If you are from an English speaking country and planning to visit Japan, I highly recommend you to learn some of basic Japanese at least. In fact, English is not widely spoken in Japan, and it will be very difficult for you to communicate with locals.   But why??   Well, some people might say English education in Japan is bad, Japanese people are so conservative, or simply Japanese language is very different from English. All of those might be true, but when we look at the country from cultural and economical aspect, there are specifically five reasons.   … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Japanese Don’t Speak English