BJT prep · explanations in 10 languages
Your N2-level certificate this month. Not next July.
BJT is a computer-based exam you can take on any day. A score of 400 counts as N2 for work visas, visa points and the Business Manager visa. Dojo Journal gets you there with full mock exams and every mistake explained in your language.
Next JLPT in Japan: July 2027. Next BJT: any day you book.
Score report
Sample438 / 800 · level J2
- 400 N2-level
- 480 N1-level
Work on next
- 聴読解 · reading charts while listening 41%
- 敬語 · humble forms about your own company 58%
- Any day Book a slot at a Pearson VUE test centre
- Same day Your score report is printed before you leave
- 400 / 480 Accepted as N2 / N1 for visas
- 3 months Before you can retake it
When can you sit
Tomorrow, if you like.
Book any open slot at a test centre. Sit BJT this month, and retake it every three months until you reach your score.
For comparison: registration for December's JLPT closed on 7 September. The next JLPT in Japan is in July 2027, with the certificate around late September 2027.
JLPT dates for 2027 are not announced yet; the timeline follows the 2026 pattern (July exam, results in late August, certificate in late September).
Who it's for
For anyone whose visa asks for N2 or N1.
- BJT 400
Business Manager visa
Since October 2025 the owner or a full-time employee needs Japanese at B2 level.
- 400 / 480
Highly Skilled Professional points
Japanese ability adds 10 or 15 points toward the 70 or 80 you need, and a faster route to permanent residence.
- BJT 400
Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services
BJT is a recognised proof of Japanese for the most common work visa.
- BJT 480
Graduates looking for work in Japan
The Designated Activities visa for graduates of Japanese universities.
- BJT 400
University admission
Entering a Japanese university on a student visa.
Where BJT counts
Two numbers matter: 400 and 480.
BJT has no pass or fail. You get a score from 0 to 800, and immigration rules name exact thresholds.
400 counts as N2
- 10 points in the Highly Skilled Professional system
- Japanese requirement for the Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services visa
- Japanese requirement for the Business Manager visa
- University admission requirement
480 counts as N1
- 15 points in the Highly Skilled Professional system
- Designated Activities visa for graduates of Japanese universities
Where BJT does not help
- Specified Skilled Worker and Employment for Skill Development visas: these use JFT-Basic or JLPT N4
- Job ads that ask for JLPT by name. Check with the employer first
Free mini test
Three business situations. See how you answer.
Every question in Dojo Journal comes with an explanation in your language. Pick one to see it here.
Explanations in
Question 1 of 3 · 敬語 · honorifics
A client calls. Your manager Tanaka is away from his desk.
Correct Not quite
You are talking to a client about your own manager, so you use no honorifics for him: 外しております. お外しになって would raise your manager above the client.
Question 2 of 3 · ビジネスメール · email
You reply to a client who asked you to handle a request.
Correct Not quite
承知いたしました is the humble form for your own action. なさいました and されました honour the other person, and くださいました describes a favour someone does for you.
Question 3 of 3 · 状況判断 · situation
Your manager says this. What should you do next?
Correct Not quite
先方に出す前に means "before sending it to the client", and 見せてもらえる？ is your manager asking you to show it to them first.
Your result
0 / 3
Two out of three. Close to the business register BJT expects.All three right. You handle business keigo well.A good place to start. Business keigo is where most points are lost.
- 01 Talking about your own manager to a client With someone outside, your manager is "us": no honorifics for him.Right Missed
- 02 Replying to a client by email 承知いたしました: the humble form for your own action.Right Missed
- 03 Understanding what your manager asks Catch the key phrase: 先方に出す前に, "before it goes to the client".Right Missed
This was a three-question taste. A full mock exam has 80 questions in the three BJT sections (25 · 25 · 30) and gives an estimated score from 0 to 800, with the distance to 400 and 480.
What you get
Practice that feels like the test centre.
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2 full mock exams
80 questions each: 25 listening, 25 listening and reading, 30 reading. Real timing of 45, 30 and 30 minutes.
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Score forecast
An estimate from 0 to 800 and how far you are from 400 and 480.
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Mistakes explained in your language
Why the right answer is right, and why yours was not. 10 languages.
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Audio inside every question
Calls, meetings and briefings play right in the task. Works on your phone.
Who is behind it
Built in Fukuoka by people who sat BJT.
“I had missed the July JLPT and my last test was N4. Three weeks after deciding to try BJT, I scored 406 on my first attempt and had the score report in my hands before I left the building.”
Galiya Kōbe, founder · Read her story
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Built on the real exam format. Same sections, question types, counts and timing.
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Checked by a native Japanese teacher. Every question and every keigo form, before it goes live.
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Facts you can check. Every date, fee and visa rule in the Journal links to its official source.
Price
The price of one printed mock test. Twice the practice.
A typical online mock at this price is one exam, in Japanese only. Dojo Journal gives you two, with a forecast and reviews in your language.
Coming next: a trainer that drills your weak spots, and a Target 400 / 480 plan with a teacher.
Mock Pack
Launch price¥3,300 tax included · one payment
- 2 full mock exams with audio
- Score forecast and distance to 400 and 480
- Every mistake explained in 1 of 10 languages
- 12 months of access, no subscription
Join the waitlist
We will email you once when the first mock exam opens, with the launch price.
Questions
What is BJT?
The Business Japanese Proficiency Test by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation. It is taken on a computer, lasts about two hours, has 80 questions in three sections, and gives a score from 0 to 800 with levels J5 to J1+.
Is a BJT score of 400 the same as N2?
No. It is a different test. Immigration rules accept 400 as equal to N2 for the visas listed above, and 480 as equal to N1. Some employers ask for JLPT by name, so check with them.
How do I book the exam?
Through Pearson VUE, with test centres across Japan and in other countries. You choose the date and time.
Is the forecast a guarantee?
No. It is an estimate based on your answers in our mock exams. It shows where you are and what to work on.
Are you connected to the exam organiser?
No. Dojo Journal is independent. Our questions are written for practice and are not taken from the real exam.