The aim of this study is to examine the present stage internationalization of Japanese companies by identifying the employment situations of foreign personnel. To obtain empirical data and statistics, a survey of foreign employees working for Japanese companies in Japan was made covering both companies and foreign employees working for the Japanese companies in Japan.
Major findings were as follows.(1) All Japanese companies studied are rather at the initial stage of internationalization in foreigner employment.(2) Both companies and foreign employees aware slow internationalization in this area.(3) The disruption of communication seen in one case was not the same as others. It was stressed from the result that it is important for both parties to try to identify mutual expectations with flexible attitude to reach some agreement by knowing each other better.