OSAKA -- While Osaka's foreign residents are divided on the need to provide information for medical services in foreign languages, they are in general agreement that schools should teach more about the history, language and culture of other countries.
At the same time, a majority of Japanese say foreign residents commit a lot of crimes, and nearly 25 percent are uncomfortable about approaching foreign residents.
These are just some of the results of a recent survey of foreign and Japanese residents in the city. The poll, prepared by the city in cooperation with the Osaka chapter of the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), a pro-Seoul group, was conducted from October to December 2001 and released late last year.