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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Japanese is not considered to be a "nice-to-have" language.

According to these articles, it is among the "must speak" languages:

http://www.therichest.com/business/salary/the-eight-best-languages-to-learn-for-business/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2014/04/17/learning-a-language-is-for-life-not-just-for-business/

https://voxy.com/blog/index.php/2012/06/most-important-languages-business/
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I just looked at all of those lists.  [b]Japanese is last on 2 of the 3 lists[/b] (one with 7 languages, one with 8), so when figuring out a priority language for a dual immersion school in Ward 7 it still seems pretty clear that there are - even by your own cited websites - 6 or 7 languages that should be considered before Japanese when thinking of utility/advantages.  That makes Japanese NOT a "must speak" language if you're trying to draw in the biggest number of families and even your own articles put it last on the list.

And the 3rd list, basically a) further cemented why I want my child to learn Mandarin if I'm picking a priority language, and b) basically ends up with Portugese as being more useful that Japanese, which... on the world business stage, I say good luck starting that Japanese or Portugese dual-language school.  My kids won't be there, but we will be jumping on Mandarin or Arabic immediately if those options come our way.  [/quote]

Corrected one thing, Japanese was not last on all 3 lists, but 2 of the 3.[/quote]

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