Each week GaijinPot looks through its daily updated database of jobs and selects the best opportunities for finding and securing a career in Japan from overseas.
By creating a GaijinPot Jobs account, you can apply directly to companies willing to sponsor your work visa and support you in getting a CoE (Certificate of Eligibility), an important document that proves you have a legitimate and legal reason to obtain a work visa for Japan. Here are some of our top picks this week.
Mobile Game Scenario Planner
- Company: ZigZaGame Inc.
- Salary: Negotiable
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- English: Native level
- Japanese: None
- Application: Overseas applications OK
Plan out and write the plot for storylines of games that we develop in-house.
You will also check scripts written based on your plots and provide appropriate feedback while keeping track of the in-game lore and expanding upon it.
Speaking Japanese would be a big plus. On top of that, you should be able to prove that you consume entertainment content in Japan.
Drone Embedded Engineer
- Company: Inbound Technology / 株式会社
- Salary: ¥4.0M ~ ¥8.0M / Year, Negotiable
- Location: Bunkyo, Tokyo
- English: Fluent
- Japanese: None
- Application: Overseas applications OK
Your main duty will be drone control system design, implementation, and testing, as well as IF application design.
You must have experience with microcomputers.
Customer Service & Partner Specialist
- Company: Booking.com
- Salary: ¥4.0M ~ ¥4.5M / Year
- Location: Shinagawa, Tokyo
- English: Fluent
- Japanese: Fluent
- Application: Overseas applications OK
Booking.com is looking for a customer service and partner specialist to be the first point of contact for its accommodation partners. By phone and email, you will be resolving basic questions and queries, such as modifications to rooms, rates, and availability.
You must be fluent in English and Japanese.
Mobile Application Engineers
- Company: Inbound Technology / 株式会社
- Salary: ¥5.0M ~ ¥12.0M / Year, Negotiable
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- English: Business level
- Japanese: Conversational level
- Application: Overseas applications OK
Your main duty will be the planning, design, and implementation of mobile applications as well as mobile infrastructure development.
You must have at least 3 years of experience as a mobile application developer.
Customer Support Assistant
- Company: InsideJapan Tours Ltd.
- Salary: ¥271,993 / Month, Negotiable
- Location: Nagoya, Aichi
- English: Business level
- Japanese: Business level
- Application: Overseas applications OK
This is a temporary contract covering the Rugby World Cup period.
Your core duties will include answering customer support requests, coordinating with the operations team and travel consultants on customer support issues.
Experience in the travel industry would be a plus.
Web Marketer
- Company: Pasona Global / 株式会社パソナ グローバル事業本部
- Salary: ¥4.7M ~ ¥6.7M / Year
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- English: Native level
- Japanese: Business level
- Application: Overseas applications OK
A cosmetics and health food company is looking for a web marketer to take care of its marketing activities targeting English-speaking customers.
You must have at least 3 years of experience in PR/marketing and planning in English—including social media management.
Experience in cosmetic, fashion, culture or health-related translations is welcomed.
Office Worker
- Company: YPS International Co Ltd. / 株式会社YPSインターナショナル
- Salary: ¥260,000 ~ ¥400,000 / Month, Negotiable
- Location: Osaka, Japan
- English: Fluent
- Japanese: Native level
- Application: Overseas applications OK
YPS international is looking for willing and flexible candidates to carry out basic office work such as administration and reception, with a possibility to be involved in sales and planning in the future.
Speaking a third language is a plus.
Backend Engineer
- Company: Inbound Technology / 株式会社
- Salary: ¥6.0M ~ ¥11.0M / Year, Negotiable
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- English: Business level
- Japanese: Business level
- Application: Overseas applications OK
This is a backend engineer position for a leading payment company in Japan.
You must have experience with Java or Python, and an in-depth understanding about online currency.
To work in Japan you can apply for many different types of work visa, depending on your job industry. There are also different requirements for each. Check out our Japan 101 section for more information on getting a work visa in Japan.
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