Increasing number of universities in Japan are teaching English, while there is renewed focus on learning Japanese in India. The aim is to encourage Indian students to opt for higher studies in Japan, by bridging the language barrier, TAGA Masayuki, Consul General of Japan in Chennai, said here on Thursday.
The Ministry of Education and Culture of Japan is extending scholarships to students, while government-to-government initiatives too are under way, he added. He was speaking on the sidelines of a talk on ‘Evolving Japan-India Relations in the 21st Century’, organised here by city-based think tank Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) on Thursday.
On why not many Indians are emigrating to Japan, he said there were many young Indian businessmen there, including those who went on to become members of local bodies.
