Gov't considering easier-to-understand signs for foreigners

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TOKYO — A government tourism panel suggested Wednesday making information boards and signposts easier for foreign travelers to understand. Foreign languages should be used for key signposts, said an interim report given by the panel at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The report also said that names of places and facilities should be standardized as much as possible. Panel members noted that some such boards on roads and at railway stations and lodging facilities tend to have excessive information, while others are difficult to find. (Kyodo News)