U.K. plan to limit Japanese worries language teachers NEW

Japanese language scholars have expressed concern at proposed plans that threaten to marginalize the teaching of Japanese at schools in England.
At issue are proposals to focus on a narrow range of foreign languages in English elementary schools and possibly remove examinations in Japanese for 16-year-olds, currently called GCSEs. Japanese teachers and the Japan Foundation - an independent administrative agency that promotes international cultural exchanges between Japan and the rest of the world - have written to the Department for Education expressing concerns as part of the consultation process.