If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look through the database of top jobs in Japan that have been posted to GaijinPot and pick the ones we think are most interesting. You can apply directly to these companies by creating a profile on GaijinPot Jobs.
Full-Time Street Go-Kart Tour Guide (Tokyo)
- English: Business level
- Must currently reside in Japan
- Must have a valid Japanese driver’s license
- Must have a valid visa to work in Japan
- ¥200,000 ~ ¥330,000 / Month
- Visa sponsorship available
MariCar, the company offering tours of Tokyo in go-karts with customers dressed in costumes, is looking for tour guides to entertain and show customers around Tokyo. Must have a valid driver’s license for Japan.
English Instructor/Teacher/ALT (All over Japan)
- English: Native level or similar
- University degree required for visa sponsorship
- Overseas applications wanted!
- Attractive salaries
Jobs available for teaching English in Japan! View a variety of GaijinPot’s top English teaching jobs on offer this week. Applications from overseas job seekers are definitely encouraged.
Social Media Marketer (Tokyo)
- English: Native level
- Japanese: Business level
- Must currently reside in Japan
- ¥250,000 ~ ¥300,000 / Month
- Visa sponsorship available
Love Japanese snacks? Want a career centered in Japanese pop culture? MoveFast is looking for their new social media marketer to create marketing and SNS campaigns and strategies, including budget planning, content ideation and implementation schedules, as well as distribute engaging written or graphic content in the form of email newsletters, web page and blog content or social media messages. Duties also include outreach to influencers and companies for new partnerships and to grow and expand company social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Benefits include all-you-can-eat Japanese snacks and drinks (i.e. Kit Kat, Pocky, Ramune)!
Deli / Bakery / Sushi Associate (Yokosuka, Kanagawa)
- English: Fluent
- Japanese: Basic
- ¥900 ~ ¥1,150 / Hour
- Must currently reside in Japan
- Food/retail experience preferred
- Permanent residents, spouse visa, or other independent visas only
Currency Exchange Personnel (Shibuya, Tokyo)
- English: Fluent
- Japanese: Conversational
- ¥1,100 ~ ¥1,100 / Hour
- Must currently reside in Japan
Good with numbers? Sakura Exchange is seeking part-time currency exchange personnel for our Shibuya, Harajuku, Okachimachi and Shinjuku locations. You don’t need extensive knowledge of the financial market. Student/working holiday visa is OK. Must currently reside in Japan.
Multilingual Game Localization (Tokyo) – July start!!
- English: Business level
- Japanese: Fluent (Above JLPT N2)
- Must currently reside in Japan
- ¥2.2M ~ ¥4.0M / Year
- Other language skills: Chinese (Traditional), Thai and/or Korean.
- Experience with Translation tools, such as Trados, MemoQ, WordFast, etc.
- Basic PC skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Digital Hearts is recruiting experienced In-house Translators to localize their video game titles from Japanese to English, Chinese (Traditional), Thai and Korean. You must have translation/localization experience in the entertainment industry (Games, manga, anime, etc) and have interest in the Japanese culture.
Patissier for Japanese/Western Fusion-Style Sweets (Odawara, Kanagawa)
- English: Business level
- Japanese: Conversational
- ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
- 3 years of professional experience as a patissier (or similar)
- Visa sponsorship available
Chinriu is currently looking to strengthen our team with an enthusiastic, creative patissier who is willing to expand his/her knowledge in a dynamic, multi-cultural environment. Due to the nature of the company, you will not only be involved with producing and preparing our pastry items, but also get full insight in the traditional Japanese food culture with its ingredients, production methods and its broad network of traditional producers. You must have 2 to 3 years of experience in a related position in a bakery, restaurants or pastry shop. Benefit includes housing support!
Inventory Operations Manager (Toyosu, Tokyo)
- English: Business level
- Must currently reside in Japan
- ¥8.0M ~ ¥15.0M / Year
- At least 5 years of Inventory Operations Management
- At least 4 years of Team Management
SoftLayer, an IBM company, is looking for highly motivated individuals to work in its warehouse as an inventory operations manager. Your main responsibilities will be to lead inventory engineers in all datacenters, hardware tracking and reconciliation. No Japanese required!
Japan Market Business Manager (Tokyo)
- Japanese: Native level
- English: Business level
- Must have at least 5 years experience in digital media sales, PR agency or similar
- ¥300,000 ~ ¥500,000 / Month
- Must currently reside in Japan
Presslogic is looking for a regional business manager focused on the Japanese market to explore and develop fashion, beauty, gourmet and lifestyle advertising opportunities with new clients and to meet digital advertising revenue targets. The ideal candidate will be a great team player with a minimum 5 years experience in digital media sales, PR or account servicing in the advertising or publishing industry. Some proficiency in Chinese would be a plus.
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