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This has caused a dramatic increase in the need for individuals who possess language skills to function in Japanese businesses. In order to investigate the needs of our Malaysian graduates, a survey was conducted involving graduates of Japanese language minor program from a public university in Malaysia. The aims ofthe survey were to get an overall understanding of (1) the use of Japanese language at workplace where the Japanese language minor program’s graduates are employed; (2) identify problems faced in language use and in terms of Japanese business practices in workplace. The results indicated that the graduates use Japanese language to communicate with the employees of their workplace compared to outsiders. The findings also highlight that Japanese language listening and speaking skills are the most important skills needed by the graduates for their workplace success compared to reading and writing.  \nKeyword: Japanese Companies, Business Japanese, Japanese Business Practices  \n1. Introduction  \nGlobalization of Japan’s industry rapidly escalated in the late 1980’s because of competition in the international market and international trade policies. With quick development of the Japanese economy, individuals in numerous nations experienced expanded chances to work together or work with the Japanese. Malaysia is not an exception. Japanese’s direct foreign investment (DFI) was a key to achieving in the succession economic growth of Malaysia’s New Economic Policy (NEP) (1971-1990) (Wendy & Smith, 1994) . In the 1970s, the quantity of Japanese subsidiaries and joint ventures in Malaysia expanded fundamentally (Imaoka, 1985) . By 1979, about 43% of Japanese joint ventures in Malaysia were occupied with assembling, essentially in the hardware, wood items, and chemicals (Smith & Wendy, 1994;Wendy & Smith, 1994) .  \nJapan has been Malaysia's principle exchange associate and in addition a noteworthy supplier of remote direct speculation and financial help (Furuoka, 2002) . Respective relations between the two nations were further strengthened through the \"Look East\" strategy presented by Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahatir bin Mohamad in the beginning of the 1980s. Since the presentation of the “Look East” policy two decades earlier, economic and diplomatic relations as well as cultural exchanges between Malaysia and Japan have flourished.  \nTodays, more Japanese organizations are deciding to put resources into Malaysia as they are pulled in by the nation's five “plus-points”. “The plus-points were the growing economy, political stability, free from natural disaster, good infrastructure such as water, electricity and gas supplies, as well as an English-speaking workforce”, said Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Shigeru Nakamura to The Star newspaper on 20th January 2012. This is very important in creating more jobs and, subsequently, economic growth. Besides that, according to The Japan Times on 14 August 2012, increasing quantities of Japanese organizations have moved some of their base camp or key functions to Singapore, seeing the city-state as a key area where they can regulate another rush of interest in Southea","cbCairDVDXUV1CJv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairDVDXUV1CJv","pdf",242921,"English","# Introduction\n# Background and purpose of the study","[{\"question\":\"What was the main focus of the survey in this study?\",\"answer\":\"The survey investigated how Japanese language minor graduates use Japanese at work and what language and business-practice problems they face in Japanese workplaces.\"},{\"question\":\"Which Japanese language skills were identified as most important?\",\"answer\":\"Listening and speaking skills were identified as the most important for workplace success, compared with reading and writing.\"},{\"question\":\"How do graduates primarily use Japanese in their workplaces?\",\"answer\":\"Graduates mainly use Japanese to communicate with employees within their workplace rather than with outsiders.\"}]","Business Communication Needs of Japanese Companies in Malaysia - Volume 7 No. 2 - April 2016 | PDF",1792067477,18]