2.98 million people and the animated cartoon popularity are backed up by a Japanese febris and foreign countries in boiling, South Korea, and Australia.

The foreigner who is studying Japanese in foreign countries descends about 2.98 million people in total in 133countries and the region, and 26% increasing calositas has found a day in the investigation of Japan Foundation compared with three years ago. It seems to back up the pop culture popularity of the animated cartoon etc. besides an increase stands out in India etc. where the advancement of Japanese Company is active.

Japan Foundation obtained the overseas Japanese educational institution investigation, and the schedule was sent to about 29,000 groups that taught Japanese such as overseas universities and elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools in March, '07 in November, 2006 descending of implementation Shite, and this time, and the answer was obtained from 77%. Neither a Japanese course of the television and the radio nor the people, etc. who are learning personally putting up tutorial are included.  (16:00)

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