Yeah those are fair points. I still think that to encourage wider learning and understanding from foreigners, using English as a base model makes sense because

Yeah those are fair points. I still think that to encourage wider learning and understanding from foreigners, using English as a base model makes sense because it is most widely taught across the world. As far as the second point, I taught English in Japan and found that while English education starts at an extremely young age, their relative skill is pretty low compared to other countries that do the same. There are a couple of reasons for this but I think further integration of English pronunciation could help in this department while also appealing to the widest swathe of tourists possible. Another funny thing I’ve found is that the romaji JP iphone keyboard autofills kana and kanji best with hepburn inputs