Honda to Adopt English as Its International Language

Honda Motor Co. says it will make English its standard language for internal international communications by about the end of the decade. The company will continue to use local languages for regional domestic communications.

Honda says it will strengthen English language education. Proficiency in the language is likely to become a criteria for management promotions, according to The Nikkei.

The company currently prepares international documents in Japanese and translates them into local languages. Under the English-based initiative, document writers will be expected to speak in English.