Sixth JETRO Business Japanese Language Proficiency Test to be Held at JAIMS

HONOLULU— Non-native speakers of Japanese who want to measure their business Japanese language proficiency may take the JETRO business Japanese language proficiency test at JAIMS on June 23, 2001. Deadline to register for the test is Wednesday, April 18, 2001.

The test, developed by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), with the support of over 600 companies in Japan, is a method of assessing the Japanese language reading, writing and speaking proficiency of non-native speakers who want to work in Japan or for Japanese companies. It is the first international test for certifying skills.

The listening and reading comprehension section of the test is given in three levels:

Test-takers may take two levels, and fees are discounted when two levels are taken ($70 for Levels 1 and 2; $60 for Levels 2 and 3).

Those who pass Level 1 will be eligible to take the conversation section, the JETRO Oral Communication Test (JOCT), generally administered in Japan three months after the Listening and Reading Comprehension Test.

JAIMS is the official JETRO Test site in Honolulu. To register for this year's JETRO Test, contact Sachiko Burke at sachikob@jaims.org or (808) 396-7127 to request for an application package.

Locations of other JETRO test centers around the world include Japan (Tokyo and Niigata), Thailand (Bangkok), Hong Kong, Australia (Sydney), USA (Atlanta, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, Salt Lake City), Canada (Toronto), United Kingdom (Sheffield), Ireland (Dublin) and Germany (Bochum). For further information, visit the JETRO website at http://www.jetro.org/losangeles.

JAIMS, a pioneer in intercultural management education, is a private, nonprofit postgraduate institute in Honolulu that prepares global managers through programs in intercultural business management and business language, and seminars in information technology, cross-cultural communications and health care management. Established in 1972 by Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan, JAIMS has a support office in Tokyo. Details on its program offerings can be found on the JAIMS Web site at http://www.jaims.org.