What is the free use of English in Japan?

English can be used freely in Japan, and its popularity is very high. Don't worry about not being able to communicate with the locals.

In fact, as China people, traveling to Japan has inherent advantages, because Japanese characters contain more than 2,000 Chinese characters. Although we don't know the pronunciation and specific meaning of these Chinese characters in Japanese, at least we know that these characters, especially traditional Chinese characters, appear frequently.

The specific meanings of these words may be slightly different from those in Chinese, but Japanese people can generally infer their meanings by combining context and context, so even if they don't know Japanese in Japan, it won't be too inconvenient. Chinese characters in many places will make you feel very friendly, and it is generally no problem to ask for directions when shopping.

Secondly, English is very popular in Japan, especially in Tokyo, the capital with developed tourism, and Osaka in the west. Because Japanese people's English pronunciation is not standard, many people may question their English level. In fact, their English level is quite high. When traveling to Japan, you can bring a notebook and a pen. If you don't understand the English pronunciation of the local people, you can trouble them to write it down. Japanese people's English reading and writing ability is still very good.

When I travel to Japan, I talk about English with the local Japanese. They learn English in the same way as in China, starting with 26 English letters. Only in spoken Japanese, these 26 letters have a separate pronunciation, which is not the same as that in English, but they are used to pronunciation in spoken Japanese, which leads to the Japanese's poor English pronunciation.