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How many languages are in japan?

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Japanese is spoken by 100% of the population in Japan. Ethnic Koreans and Chinese often speak their own languages as well, but make up less then 1% combined. For all intensive purposes the 2nd language for Japan is English and is studied from around age 10 at all public schools.

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