
Subject | Language, Business & Management, Qualifications & Examinations
2025 Introduction to Business JapaneseⅠ (on-demand course)
- Business Japanese
- On-demand course
- Toyo University
◆ Course details:
This course is aimed at those who are just starting to learn business Japanese, and deals with introductory content aimed at acquiring basic linguistic knowledge and understanding business culture and manners. Business Japanese ability is required for international students to get a job at a Japanese company. However, the current situation is that there are few opportunities to come into contact with business Japanese in university life or daily life. The purpose of this course is to acquire basic knowledge of business Japanese and to prepare for working in Japanese in the future.
◆Classroom Format and Assignments:
① Video streaming and quiz taking via On Demand
② Take the final examination
③ Submit a final report on the assigned theme by July 31st
◆Conditions for Certificate Issuance
Completion of all assignments ① to ③ by July 31st.
◆Fees:
2,200 yen
*Toyo Univ. Students and Students from university that have been incorporate into the INTER-UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE PROJECT is FREE.
◆Course Period:
Wednesday, May 21, to Sunday, August 31, 2025
◆Application Period:
Friday, April 25 to Sunday, July 13, 2025
◆ How to Apply:
Click the “Contact” button and fill in the required information.
After that, you will receive an email with the URL for the application form.
◎Application Process(For Toyo Univ. Students)
◎Application Process(For General&INTER-UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE PROJECT)

Content/学習内容
Staff/スタッフ
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- Coordinator
Ryuta UHSIKUBOToyo University Center for Global Education and ExchangeAssociate ProfessorCareerProf. Ushikubo graduated from Dokkyo University. He learned Japanese language education in the doctoral program at Waseda University and got a Ph.D. (Japanese Language Education). He worked as a deputy chief instructor at an overseas educational institution (Waseda Education Thailand). After returning to Japan, he kept pursuing a career in language education, working as a research assistant at Waseda University and a lecturer at the Kwansei Gakuin University. He is currently teaching Japanese at the Center for Global Education and Exchange, Toyo University. His specialty is qualitative data analysis, teacher research, and classroom research.
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- Coordinator
Xiuyin CHENToyo University Center for Global Education and ExchangeLecturerCareerGraduate of the Japanese Language Program at the College of Foreign Languages of the Ocean University of China. Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Humanities, Kobe University.Assistant at the University of Hamburg (Germany) and Kobe University. Part-time and full-time Lecturer at Kobe Design University and Japan University of Economics. Currently a Lecturer at Toyo University. Doctor Chen’s research covers modern Japanese grammar, Japanese language education, Japanese linguistics, as well as corpus linguistics. Takes special interest in sentence-final markers and Chinese-related lexicon in modern Japanese. Building on her theoretical knowledge of Japanese grammar and vocabulary, as well as her own learning experience, the lecturer will offer hints how to improve your Japanese skills.
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- Teacher
Kousuke INOUEAoyama Gakuin University College of Literature, Department of Japanese Language and LiteratureAssistant ProfessorCareerGraduated from the Faculty of Letters, Kobe University, with a degree in Humanities.
Completed both the Master’s and Doctoral programs at the Graduate School of Humanities, Kobe University, and holds a Ph.D. in Literature.
After serving as an assistant at the University of Hamburg in Germany, a part-time lecturer at Ryukoku University and Japan University of Economics, a full-time lecturer at the latter, and a specially appointed assistant professor at the Global Education Center at Kobe University, he currently holds his present position.
His areas of expertise include Japanese grammar and Japanese language education.
Competency/コンピテンシー
- Logical thinking ability
- International character
- Autonomy
- Language proficiency
Information/その他の情報
Course Requirements
・ Those who have Japanese ability equivalent to N2 (JLPT) or higher
*We highly welcome students from overseas countries and regions.
・Those who can submit the assignments.
・Those who can take the BEVI after taking the course.
・Those who can watch all lessons’ videos.
Evaluation Method
None
Contact/お問合せ先
TOYO Japanese Language Program
Email: toyo-jlp@tugs.co.jp
https://toyo-jlp.com/