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Japan eyes adding Japanese proficiency to permanent residency requirements (mainichi.jp)

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[–] hraegsvelmir@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago

I mean, even refugees and people on other exceptional visas should, after a certain point. Obviously, they'll have more immediately pressing matters than language classes, but unless you wind up in some sort of ethnic enclave that permits you to be self-sufficient with just your native language, it's ultimately in your best interests to learn the local language.