Japanese is, along with Palauan and English, an official language of Angaur, Palau according to the 1982 state constitution. At the time it was written, many of the elders participating in the process had been educated in Japanese during the South Seas Mandate over the island, as shown by the 1958 census of the Trust Territory of the Pacific which found that 89% of Palauans born between 1914 and 1933 could speak and read Japanese. However, as of the 2005 Palau census, no residents of Angaur were reported to speak Japanese at home.
japanese is along with palauan and english an official language of angaur palau according to the 1982 state constitution at the time it was written many of the elders participating in the process had been educated in japanese during the south seas mandate over the island as shown by the 1958 census of the trust territory of the pacific which found that 89% of palauans born between 1914 and 1933 could speak and read japanese however as of the 2005 palau census no residents of angaur were reported to speak japanese at home