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Know the exam before you sit it.

Plain guides to BJT: dates, booking, scores and the visas they count for. Every fact links to its official source.

Visas · 6 min read

Business Manager visa 2025: the new Japanese requirement (N2 or BJT 400)

Who needs B2 Japanese since October 2025, the five ways to prove it, and the fastest one.
Test centres · 6 min read

Where to take a JLPT alternative: BJT in 47 Japanese cities and 20 more countries

Six chances a year instead of two, with a map and the full list of cities.
Visas · 5 min read

Is a BJT score of 400 the same as JLPT N2?

Where immigration treats 400 like N2 and 480 like N1, and where it does not.
First-hand · 11 min read

Is BJT hard? What is actually difficult, from someone who scored 406

By Galiya Kōbe. Keigo, charts and 75 minutes of audio, and what turned out easier.
Test format · 7 min read

BJT test format: 3 parts, 9 question types, 80 questions, 105 minutes

Every question type explained, with one to try right on the page.
Scores · 5 min read

What your BJT score means: J levels, 400 and 480

The six levels, how 7,630 test takers were spread in 2025, and why 400 sits in J3.
Test day · 5 min read

How to book BJT in Japan, step by step

Nine steps from the Pearson VUE account to the certificate, with the fee, the IDs to bring and the timing of each part.
First-hand · 9 min read

BJT vs JLPT N2: why I chose BJT and scored 406 in three weeks

By Galiya Kōbe. From N4 and a missed JLPT to BJT 406 on the first attempt.
JLPT · 7 min read

Missed the JLPT? How to still prove N2-level Japanese for your visa

December registration closed on 7 September. Your options, from this month to July 2027.
Visas · 6 min read

BJT or JLPT: which one should you take for your visa?

Dates, results, and the visas where each test counts. If you decide today, the next JLPT in Japan is July 2027.

Know the exam before you sit it.

Business Manager visa 2025: the new Japanese requirement (N2 or BJT 400)

Where to take a JLPT alternative: BJT in 47 Japanese cities and 20 more countries

Is a BJT score of 400 the same as JLPT N2?

Is BJT hard? What is actually difficult, from someone who scored 406

BJT test format: 3 parts, 9 question types, 80 questions, 105 minutes

What your BJT score means: J levels, 400 and 480

How to book BJT in Japan, step by step

BJT vs JLPT N2: why I chose BJT and scored 406 in three weeks

Missed the JLPT? How to still prove N2-level Japanese for your visa

BJT or JLPT: which one should you take for your visa?