Yasashii Nihongo: The “Simple Japanese” Initiative for Better Communication with Nonnative Speakers

A video with yasashii Nihongo subtitles on the topic of breathing. (© Eboard)https://www.eboard.jp/content/501/v/1/

A collection of example sentences in simple Japanese distributed to elementary schools in the city of Kumamoto. (Courtesy Kumamoto International Foundation)

A lecture on yasashii Nihongo at Tsuda University. (© Yoshikai Akira)