> I think it's definitely possible, but it's up to them. I’ve been following public discussions about the Japanese language in Japan for nearly forty years, an

> I think it's definitely possible, but it's up to them. I’ve been following public discussions about the Japanese language in Japan for nearly forty years, and I think it’s safe to say that there is currently no significant advocacy for dropping kanji or drastically curtailing their use. Kanji are just too deeply embedded in the culture, economy, and educational system and in people’s linguistic identity. The Japanese Wikipedia has an article about the history of the movement to switch to romaji [1]; the movement had some momentum up until the 1930s but was suppressed by the government during the Second World War. It was taken up again by the postwar Allied occupation [2], but nothing came of it. One of the last Japanese groups still advocating for a switch to romaji dissolved earlier this year after more than a century in existence, as the remaining members were too old to continue [3]. [1] https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E5%AD%97%E8%AB%96 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E5... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_script_reform#Reforms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_script_reform#Reforms [3] https://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/-/1011059 https://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/articles/-/1011059