Online retailer Japanese makes English the official language
Learn English or prepare for retirement. This is what the chief executive of online retailer in Japan, the top officer said today. In 2012, will be required of all staff speak English or Rakuten risk of losing their jobs.
Japan online retailer Top plans to make English the official language of the company, and a number of companies in the country that the international staff or prepare to go home.
The Chief Executive Officer of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani he wanted a "global community", not a Japanese company and its employees must be proficient in English by 2012 or face decline.
Speaking at the announcement the company reported earnings Thursday, said Rakuten Mikitani targets 70 percent of sales abroad in the next may e-markets, which means that each person must speak English.
[Executive Director Mikitani, Hirshi of Rakuten]
"It's all business initiative, not only at the level of the Council or the Department. Each member of our community as a full-time worker."
Announced the auto giants such as Toyota and Nissan necessary measures to do more English "working" language, while the auto parts company was to announce the President of the English Department of Japan.
On average, the Japanese were less successful than in most other national tests in English, with Tajikistan to earn a place 29 out of 30 Asian nations in a poll of 2009.
He said Mikitani, who holds an MA in Business Administration from Harvard University in English is essential for a company which recently acquired U.S. online retailer Buy.com.
[Executive Director Mikitani, Hirshi of Rakuten]
"It is clear that some of our members are struggling, but their English language skills is a dramatic development during the past six months."
Rakuten also bought French PriceMinister e-mail in June for $ 246 million, while working on a shopping center across the Internet in China, and planning for the overseas markets in ten by the end of this year.
Japan online retailer Top plans to make English the official language of the company, and a number of companies in the country that the international staff or prepare to go home.
The Chief Executive Officer of Rakuten Hiroshi Mikitani he wanted a "global community", not a Japanese company and its employees must be proficient in English by 2012 or face decline.
Speaking at the announcement the company reported earnings Thursday, said Rakuten Mikitani targets 70 percent of sales abroad in the next may e-markets, which means that each person must speak English.
[Executive Director Mikitani, Hirshi of Rakuten]
"It's all business initiative, not only at the level of the Council or the Department. Each member of our community as a full-time worker."
Announced the auto giants such as Toyota and Nissan necessary measures to do more English "working" language, while the auto parts company was to announce the President of the English Department of Japan.
On average, the Japanese were less successful than in most other national tests in English, with Tajikistan to earn a place 29 out of 30 Asian nations in a poll of 2009.
He said Mikitani, who holds an MA in Business Administration from Harvard University in English is essential for a company which recently acquired U.S. online retailer Buy.com.
[Executive Director Mikitani, Hirshi of Rakuten]
"It is clear that some of our members are struggling, but their English language skills is a dramatic development during the past six months."
Rakuten also bought French PriceMinister e-mail in June for $ 246 million, while working on a shopping center across the Internet in China, and planning for the overseas markets in ten by the end of this year.
Online retailer Japanese makes English the official language
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