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A woman was arrested for allegedly taking an English proficiency test posing as another person, adding to a series of proxy test-taking cases that have come to light since last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2026
Woman arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of proxy test-taking
Police suspect the woman took an English proficiency exam last year on behalf of a Chinese man and received about ?1 million from the man as payment.
A pendant-shaped relay device suspected to have been used to cheat on the TOEIC English proficiency test, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2025
Rice grain-sized earphone may have been used to cheat on TOEIC English test
The earphone, which was several millimeters in size, was designed to be removed from the ear using a magnetic stick.
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
For those identified as having cheated, their scores have been nullified and their accounts for the exam have been suspended.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2017
Education ministry panel approves private-sector English testing for university entrance
In a move sure to shake up the nation’s English examination system for college enrollment, an education ministry panel has approved a plan featuring a complete shift to proficiency testing by private firms.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 25, 2016
Changes in store for TOEIC, but test still not total gauge of fluency: experts
In Japan, having high English proficiency can be a strong advantage for students wishing to get into prestigious universities and companies and for businesspeople seeking a promotion.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2014
Design tests to measure priority outcomes
The discovery of fraud in the adminstration of the high-stakes TOEFL and TOEIC tests is disturbing, but the larger issue — which has been given short shrift — is that these tests are designed to emphasize written English rather than spoken English.
EDITORIALS
May 3, 2014
Test problems here and abroad
Recent news that two of the most popular English-language proficiency tests in Japan, TOEIC and TOEFL, can no longer be accepted for obtaining visas to Britain may have come as a shock to students, parents and test administrators.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2014
TOEIC, TOEFL axed as route to U.K. visa
Two of the most popular English-language proficiency tests in Japan can no longer be used to obtain student visas to Britain due to fraud in the test-taking process.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 5, 2013
Media weighs in on LDP’s English education plan
The Liberal Democratic Party has a thing for archery. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s financial policies comprise “three arrows.” The symbolism is based on the old Japanese saying, “Three arrows are harder to break.” Since “Abenomics” has proven to be a PR success, at least with the electorate, he’s using...
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
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Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
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A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
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An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
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Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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