"Japanese language certificate" forgery request or two foreigners arrested August 21 12:12
Indonesian and Vietnamese residents in Aichi Prefecture were arrested for requesting forgery of a certificate proving that they passed the “Japanese Language Proficiency Test” preferentially applied for employment in Japan.
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test is increasing in number due to the expansion of acceptance of foreign personnel, and the police are examining the details of the counterfeiting by assuming that counterfeiting was taking place in China from international mail exchanges.
Two people, Indonesian and Vietnamese men who lived in Aichi Prefecture, were arrested.
According to investigators, the two have not passed the "Japanese Language Proficiency Test" sponsored by an independent administrative agency managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japan Foundation, etc., but forged a certificate proving that they passed For example, there is a suspicion of counterfeiting of official documents.
The forged certificate was sent from China to two people by international mail, and a photo of the two of them was pasted.
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test has increased in recent years against the backdrop of increasing acceptance of foreign personnel, and if you pass, you will be given preferential treatment for studying in Japan or finding a job depending on the level.
The police are investigating the details of the situation and investigating the relationship with the assumption that counterfeiting was taking place in China.