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Job List: The Engine Rooms

Probation in Japan Is Already a Real Job. Here's What It Protects.

What 試用期間 actually means in Japanese law, what a company can and cannot do during it, and what happens to your visa if it ends badly.

Work Report: Banks, Factories, and the Autumn Ramp

Job List: Beyond the Tokyo

Recruitment Agencies Work for the Employer. Here's How to Use Them.

Who pays the fee, what your consultant is optimising for, and how to run an agency process without losing control of it.

Work Report: Tech Leads the Post-Obon Rebound

Job List: The Compute Build-Out

A Japanese Job Offer Is Already a Contract. Here's What That Means.

How 内定 works, what you actually sign, and when you can still walk away.

Work Report: Gaming Heats Up as Hiring Cools