I've been studying Japanese for the last few years, and sitting down to play this game being able to understand about 80% of what was being said in Japanese was such a rewarding experience. This is very nostalgic return to one of my favorite childhood games. When I first played this back in 2012 I barely knew English and learned lots of vocabulary like "mayor" or "town hall" through it. Now I get to do the same with Japanese, already having learned "ぴったり", "役場" and "村長". I will definitely play this regularly for a while to immerse myself in the language!