Abstract
The massive expansion of international business has led to a huge growth in the demand
for English communication in business world-wide. Recently in Japan, the form of
globalization that has been advancing rapidly includes the inauguration of non-Japanese
senior executives at allied Japanese companies. Consequently, these companies have created the rising demand for internal English communication as distinct from traditional external English communication. Correspondingly, the demand for interpretation at in-house
meetings has been quickly and extensively established in the world of business in Japan. The
purpose of this paper is to look into the practice of business interpretation in a company
going global, and highlight the distinctive aspect of business interpretation from the
viewpoint of corporate management. The paper also emphasizes the significance of
facilitating conditions of business interpretation for its healthy and potential growth.
