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Foreign interest in learning Japanese is stronger today than it was in the so-called bubble years when Japan's economy was a more dominating force. In 2006, nearly 3 million people worldwide studied Japanese as a foreign language, triple the number who did in 1990, according to government statistics...
Charity Begins at Home"] Other factors have forced the nation to look anew at its role in the world. A crucial consideration is the nation's dwindling birth rate. Japan is running out of workers. To fill its factories and care for a graying population, the Asian nation will need...
For an entire week, the Mac Quad, home of frisbee and IM sports, has been dominated by a large, white event tent. It is to house the second annual Project East fashion show, hypothetically keeping attendees safe from the New England elements. Yet bad news arrives on Saturday night when...
But there isn't much time to demur. If Japan doesn't feel comfortable inviting foreign workers into this sector, other nations like the U.S., Canada and Taiwan do - with open arms. "They are at much more advanced stage with accepting foreigners," admits Asato of Kyoto University. In 2006, the...
For anybody with doubts about Lieberman's fate, Obama's meeting with McCain in Chicago on Monday was a clear sign that the President-elect is more interested in building bridges than tearing them down. Reid himself underscored that theme at a press conference following the caucus meeting in which...