Kitaoka tried to enlist the help of the Ministry of Education, but their bureaucrats did not see the need for a new test to compete with the STEP Eiken, an English test already backed by the ministry.
Kitaoka tried to enlist the help of the Ministry of Education. Their bureaucrats did not see the need for a new test. This was to compete with the STEP Eiken. The STEP Eiken was an English test. This English test was already backed by the ministry.