r/JapanJobs

For some reason I can’t upload the photo here, but in the 勤怠・その他 section of my payslip it shows 等級 J and 号俸 -2号.

Additionally, I received six months’ worth of transportation expenses in a single lump-sum payment. If I hypothetically leave the job, would I have to repay part of that amount?

And finally, I started my new seishain position in April with no prior experience. I thought we were supposed to get two bonuses a year (summer and winter), but yesterday they told us we won’t be getting the summer bonus because we only just started. Is this totally normal?

For context, I work at a hotel.

First of all thank you for taking your time to answer. I’m a 26-year-old Indian with over 3 years of experience in tech. I have multiple offers — some I applied for, some from recruiters who reached out after seeing my profile/portfolio. Platinum and gold scouts have contacted me and I have an interview next month. I clearly mention conversational Japanese everywhere (profile, resume, Japanese resume). Yet scouts still reach out, then sometimes take steps back. They have checked my full background, so this is not a misunderstanding.

My questions:

1. How important is Japanese for mid-level tech roles in 2026? Is conversational level enough for many companies (Japanese or international), or do most expect N2/N3?

2. Why do scouts reach out knowing my exact Japanese level and then pull back? Common issue?

3. How difficult is the market right now for someone with my profile (3+ YOE, conversational Japanese) to get a mid-level tech job — both Japanese companies and non-Japanese ones? Realistic chances and timelines?

Feel free to take your time but by the end of this month as I have a interview next month. If anyone is open to a bit of guidance, I’d appreciate it (happy to share more details privately).

Thank you!

PS- If there are recruiters here then please let me know as I'd be very happy to share my portfolio with you.

Soo yeah... I'm in my 4th year at a somewhat reputable university in Kansai. Humanities/politics type major. Got no extracurriculars, internships, random shitty part time job experience here and there. No skills really, but I'm fluent in English and Japanese because I spent half my life outside of Japan and half my life in Japan.

I would be interested in working in IT (yes, I know, generic ass goal). I originally wanted to do engineering but my life blew up so I ended up in my current major. But again I have no skills or experience or anything. I know this is prime shukatsu season (actually I'm already pretty late), can you give me any advice on how I can get an entry level job in IT, preferably in a programming role?

I have no salary expectations, ego, or anything whatsoever. I'm fine with 2.5 million yen per year with no bonus or whatever. I'll work overtime. Of course the higher the salary, the better, but I don't think I'm in a position to negotiate. As long as I can just get an entry level job where they teach me the ropes from 0 knowledge and prepare me to become half useful in industry, I'd be happy with that.

Can you please give me some input on whether this is a sound goal? What companies should I apply to and what am I supposed to prepare? Learn how to code? Study SPI? I feel like I have no time left but so much on my plate.

want to know about salary and about how can i get internship at jpmorgan as a software dev i checked on their site but no internship just fulltime and that too for diff role anyone if know pls tell or can anyone tell diffrent finance company in japan but pls not like communication should be japanese as i am international learning japanese but still not perfect so pls tell except for goldman sachs

Hi all, throwaway account. I would like to hear your input on the plus sides/downsides of an offer I received. Ultimately I'm going to decide on my own, but I would like to hear from those of you that have more experience here in Japan so that I can make the most informed decision.

Bit of background on me:

Mid 30s, US experience: 2 years of software dev experience*, 5 years of generic office work experience

Japan experience: 2 years as an ALT, also did a 1 month internship during summer break with a 日系企業 Japanese style company

*Java Springboot, React Typescript, Oracle SQL. It's been about 4 years since my last dev job. Not even impostor syndrome, but I am objectively just a lower tier coder.

N1 JLPT, I can hold my own in most professional communication, albeit occasionally I need to ask to clarify meanings of certain words.

Graduated with unrelated BA degree in a reputable US university (one of the ones that counts for points on the PR checklist), with a minor in CS

Currently on an instructor visa so need gijinkoku visa conversion support.

Offer details:

• Programmer/programming department

• Full-time employee (正社員) No probationary period

• Normal work hours (was told average 10-15 hours overtime)

• Standard/Regular holidays (sat/sun, holidays)

• Annual Paid Leave: 10 days/1st year

• Salary Monthly Salary Basic Wage: ¥236,000 Basic wage includes the following: Job Allowance: ¥26,000 Housing Allowance: ¥44,000 Commuting Allowance: full cost of commute

• Salary increase: Once a year from the second year of employment onwards

• Bonus: Once a year

• Retirement allowance: Yes

• Kansai region (I don't want to specify further for privacy)

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

I'm a first year BCA student before I complete my graduation i want a job in japan and after graduation i wanna move to Japan.

So is there really a career job in japan for BCA students? Planning and steps to get job in japan?

What to learn to get a job in japan? Any suggestions or guidance?

Has anyone already done this?

I'm in the process of switching jobs, and at my current job I have over 25 days of PTO left (~5 work weeks). The new job wants me to start in ~6 weeks. Before leaving I would like to do a proper handover at my current job since I know my leaving will leave quite the hole in the department and is most definitely going to add to my coworkers' overtime - in other words, I don't want to hand in my 30 days notice and immediately go on holiday until the day of my resignation.

What can I do in this situation? Ideally I'd have it paid out, but I heard that in Japan that's basically impossible. I suppose the second best option is just finishing my handover and then taking the rest of my PTO, and letting it overlap with my new job - but is that legal? I read on this subreddit that it might cause trouble with taxes/health insurance/pension, but is it doable? Is there anything I can do to get my current company to do a payout instead?

Technically I could ask the new job to delay the start date a bit, but they've expressed that my start date would then fall into the company's vacation period, and the hiring manager wouldn't be around for like 3 weeks during that time

Any advice is appreciated