Bill Matsushima comments

I oppose this plan. Japanese can learn any subject in Japanese which is the mother tongue of Japanese. What for all students who want to enter universities have to take the TOEFL test. NARUGE Makoto, Former Japanese CEO of Microsoft Japan, wrote a book titled "Nihonjin no 9 wari ni Eigo ha iranai" meaning "English is unnecessary for 90 percent Japanese". I fully agree with Naruge on his opinion.

MIKITANI Hiroshi, CEO of Rakuten, is behind the show. He promotes English to be used in his company, and he recommends all other Japanese companies to adopt English as the main language in carrying out even domestic business. It is absolutely absurd and IMPOSSIBLE! It will be a big waste of time, money and energy for Japanese. As Naruge says, only 10 percent of Japanese employees in a Japanese company may promote international business by using English. That's good enough.

Neither Japan nor US will benefit from TPP in my opinion. As Thomas pointed out, TTP has been initiated by a few American conglomerates to perpetuate and monopolize their business globally. I understand that many businesses in the US are against TPP, and so are in Japan. However, it is politics which is a pain in the neck for the both nations. For Japan, the US is the sole ally, and she is magnificently strong politically, militarily and economically. There is no way for Premier Abe to flatly turn down TPP proposed by President Obama who represents a few American conglomerates. Japan has no choice to attend the TPP discussions. In time, big voices to go against TPP may come out to protect great majority businesses in the US. TPP may be a double-edged sword for President Obama.