Overview

• Tokyo Metropolitan Police re-arrested a 27-year-old Kyoto University graduate student on suspicion of forging and using falsified exam documents to take the TOEIC under another person’s name.
• Authorities showcased seized cheating tools including a miniature microphone, sub-2 mm bone conduction earpieces, smart glasses, and multiple smartphones used to relay answers.
• Investigators linked 14 registrations from a single Nakano-ku address to proxy test-takers, with 12 individuals sitting the exam under false identities.
• Since mid-2023, the International Business Communication Association has invalidated results for 803 examinees suspected of fraud on the TOEIC.
• The IBCA will split candidates sharing the same address into separate venues and inspect eyewear for camera functions along with devices for unauthorized electronics before testing.