Interviews with Vocational School International Students

GAUTAM BHUSHAN

Kagawa Toyota Motor Corporation

Country: Nepal

What is your impression
of Kagawa Prefecture?

I feel that Kagawa Prefecture is very easy to live in.
There is the sea and the mountains, it is very compact and you can go anywhere by bicycle.
Cost of living is not that expensive.It's convenient to get whatever you want, whenever you want.

Tell us about your
present work

I am working as a service engineer for Kagawa Toyota.
In my seventh year working at this, I am in charge of car inspections and maintenance.
Now, I take care of even more complicated problems (general repairs).
I connect a PC to the car and examine the data. If I find anything unusual, it has to be fixed.

How did you become an
overseas student?

In Nepal, where I come from, there were always Toyota off-road cars being driven around.
I’ve always loved the Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) since childhood.
When I think of cars, I think of Japan.
So I decided to go study in Japan.

Tell us about Level 1 of
he Toyota Examination

Toyota has its own qualification system for certifying engineers.
The examination is very hard.But I decided to give it a try and studied hard.
My work-floor senior colleagues and the instructors taught me so much.
Thanks to them I was able to pass Level 1 of the Toyota Examination.
Maybe I am the only Nepalese to pass it in all of Japan.
When I hear this I feel so proud.

What do you feel is at the
core of the workplace?

When I first entered the company I experienced hardships and difficulties.
These experiences allow me to help young people.
We have to cooperate with each other and mustn’t keep the customer waiting.
In that sense we have a workplace that anyone can work regardless of the nationality.