Japanese city trying to lower language barrier among migrant families

Japanese city trying to lower language barrier among migrant families

Reiko Kinoshita teaches children of local migrant workers Portuguese, their parents' mother language, during a lesson in Konan, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on March 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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