The Japanese government has asked Japanese-language schools nationwide to consider using alternatives to the commonly used ...

TOKYO - Applications for certain levels of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, widely used as a requirement for foreign nationals' employment or study in Japan, have closed ahead of schedule, the ...

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"I couldn't register for the December Japanese Language Proficiency Test." That was the message from a driver candidate who had just received a job offer. The recruiter, looking at the hiring schedule ...

Japan mandates language training for foreign workers but lacks capacity Capacity crunch and urban concentration threaten rollout of Japans new training mandate ...