Although linguistic diversity can make life interesting, there are times when we need help to communicate across language barriers. Because diverse workplaces are rapidly becoming more the rule than the exception, it is likely that at some point you will find yourself working with someone who is less than fluent in the language that you speak, read, write or has an accent that is difficult to understand. These differences can be frustrating, but there is much you can do to bridge the gap.

Because we have become accustomed to encountering language differences, we sometimes see a communication problem when there is none. In fact, people from different countries read, write, understand and fully grasp the English vocabulary because many languages share English's Latin and Germanic roots. However, those of you who have ever attempted to pronounce Cantonese or Japanese, languages completely unrelated to English, have experienced the challenge and realized the differences firsthand.

With the international trade and commerce followed by the Internet skyrocketing to become the fastest growing media for information exchange, the number of non-English sites and users are also rapidly growing. Consequently, the wealth of information in various languages is also increasing. The need to access this wide information base among English speaking users is also rising. On the other hand the abundance of English information on the Internet a need for non-English speakers, to use this information in their native languages. Native Lingua will work as a catalyst in this process there by BRIDGING JAPANESE WITH OTHER LANGUAGES.