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This paper examines, measures and evaluates English proficiency in Japan. This is an English proficiency test used extensively throughout Japan and its results carry a considerable amount of weight in many educational and business organizations in Japan. This paper aims lo investigate the reliability and validity of the EIKEN test with the focus on analyzing the vocabulary section because it is the section that is in all levels of EIKEN test. A PC program named Range was used to analyze the frequency of the words used in the vocabulary section. The conclusion of the report was that the reliability and validity of EIKEN test is not good and the vocabulary section is problematic.