Working in Japan is one of those things people romanticize before arriving.You picture clean offices, polite coworkers, futuristic technology, and a super-efficient system where trains, schedules, and people run like clockwork. And then you join your first Japanese company…and quickly realize:👉 Japan is efficient everywhere except inside the office. I’ve lived in Japan for more […]
🇯🇵 Japan Needs Foreign Workers More Than Ever If you’ve been in Japan long enough, you can feel it everywhere — convenience stores cutting hours, restaurants desperate for staff, and companies openly saying they can’t survive without foreign workers. After living in Japan for more than six years, I’ve watched something interesting happen:Japan went from
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🇯🇵 Introduction: What Foreigners Don’t Know About Shūkatsu If you grew up outside Japan, the job-hunting system here will feel like stepping into another universe. Unlike the U.S. or Europe—where students apply for jobs anytime—Japan has a strict, seasonal, synchronized job-hunting ritual called Shūkatsu (就活). Every year, millions of students begin job hunting at the
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If you ask anyone outside Japan what it’s like working here, you’ll probably hear the same answer:“Long hours, no breaks, and everyone sleeps on the train.” When I moved to Japan six years ago, I expected the worst. Images of exhausted salarymen, endless overtime, and “karoshi” (death by overwork) were stuck in my head. But
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When I first arrived in Japan six years ago, I thought finding an English-speaking job would be impossible unless I became an English teacher. That’s the stereotype, right? But after years of trial, mistakes, and figuring things out the hard way, I realized something: 👉 Japan has far more English-friendly jobs than people think —
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When I first came to Japan, freelancing wasn’t even on my radar. The system seemed rigid — you either worked for a company or studied full-time. But after living here for five years, I learned that Japan’s freelance scene is growing fast, and yes, you can do it legally — even without a Japanese company
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