J-English teachers will get pet licences

[Taro Toporific]

NPO looks for English boost via teacher-accreditation plan
Japan Times, Japan - May 1 (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030501b7.htm)
... Japan-Shogakko Instructors of English, or J-Shine, said the accreditation will be given to instructors who are currently teaching English at private schools...

[Big Booger]

I think anything they can do to improve Japanese English language ability will be a positive start in the right direction.

:D

I don't know how many times I have went somewhere and needed an English speaker at a business, and they couldn't provide one.. Perhaps if they start earlier, it will have an effect on the populous.
:D