We would like to address the issue of Japanese English teachers (JTEs) use of English in the classroom in three parts. The first part discusses data from three different groups of junior high school (JHS) and senior high school (SHS) teachers attending Monbusho Leaders Camps (MLCs) over the past three years. Participants' estimates of their classroom use of English during their first year teaching and just before the camp are compared. In the second part of the paper, we present seven reasons teachers have given for not speaking more English, and two deeper reasons that we find more explanatory. Finally, we look at some facilitative beliefs and strategies that JTEs have used to successfully increase the amount of English they use in their classrooms.