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26th July 2003, 10:00 AM
taken from the Japan times:
The Minami Nihon Shimbun ( 7/15 ) reports on a Kyushu city's first steps toward internationalization.
Police officials in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, held a July symposium where foreign residents were taught about Japanese traffic rules and crime-prevention measures, including which side of the road you should walk on while in Japan.
Foreign students from several Asian and South American countries took part in the class.
It was the first time for police in the city to hold such a gathering, which aimed to respond to the growing demands of an internationalizing society.
Students were also given the chance to drive police cars and motorcycles and were able to look in on daily police practices, including judo training and kendo.
It seems that Japan's burglars have also been bitten by the internationalization bug. The Mainichi Shimbun ( 7/17 ) describes the odd case of a Japanese intruder who insisted on issuing instructions to his victim in English, until she frightened him off by speaking more fluently than he could.
Gaining entry to a house in Kobe's Tarumi-ward early on the morning of July 15, a man seized the woman householder and shouted threateningly: "Shut up! Money! Money!" But when his less-than-hapless victim fired back in English: "Kill me! If you can," the startled felon, clearly embarrassed by his limited English ability, and failure to pass himself off as a foreigner, fled the house empty-handed.
The Japan Times: July 22, 2003
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The Minami Nihon Shimbun ( 7/15 ) reports on a Kyushu city's first steps toward internationalization.
Police officials in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, held a July symposium where foreign residents were taught about Japanese traffic rules and crime-prevention measures, including which side of the road you should walk on while in Japan.
Foreign students from several Asian and South American countries took part in the class.
It was the first time for police in the city to hold such a gathering, which aimed to respond to the growing demands of an internationalizing society.
Students were also given the chance to drive police cars and motorcycles and were able to look in on daily police practices, including judo training and kendo.
It seems that Japan's burglars have also been bitten by the internationalization bug. The Mainichi Shimbun ( 7/17 ) describes the odd case of a Japanese intruder who insisted on issuing instructions to his victim in English, until she frightened him off by speaking more fluently than he could.
Gaining entry to a house in Kobe's Tarumi-ward early on the morning of July 15, a man seized the woman householder and shouted threateningly: "Shut up! Money! Money!" But when his less-than-hapless victim fired back in English: "Kill me! If you can," the startled felon, clearly embarrassed by his limited English ability, and failure to pass himself off as a foreigner, fled the house empty-handed.
The Japan Times: July 22, 2003
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