It was slightly raining in the morning because of the typhoon No.13. It seems it passed away while I was working and it became fine when I left the office at night.
In the afternoon I attended the Japanese Speech Contest. There were 6 speakers from Asian countries such as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Half of them talked about their lives in Japan, and the other half talked about the cultures of their home countries. It was interesting to know what foreign students are interested in.
I think reading and writing Japanese language are very difficult for foreigners because there are three different writing modes: hiragana (ひらがな), katakana (カタカナ), and kanji(漢字). To read Japanese newspaper you need to know more than 2000 kanji characters.
They say at first there were 97 registrations for Japanese language course last October, and after two semesters there are only 25 left.
Students' majors are not Japanese language, and without Japanese language knowledge it is possible to get degrees.
However I think as long as to live and study in Japan they should learn Japanese language and Japanese culture. That would enrich their lives in Japan.
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