I mean, even refugees and people on other exceptional visas should, after a certain point. Obviously, they’ll have more immediately pressing matters than language classes, but unless you wind up in some sort of ethnic enclave that permits you to be self-sufficient with just your native language, it’s ultimately in your best interests to learn the local language.
I am honestly surprised it isn’t already. That’s probably the one reasonable thing Japan could do that most people wouldn’t have an issue with.
I feel people should be able to speak the language of a country they’re migrating to. Not refugees and stuff but for regular migration.
I mean, even refugees and people on other exceptional visas should, after a certain point. Obviously, they’ll have more immediately pressing matters than language classes, but unless you wind up in some sort of ethnic enclave that permits you to be self-sufficient with just your native language, it’s ultimately in your best interests to learn the local language.