Online fast-track beginner's Japanese course to start soon
Students enrolling in this course will be able to sit for the N4-level Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) by the Japan Foundation in July 2026.
The Chamber has also introduced a six-month, online distinct conversation course in Japanese for beginners on Saturdays and Sundays. This will include day-to-day conversation, customer handling, business conversation, and Japanese etiquette aimed at the service/manufacturing industry, corporate houses. and businessmen. For more details, contact 9884394717 and 9884200505, mail indo-japan@ijcci.com, or visit www.ijcci.com.
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