Students participate in seminar for interpreters for Olympics

Students take part in a seminar at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2015, aimed at nurturing volunteer interpreters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The seminar was organized by Kanda and six other universities of foreign studies in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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