How to find companies hiring international students
Hiring process of new graduates in Japan is unique and systematic.
International students follow the same process as Japanese students do.
That means that you have abundant job opportunities you can apply for even though the openings do not specify for international students.
Some tools international students can find recruitment information are available as below.
You can access to online recruitment agent websites or each corporate website as well as Ritsumeikan Job Search Engine. Some websites are specialized for international students.
Refer here for login instructions and how to search for companies hiring international students.
Here is a list of companies whose selection process is conducted in English. Some companies may conduct the whole process in English or just part of it. Check these openings regularly as new openings are added from time to time.
Job-Hunting Websites for New Graduates
Rikunabi , Mynavi and Career-tasu : Major job-hunting platforms for all students (Japanese)
Mynavi for Non-Japanese Students : Mynavi job-hunting information site for international studentsENGLISH
Career-tasu for Foreign Students : Career-tasu job-hunting information site for international students
Global Leader : Job hunting platform for international students
Glassdoor : Benefit review website from the employees. Mostly international companies.ENGLISH
Connect-job : Job hunting platform for international studentsENGLISH
Job tree Japan : Job hunting platform for international studentsENGLISH
JETRO OFP List : Corporate database provided by JETRO for Highly-skilled Foreign ProfessionalsENGLISH
JPort Journal : Career Community for International Students in JapanENGLISH
Daijob.com : Job hunting platform for international studentsENGLISH
Company Research Tool
eol : This is a database of financial information on Japanese companies. Full text of annual reports of listed and some unlisted companies is available.ENGLISH
Public Organizations
Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners : Support in English, Chinese, Portugues and Spanish is available. Ritsumeikan University has signed the first agreement with the Center in Western Japan to support our international students.ENGLISH
Career Support Network for International Students in Japan : a system to support job hunting activities of university-approved international students