- Language
- 日本語
- English
FY2019 PERFORMANCE REPORT
IMPLEMENTATION
Number of internships
Intern nationalities
Host regions
Industry types
Scale and status of overseas operations of host companies
Interns’ linguistic abilities
- Applicant basically makes almost no mistakes, and communication is not hindered even if there is a mistake.
- Although a few mistakes are evident, even those not accustomed to non-native speakers can understand the content of the applicant’s conversation without error.
- Even those not accustomed to non-native speakers can understand the applicant’s conversation to a certain extent. Those accustomed to non-native speakers can communicate without hindrance.
- Those accustomed to non-native speakers can understand applicant if speech is repeated several times.
- Applicant is sometimes impossible to understand, even for those accustomed to non-native speakers.
- Applicant cannot speak Japanese at all, or knows just a few words of greeting.
Japanese Language Proficiency Test level N5 or lower.
RESULTS* Results of a post-internship survey.
How satisfied were you with the Internship?
Did the intern/company that were recommended by the program office match your preferences?
What are the results you have got from the Internship?(Multiple answers)
How did the internship influence on your company's overseas business and new business development?
(Multiple answers)
- By answering many questions from the intern, I was able to reconsider common sense and stereotypes. (Manufacturing)
- Infrastructure for crime prevention is very poor in intern's home country compared to that of Japan. It was an opportunity to think whether there are any space which can be solved by IT. (Information and communication industry)
- Building connections with government in the intern's home country and gaining knowledge. (Construction industry)
- Finding local universities and business partners, also meeting recruitment agencies. (Service industry)
- I figured out an overview for overseas expansion.First of all, we could draw the conclusion that we started from online distribution. (Life-related services)
How did the internship lead to a change in the thought processes of your employees?
(Multiple answers)
- Employees were willing to study Islamic habit like worship and halal meals. (Manufacturing)
- I think that employees not belonging to overseas business department have become more interested in overseas business. (Construction industry)
- Despite all the differences, we basically have common humanity. (Composite service business)
- There increased the members who are willing to speak English with the intern. they went to English language school and made futsal teams with intern. (Service industry)
- The intern brought pleasant ambience to the office. Conversation between employees increased because of the intern. (Transportation)
How was this experience influenced on employing high skilled foreign Talents?
(Multiple answers)
- We recognised high ability of foreigners (skills, attitudes to tackle tasks, etc.) which made us possible to think positively about hiring them. (Wholesale business)
- I could learn insight about the intern's career. (Academic research, professional and technical services)
- I was able to understand the work values of foreigners regarding job change, salary, overtime, and holidays. (Manufacturing)
- I could grasp current recruitment situation of overseas local students. I understand that networking with local universities is necessary in the future. (Service industry)
- We need to improve working conditions by reconsidering their religion, how to interact, and overcome language barriers. (Wholesale business)
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