Japanese language institute opened in Tamil Nadu

Deputy consul general of Japan Takayuki Kitagawa has inauguraed a Japanese Language Institute and Japanese Culture and Management Training Centre here.
   
Speaking on the occasion here yesterday, he said with the increase in investment by Japan in India, especially in Tamil Nadu, more people were showing interest to learn the language.
   
While 1873 students registered for Japanese language proficiency test in Tamil Nadu last year, it stood at 2260 so far this year, he said.
   
When there were 328 Japanese companies in India in 2006, it rose to 1049 at present, he said.
   
The number of Japanese firms in Tamil Nadu as of now was 169 now from 35 three years back, he said.
   
The number of students learning Japanese language in India had doubled from 5,000 in 2007 to 10,000 students now.