I apologize if the title was confusing, let me explain here.
I come from a small non-English speaking country, and my parents are just regular people who only speak our country’s language. They’re yet to visit me in Japan, but I’m worried that when they do they might encounter issues at the airport upon arrival since they don’t speak Japanese nor English. Of course I’ll get all the paperwork from my end so their travel purpose is visiting their child. But when they’re asked questions on immigration, I’m not sure how they’ll be able to communicate themselves clearly and get that landing permission.
Does anyone have any experience with something similar? I assume using something like google translate is an option, but the older generation + possible nervousness about the situation can get the best of them, so I was just wondering how staff at Japanese airports handle cases when the foreigner doesn’t even speak English. Thank you!
by cloudmeows