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Very Low Proficiency: Japan Drops into Bottom Group in English Ability RankingJAPAN LIFE | Dec 8, 2025

Japan Slides Further in English Proficiency RankingJAPAN LIFE | Nov 28, 2024

Japan’s English Proficiency Continues to Drop Among Non-English-Speaking CountriesJAPAN LIFE | Dec 4, 2023

English Proficiency Targets Still Not Being Met in Japanese SchoolsJAPAN LIFE | May 31, 2023

Japan’s English Proficiency Falls Further Among Non-English-Speaking Countries in 2022JAPAN LIFE | Dec 8, 2022

Most Japanese Schools Fall Short of English Proficiency TargetINSIGHT | Jun 8, 2022

Japanese Students See English as Useful for the Future, But Many Dislike ItJAPAN LIFE | Oct 1, 2021

Japan’s Taciturnity Trap: Our Need for More CommunicationINSIGHT | Mar 5, 2020

Japan’s English Proficiency Drops Among Non-English-Speaking CountriesCULTURE | Dec 4, 2019

English Abilities Crucial, but Lacking in Japanese WorkplacesINSIGHT | Nov 15, 2019

The Ill-Considered Reform of Japanese University Entrance ExamsINSIGHT | Jul 13, 2018

Chronic Reforms and the Crisis in English EducationINSIGHT | Jul 3, 2018

Are Loanwords a Threat to the Japanese Language?INSIGHT | May 24, 2016

Orchestrating Translations: The Case of Murakami HarukiCULTURE | Jan 10, 2014