a news release. We had been analyzing Japanese-language data from the former Twitter, X, to predict


United Nations Association of Australia · 23 January 2024 English

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continues to sound the alarm, to remind leaders of the importance and potential of working peacefully together, and to create a Common Agenda in …

the Victorian Department of Education “The Japanese Language Languages Unit, we began this part of the


World Bank Group · 19 January 2024 English

This document illustrates the application of the Long-Term Care Assessment Toolkit to Indonesia. The primary objective of this example was to test and refine the toolkit, and it does not …

the care workforce, but instead use their Japanese language abilities to work in the more lucrative tourism


GFMD: Global Forum on Migration and Development · 18 January 2024 English

Another difficulty is linked to identifying candidates with the right skills and ensuring that their skills meet both the needs of employers and the immigration requirements in the countries of …

ratio in Japan (1.44). Komeda partnered with Japanese language school in Myanmar and started training workers


ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN & East Asia · 27 December 2023 English

Human Resource Development, Employment, and International Migration of Nurses and Caregivers in Asia and the Pacific Region

5.2 Number of Passers of Examinations for Japanese-language 104 Proficiency of Specified Skilled Workers


NTT Data · 20 December 2023 English

NTT DATA Point of View The Hype is Real In the dynamic landscape of 2022, a captivating Yet, amid this whirlwind of progress, it's crucial to buzzword took center stage: …

Gen AI can shape content potential of their Japanese language discovery through personalized recommendations to address complex version with top-level Japanese language challenges. processing capabilities. It is


EU: European Union · 19 December 2023 English

Genocide, environmental crises and armed struggles in the last ten years have resulted in the highest ever recorded number of displaced people worldwide: over 100 million (UN News, 2022). Waves …

and in particular familiarity with the Japanese language. If applicants’ Japanese profi- ciency is second round selection in Turkey completed, Japanese language school in Okinawa to accept students to Ukrainian stu- dents by Japanese Universities and Japanese Language Institutes. https://www.studyinjapan. go


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 11 December 2023 English

This brief explains why ASEAN+3 bond markets should consider using English as a common language to attract more professional investors, boost liquidity, and support the future creation of an intraregional …

reports, and other disclosure documents in the Japanese language. Under the FIEA, if an issuer of a bond foreign issuers in Japan) requires full Japanese-language disclosure, the TPBM allows concise English-language


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