Career Search

Japan has a wide variety of small and mid-sized enterprises that are strong in technology and traditions.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) provides case examples of 50 leading companies that have been proactively employing highly-skilled foreign professionals and succesfully gaining new opptunities such as developing their business overseas.

Throughout Japan, there are many promising solid, small and mid-sized companies like these fifty firms. When looking for a job in Japan, we encourage you to search a wide range of companies, rather than restricting the search to well-known corporate brands.

While a number of private businesses are already acting as intermediaries to recruit professionals to jobs in Japan, government agencies are also providing services geared to foreign nationals. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare matches job seekers to positions through Hello Work (Public Employment Security Offices) locations nationwide, and has also established an Employment Service Center for Foreigners, a support organization for highly-skilled foreign professionals, in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya,and Fukuoka.

Reference

For Foreign Nationals Wishing to Work in Japan (As of March 1, 2013)(2.3MB)

For foreign students currently studying in Japan, there is an additional service called the Career Support Network for International Students in Japan, operated by the International Students Support Network.