ReadOasis Step 2(Part 2)
Besides Rakuten, Uniqlo, the Japanese fashion giant, also has a similar English policy. CNN reports that this policy requires workers to do meetings in English. And new staff must achieve a score of 700 on English tests to join the company. Tadashi Yanai, president of Uniqlo’s parent company, Fast Retailing, said this: “If we are to do business globally, we have to do it in English. This is the new reality Japan faces.”
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