The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program has improved English education in Japan and has promoted mutual cultural understanding between Japanese and people from other countries since its inception in 1987, according to the chairman of the program's evaluation committee.
But Tadashi Yamamoto also believes the program is in need of reform.
"The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program has had a significant impact on English education in Japan," Yamamoto told The Japan Times in an interview.
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