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22 November 2025

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Chennai, 22 November 2025 — Hayakawa hosted an exclusive on-campus interaction with a Japanese Business Delegation from Iwate, Japan, offering our students a rare, first-hand view of Japan’s industry expectations and evolving talent needs. The session ran from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and was open only to current Hayakawa students.

Attendance and Reach
The event drew a strong student turnout from across India, including learners who flew in from Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Puducherry, and Thiruvananthapuram specifically to participate in this seminar. The delegation comprised about 20 Japanese businessmen, representing multi-sector interests and keen to explore India–Japan collaboration in talent development.

Program Highlights
Welcome & Context Setting: A brief overview of Japan’s current hiring landscape and the importance of language-plus-industry skills for global roles.
Delegation Briefings: The Iwate representatives outlined expectations for Indian candidates—workplace communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and professionalism aligned to Japanese business culture.
Career Pathways & Readiness: Guidance on aligning C-JAT/JLPT progress with employability, building interview readiness, and demonstrating cross-cultural agility.
Interactive Q&A: Students engaged the delegates on role types, internship pathways, relocation support, and skill-stacking (language + domain).
Networking: Focused interactions helped advanced learners understand concrete next steps for study and work in Japan.

Key Takeaways for Students

• Language + Behavior = Employability: Proficiency in Japanese (C-JAT/JLPT) paired with consistency, punctuality and professional etiquette directly impacts hiring outcomes.
• Practical Skills Matter: Clear communication, documentation discipline and continuous improvement are differentiators in Japanese workplaces.
• Structured Pathways: Students received clarity on timelines for internships, trainee roles and higher studies that can lead to full-time placement in Japan.
• India–Japan Bridge: The visit reinforced Hayakawa’s role as a bridge between Indian talent and Japanese industry, especially for learners serious about a Japan-oriented career.

Why This Matters
For Hayakawa students, this was not just an event—it was a live industry classroom. Interacting directly with Japanese business leaders helped convert theoretical knowledge into actionable career steps, while signaling strong intent from Iwate industry circles to collaborate with Indian Japanese-language talent.

Looking Ahead
Hayakawa will continue to facilitate industry interactions, readiness workshops and counseling so that students can move from language learning to career outcomes with confidence. Details of follow-up briefings and application windows for internships, jobs, study options and venture collaborations will be shared via the Hayakawa portal and official channels.

For media inquiries or student follow-ups, please contact Hayakawa Office: +91 8939990770