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2026.04.20

Applicants who took the exam with 1 year and 6 months to less than 2 years of practical experience, application for completion of 2 years of practical experience (issuance of exam result notification) and download of exam result notification for exams conducted by January 2026 (limited time until further notice) >> Login here

2026.03.27

Regarding the suspension of reservation procedures for the Specified Skilled Worker (1) visa examination in the food service industry

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(Restaurants, etc.)

Food industry

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Manufacturing

(Food factories, etc.)

Food and beverage manufacturing

Domestic

Specified Skills Grade1Assessment Test Specified Skills Grade 2 Assessment Test

Abroad

Specified Skills Grade1Assessment Test

※You will be redirected to the Prometric website.

Applying for a company abroad(Overseas Exam Pre-order)Those who wish to

This is for applicants for Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) Category 1 (restaurant industry, food and beverage manufacturing industry) who have received a job offer from a Japanese company.
Applications will only be accepted from corporations.
Please refer to the document "About Overseas Exam Pre-registration" for the procedure.Contact UsPlease

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2026.04.22

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System Maintenance Notice: April 23rd, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

2026.04.22

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The homepage was renewed on April 22, 2026.

2026.04.20

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Applicants who took the exam with 1 year and 6 months to less than 2 years of practical experience, application for completion of 2 years of practical experience (issuance of exam result notification) and download of exam result notification for exams conducted by January 2026 (limited time until further notice) >> Login here

2026.03.27

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Regarding the suspension of reservation procedures for the Specified Skilled Worker (1) visa examination in the food service industry

2026.03.27

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Regarding the suspension of reservation procedures for the Specified Skilled Worker (1) visa examination in the food service industry

2026.02.13

About the exam in abroad

[Overseas Examination] Notification of Examination Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026 (Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry)

2026.02.10

About the exam in abroad

Food Service and Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Specific Skills No. 1 Proficiency Test for FY 2025 - Status of Implementation of Tests Outside Japan Announced

2026.01.14

About the exam in abroad

Food Service and Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Specific Skills No. 1 Proficiency Test for FY 2025 - Status of Implementation of Tests Outside Japan Announced

2025.12.15

Business Application

Registering new test takers from the corporate My Page

2026.01.07

Specified Skills Grade 2

Issuance of Examination Fruit Notification for Test No. 2 (Application for Completion of Practical Experience Period, etc.)

2025.12.23

Specified Skills Grade 2

Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Specified Skilled Worker Level 2 Examination Study Text (Update) ★Errata have been uploaded★ If you downloaded prior to 12/17 AM, please download again.

2025.09.30

Specified Skills Grade 2

Regarding measures for Category 1 Specified Skilled Workers who have failed the Category 2 Skills Assessment Examination for the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry or the Category 2 Skills Assessment Examination for the Restaurant Industry.

2025.06.27

Specified Skills Grade 2

Starting June 30, the display of the results for the Specified Skilled Worker No. 2 exam will change.

2026.02.16

Food and beverage manufacturing

The successful candidates for the 2025 Fiscal Year, 3rd Session, Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry, Class 1 and Class 2 Domestic Examination have been announced.

2025.06.30

Food and beverage manufacturing

The successful candidates for the 2025 Academic Year, 1st Period, Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry, Class 1 and Class 2 Domestic Examination have been announced.

2025.02.05

Food and beverage manufacturing

We have announced the successful candidates for the 3rd 2024 Domestic Examination for Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Classes 1 and 2.

2024.07.05

Food and beverage manufacturing

The list of successful candidates for the 2024 First Domestic Examination for Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry (Class 1 and Class 2) has been announced.

2026.04.22

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System Maintenance Notice: April 23rd, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

2026.04.22

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The homepage was renewed on April 22, 2026.

2026.04.20

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Applicants who took the exam with 1 year and 6 months to less than 2 years of practical experience, application for completion of 2 years of practical experience (issuance of exam result notification) and download of exam result notification for exams conducted by January 2026 (limited time until further notice) >> Login here

2026.03.27

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Regarding the suspension of reservation procedures for the Specified Skilled Worker (1) visa examination in the food service industry

2026.03.27

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Regarding the suspension of reservation procedures for the Specified Skilled Worker (1) visa examination in the food service industry

2025.12.25

About the exam in Japan

Regarding the Specified Skills Test from fiscal year 2026

2025.11.04

About the exam in Japan

Please download the learning materials from here.

2025.10.24

About the exam in Japan

The successful candidates for the 2025 1st and 2nd Domestic Examination for the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry have been announced.

2026.03.27

News

Regarding the suspension of reservation procedures for the Specified Skilled Worker (1) visa examination in the food service industry

2026.02.16

Food industry

We have announced the successful candidates for the 2025 3rd Domestic Examination for Foodservice Industry Nos. 1 and 2.

2025.06.30

Food industry

The successful candidates for the 1st and 2nd Domestic Examinations for the Food Service Industry in Fiscal Year 2025 have been announced.

2025.02.05

Food industry

The names of the successful candidates for the 2024 3rd Overseas Restaurant Industry 1st and 2nd Domestic Examinations have been announced.
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