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Japan’s Shifting Approach towards Language Knowles, Lawrence 16502 論文 ARTICLE This paper discusses the language use and policies in Japan over the centuries. In particular, it gives an overview of four languages, Japanese, Ainu, Okinawan, and English, and addresses their present status in the country. Additionally, it discusses the use of Japanese and English in education, media and business and Japan’s move toward greater communicative competence in the latter language. departmental bulletin paper 関西外国語大学・関西外国語大学短期大学部 Kansai Gaidai University 2020-09 VoR application/pdf 研究論集 112 17 25 Journal of Inquiry and Research AN00046756 0388-1067 https://kansaigaidai.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/7952/files/r112_02.pdf https://doi.org/10.18956/00007925 https://kansaigaidai.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/7952 eng open access