tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64287847954321861252024-11-01T07:57:27.088-04:00Teaching in Japan DigestThe Teaching in Japan Digest blog has news and information about teaching in Japan and other aspects related to living in Japan, working in Japan, and enjoying yourself in Japan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2570110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428784795432186125.post-51619558308662719142012-10-07T00:42:00.001-04:002012-10-07T00:42:04.772-04:00Japanese Tourists Share 15 Impressions of Traveling Abroad With Limited ... - ROCKETNEWS24<div style="padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #bbbbbb; font-size: 14"><br /><br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px"><br /><br /> <div><br />Japanese Tourists Share 15 Impressions of Traveling Abroad With Limited ... - ROCKETNEWS24<br /> </div><br /><br /> <div><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH8bp13IhhspIVYNZOvcAPUJ6D4mw&url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/09/24/japanese-tourists-with-limited-english-ability-share-their-impressions-about-traveling-abroad-and-speaking-english/"><img src="//nt1.ggpht.com/news/tbn/tfbeeb74P8DqNM/6.jpg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80" /><br /><font size="-2">ROCKETNEWS24</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH8bp13IhhspIVYNZOvcAPUJ6D4mw&url=http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/09/24/japanese-tourists-with-limited-english-ability-share-their-impressions-about-traveling-abroad-and-speaking-english/"><b><b>Japanese</b> Tourists Share 15 Impressions of Traveling Abroad With Limited <b>...</b></b></a><br /><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">ROCKETNEWS24</font></b></font><br /><font size="-1">While living in <b>Japan</b> and working as an assistant <b>English teacher</b>, I've lost track of how many times <b>Japanese</b> people have asked me why most people in <b>Japan</b> can't speak <b>English</b>. 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