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Job List: The Broad Middle

Your Japanese Salary Is Set by a Grade, Not a Negotiation. Here's How.

How Japanese companies decide which band you belong in, why they ask your current salary, and what your grade does to your visa.

Work Report: Consulting, Studios, and a Japanese-First Surge

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