The islands of Japan have many dialects, and students of the language often realize these variations are not taught in classrooms.
Strong regional accents, and grammatical structures and vocabulary different from standard Japanese, are proof of the country's linguistic and regional diversity, a diversity often invisible in the streets of major cities like Tokyo and Osaka. Following are some basic questions and answers on Japanese dialects:
Isn't Japanese one language?
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