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Companies Interested in Highly-Skilled Foreign ProfessionalsTANAKA SAKE BREWING Co.,LTD

Communicating the value of sake to the growing number of foreign tourists visiting

Looking
to Hire Yes

Internship
Program
No

Only English
Language
Skills Required
No

Founded in 1899, our company is the only remaining Japanese sake brewer in Otaru City. We produce and sell directly high value-added sake made from 100% Hokkaido rice at our store in Otaru. In 2023, approximately 100,000 foreign tourists visiting Japan will visit and shop at our company's "Kikkogura Brewery" Most of our purchases are of high quality alcoholic beverages, which has a significant impact on the company's overall profits. We believe that one of our challenges is communication with foreign tourists, and we are looking forward to hiring highly skilled foreign personnel. Correctly understanding the appeal and value of sake and the added value of our products will have a significant impact on the purchase price. Of course, we look forward to not only serving customers, but also participating in in-house multilingual education, planning special sake brewery experience tours, and new product development. You will also learn a lot of specialized knowledge about sake brewing, and you may even be able to participate in brewing in the future. In addition, our company puts a lot of effort into health management, and although our young employees are particularly active, we would like to see our highly-skilled foreign employees stay healthy and active over the long term.

Role Expected of Highly-Skilled Foreign Professionals

Innovation and Planning from the Perspective of People Overseas
Management or Research & Development for Domestic Business Using Specific Professional Knowledge
Promoting Globalization of Japanese Staff

Required Persons

Humanities (Language)
Humanities (Sales/Marketing)

Sectors

Food & Beverage
Retail

Business Content

Our company mainly manufactures and sells Japanese sake "Takaragawa", which is made using 100% Hokkaido rice. You can also tour the "Kikkogura'' brewery, which is a rare sake brewery that is brewed all year round. Among these, the high value-added "Junmai Daiginjo sake'' is popular among foreign tourists visiting Japan. Many customers enjoy the tour and tasting, deepen their understanding of sake and our company, and purchase products that can only be tasted in Otaru. In terms of product planning, we are also focusing on long-term aged sake, which is highly rare among Japanese sake, and creating a variety of new appeals along with traditional Japanese sake. With sake being designated as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2024, it is expected that the culture of sake will continue to spread around the world, and I believe that our company will be required to globalize more and more. Currently, our company's internationalization efforts are focused on selling to foreign tourists visiting Japan rather than exporting, but in the future we also hope to export products with high brand value to the world.