A panel of experts advising the education minister on use of Japanese has issued an interim report on how to improve command of the language among elementary and junior high school students.
Featured among the recommendations is utilizing newspapers and plays as tools.
The report was released by the National Language Subcommittee of the Cultural Affairs Council earlier in the week. Although the term of subcommittee members expires early next month, the council says it hopes the new panel members will use the interim report as the basis for further deliberations and come up with a final report within a year.