Keep Japanese A Level

Japan has the third largest economy in the world, and an incredibly rich culture and heritage. By axing Japanese you are depriving British students of a fabulous opportunity to learn about and from another very significant language and culture.

Keep Japanese A Level .. Careers depend on it !

We have so much to learn from us about creativity in education and we so much to learn about citizen responsibility and we need the language to do this. This supply and demand is a potential market not as yet being exploited enough.

It is in Britain's economic interest to encourage the study of Japanese.

i am the head of language at school that teaches Japanese GCSE and we wish Japanese a level was possible!

Given the important trading connections in Japan and the benefits that would flow to the country in having some Japanese speakers (even at A-level standard) to scrap the A-level strikes me as a rather foolish move.

I see that the government has now pledged to save SOME but not ALL the threatened language A levels - but not Japanese. Terrible news.

There is an obvious need for Japanese speakers to enhance the economic links with Japan and to ensure good relations flourish with that nation.

Keep Japanese A level

It would be dreadfully sad if it was no longer possible to take Japanese A Level. Japanese is one of the world's great languages and the Janese culture from which we can learn so much is totally entwined in the language.

My daughter will be taking her Japanese GCSE this year. She loves learning the Japanese language and culture and would want to continue to AS and A'level. Japanese is an important world language with 122 million speakers. Furthermore, it offers the opportunity to study a grammar and writing system that is entirely different from European langauges. The A'Level syllabus also includes the study of literature unlike the JLPT.

Massive step backwards to lose this A-Level: especially after 25 years of positive steps forward for the study of Japanese in the UK.

I will be one of the last people to be able to take Japanese A-level if this goes ahead but I want others to have this opportunity

I have just completed my GCSE in Japanese and it would be really inconvenient if I had to take the JLPT instead

This should also be introduced in Scottish schools.

Japan has the third largest economy in the world. There are huge business opportunities to be had. Language is the key to oiling the wheels of business. It is so important to keep Japanese A level so that UK students can visit Japan, communicate with native speakers and create pathways in their own lives that involve cross cultural communication and business with Japan.

The UK is becoming more and more self-centric, especially with the rise of current anti-EU and anti-immigration feelings. This is a huge step backwards for a country with such a glorious Victorian past.

Through Japanese pop culture and anime, a lot of kids and teenagers wish to learn Japanese but don't have the chance. Studying Japanese is an eye-opener to a far-away culture for us Europeans and should be encouraged.

So many of my friends have always wanted to learn Japanese but they haven't been able to because it's not available in their schools. If Japanese were promoted in schools, a great number of students (many of whom are fans of Japanese pop culture) would relish the opportunity to learn it!

異文化の日本を知るために日本語を学ぶ選択肢を与え続けて下さい。 友好関係を末永く保ちましょう。 私はイギリス文化を愛しています。 たくさんの日本人がイギリス文化を愛しています。