Or even filling out the job application. I always say that the true test of being fluent in Japanese is not being able to read the newspaper or have a conversa

Or even filling out the job application. I always say that the true test of being fluent in Japanese is not being able to read the newspaper or have a conversation. It's being able to read and fill out a government form while people are waiting in line behind you and a bureaucrat is waiting patiently in front of you.