- In Japan Manga Teaches Tough Lessons (ASCD)
http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education_update/oct09/vol51/num10/In_Japan_Manga_Teaches_Tough_Lessons.aspx
Information that may be useful/benefitial for teahers of Japanese language in the U.S. (Some of the contents may rather be aginst language education, which I hope you will use to think about your counter argument.)