Foreign Professional

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.

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.

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.

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.

You're Paying Residence Tax Anyway. Here's How to Get Something Back.

Your Japanese Payslip Takes a Third of Your Pay. Here's Where It Goes.

Gross and take-home are two different numbers in Japan. Here is every deduction between them, and what your offer is actually worth.