{"id":144967,"date":"2022-03-08T13:44:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T04:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144967&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-08T13:44:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T04:44:50","slug":"itoshima-city-using-easy-to-understand-japanese-language-manual-for-city-office-staff","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/itoshima-city-using-easy-to-understand-japanese-language-manual-for-city-office-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Itoshima City Using Easy-To-Understand Japanese Language Manual For City Office Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Itoshima City developed a guidebook for its staff to promote foreigner friendliness. The guide introduces ways to replace formal office use terms with easy-to-understand phrases along with tips, including using shorter sentences and simple expressions. The proportion of foreigners in Itoshima City surpassed 1% (approximately 1,300 people) thanks to Kyushu University\u2019s Itoshima Campus opening in 2005. The international population consists of more than 60 different nationalities, and over 90% of them can write, speak and read Japanese at least partially. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/articles\/ASQ2S72H7Q2PTIPE01K.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asahi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/itn_uotabi-tour02_2021-WEB-113.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Morning walk around Itoshima fishing port \u7cf8\u5cf6\u306e\u52a0\u5e03\u91cc\u6f01\u6e2f\u3092\u6563\u6b69\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/itn_uotabi-tour02_2021-WEB-113.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/itn_uotabi-tour02_2021-WEB-113.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/itn_uotabi-tour02_2021-WEB-113.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/itn_uotabi-tour02_2021-WEB-113.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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