I strongly agree with the idea of making English
an official language in Japan.
Thanks to the technology, our world is
increasingly connected, and being able to speak
the international language, English is becoming
extremely important.
Although Japan has the third largest economy in
the world, Japanese people don't have a world-
class communicative ability in
English. Considering the fact that it is quite
common for people in Europe to have an excellent
command of English, we are far behind other
countries. Making English an official language is a
powerful way to encourage people to study hard
and to master English.
Furthermore, Japan will host Olympic games in
2020 and expect much more foreigners, who
cannot communicate in Japanese. We'll have to
be able to run the games smoothly and show our
hospitality in English. Mastering English is the
hurdle we have to overcome sooner or later.
