The foreign visa applicant for the Business Manager visa as a representative director or one of the full-time staff members of the entity is required to have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to B2 level or above in the Frame of Reference for Japanese Language Education or N2 level or above on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), or to have a score of 400 or above on the BJT Business Japanese proficiency Test administered by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, etc.
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How important is knowing Japanese for the Business Manager visa?
I am not proficient in Japanese, but I am learning. It's the one requirement I believe I do not meet yet for the Business Manager visa. Must I really wait until my Japanese proficiency equals “B-2”? My plan is to hire an interpreter to support me with the language issue until my business is fully implemented.