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

Job List: The Go-To-Market Desks

Japan Wants Two Resumes, Not One. Here's How to Write Both.

Japan runs on two application documents, not one. Here is what 履歴書 and 職務経歴書 each do, and how to build both before hiring restarts in September.

Work Report: Retail Triples, Tech Holds Flat

Job List: Sponsorship on the Table

Work Report: Tech Rebounds, Gaming Retreats

Job List: The Expansion Desks

Work Report: Consulting Climbs, Factories Cool

Work Report: Fintech, Biotech, and Silicon

Job List: The AI Labs Are Hiring

Work Report: Five Industries, One Week

Job List: From Entry to Director

Your Japanese Work Contract Has Clauses Nobody Explains

Work Report: Across the Board

Job List: Household Names

Work Report: Hospitality on the rise

Japan Job List: Global Leaders

The Financial Setup Every Foreign Professional in Japan Needs