The BJT has been administered in Guangzhou since 2008, and a total of 150 company employees have taken it so far. Almost all of these are interpreter staff. We want them to acquire a strong proficiency in Japanese, learning on the job while interpreting. And we hope that they will eventually be promoted to managers in the future. For this purpose, we have a system in which they can change their job designation to that of general staff and relocate after three years.

The BJT serves as an index for evaluating a person’s communicative proficiency in Japanese in business settings.We will continue to utilize it to improve the ability of all our staff, and introduce a system to reflect BJT scores in their salaries.

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) has established a unique educational system with an international environment. Many foreign students who study at APU are eager to work in Japan after graduation. And APU recommends the BJT to these students, as well as those participating in the Global Business Leaders Development Program, a scholarship granted by the national government to help foreign students from Asia develop careers. The BJT is a very important test for improving students’ proficiency in practical Japanese used in business situations. APU has therefore adopted it to help more students successfully make the leap into the career world after graduation.