How to get an IT Job in Japan in 2025

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[@coralinpableo9347]

I really want to join but no enough funds. Does they provide some sort of scholarship?

[@neelroy2918]

The best video about finding job for me. No BS, no baits, plain and honest. Thank you!

[@ZerOs99973]

Thank you so much for all your videos: Japenese contracts and working conditions explained from a German perspective. I've seen Japanese talk about working in Japan and contracts. They explain it differently as they also counted weekends as holidays. It was harder to understand from a German perspective.

[@boytago2090]

I'm working as a welder in Nagasaki. I'm graduated 4 years course IT on the Philippines. after work I'm studying IT Course at Udemy by my self hoping in the future to switch job in IT Industries.

[@JapaneseJourney]

That sounds great! All the best with that!

[@coralinpableo9347]

Hello I’m a Filipino. I’m planning also to switch job as an IT

[@shregfrugg]

Me too , i work at food manufacturer in fukuoka and every single day im studying it course after work , i hope i can switch to it industries in the future too. Tho i dont have any graduates . Hope luck for all of us

[@楊惠菱-s8b]

Hey I'm in the same board. Would you like to be study buddy?​@@shregfrugg

[@Tyrone-d2t]

How r u doing so far?

[@johnforde7735]

I would recommend to work for a foreign company in Japan, if you can. My first IT job at a foreign company had a salary of over 12 million yen, which is significantly better than most Japanese companies, and it only went up after that. (And that was 25 years ago.) You also don't have to deal with the expectations of overwork and other stupid rules like not being able to take more than a weeks holiday at a time. After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, many foreigners just up and left Japan. That didn't go down well with employers and many companies want to know if you are committed to Japan. Learning Japanese to a high level is a good way to demonstrate that.

[@impyr3x293]

where did u find it? which websites? or whats even the name, just tryin to get the foot into japan

[@Ayush_AAA1]

@@impyr3x293 Got any leads man ? mind sharing a lil bit ?

[@einfachnurleo7099]

It's quite infuriating that people would just up and leave after a disaster.

[@johnforde7735]

@@einfachnurleo7099 Yes, I agree. They were called "flyjin", like gaijin, but flying away at the first sign of trouble.

[@RonaldoSanchez-g1y]

even if you get hired as an english language programmer you will still need to learn Japanese to get ahead

[@UnimportantAcc]

You'd think learning the language of the country you want to live in would be a no-brainer

[@tgr5588]

@@UnimportantAccin some countries you can get by without learning the language, Switzerland for example. Doesn’t mean I recommend not learning the language though

[@frederico-d3l]

@@tgr5588 you can manage to do it.......... but forget about going to a higher position. specially in japan. if you are happy being always on a developer position. then you are fine. salary is good anyway

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

good overview for IT job hunters!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Nathan!

[@ashenroshanthaX]

This video is so helpful , Thankyou very much for the information

[@alternervnich9418]

Super gut ausgearbeitet und editiert wie immer bei dir :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Danke Dir! Den Edit hat dieses Mal Flo von Ein Ticket zur Milchstraße gemacht.

[@oscarjackson9826]

Thank you so much for this good video

[@matten_zero]

I'm a freelanc AI Engineer looking to work in Japan. I will follow this advice to get a job in Japan, mark my words💪

[@orionmashiro9324]

Thank you so much for the very informative video! I wanted to say this really helps me get an insight on getting tech related jobs in Japan as a foreigner. I do have one question I’d like to ask specific to my situation, if you don’t mind: I’m not specifically looking for IT in the form of a software engineer, but am more looking for jobs relating to UI/UX design in Japan. I’m currently a masters degree student specializing in User Experience and Human Computer Interaction fields. I also have N1 certification and am bilingual native in English and Chinese (though I’d say I’m not as fluent in the speaking part of Japanese compared to reading/listening and N1 doesn’t test that haha). I do have some coding background and some small projects I created when minoring in CS during undergrad(major was psychology), though my coding skills are not yet in a professional level and my interests lie more in user interface design, user research, and HCI. As such I’m a bit more interested in interface design or research jobs, designing prototypes and wireframes Figma and Sketch, for example. I’ll be graduating soon, but if I aim to try looking for fields relating to UIUX jobs in Japan, might you know if and how much the processes and odds differ from what you mentioned in the video? Apologies for the long comment, and thank you so much again for the amount of transparency and info in this video!

[@thilakrathnasiri4225]

Can you explain about ux ui designing jobs in japan for foreigners ?

[@sadikhossain511]

Thanks for the video

[@kaynesheenan]

great job!

[@a.rolyne2240]

Thank you for your useful informations. We want to move in Japan next year with two children. Both of us are in IT (dev) but with no japanese (just a little for me as I did learn back in my youth and lived in Kobe for 8 months ^^)§ we were so stuck in were to begin but we definitly are learning japanese. Do you have any courses on how to move there or can you recommend any? Thx ^^

[@tdc9009]

Would you say that a degree is necessary for an IT job in Japan? I have a certificate in IT from a six month course, but found self teaching to be a more efficient way to learn than a multi year degree program. I am also planning to sit the N1 JLPT this year, so I would say my Japanese language ability is also sufficient. Would you say this is enough to get started looking for jobs?

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for asking. It'll definitely give you a wider range of possibilities if you had a degree, but I think it's possible. The big hurdle to take is the work visa though, which usually requires a university degree or enough relevant work experience (~10 years). Thankfully you can get around that requirement by taking a ITPEC certification, which isn't too expensive and, from what I've read, requires about a month of study. It's only available in a couple of Asian countries though, for the English version, you'd have to take the test in the Philippines.

[@JapaneseJourney]

And now I'm thinking I should probably make a video on that topic.

[@tdc9009]

@@JapaneseJourney thank you for your reply. Looks like I may need to find some tuition money haha.

[@Saorom]

Interesting, but would be nice on Jopan channel, too. We germans have also great ambitions for Japan XD

[@mankeichow3855]

I am currently looking for a job in japan as foreigner, the jobs from tokyo dev and japan dev are not for someone who had studied a bootcamp and worked less than 3 years. And the cotowork candidate portal has been disabled.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for sharing! Yeah, it's probably better to work with the career support they provide you out of the box for the bootcamps, they should have access to the appropriate positions. How has the job hunting been for you thus far, do you feel like it's going well?

[@mankeichow3855]

@@JapaneseJourney Thanks for the reply! My situation is complicated, I got my bachelor degree on another major, I had studied bootcamp in my home country and got a chance to work on blockchain company, but then I went to japan to study japanese, right now i am looking for a job in japan. My japanese is not that good, so i plan to apply the international company and I found some japanese to help me find a job, but they said that they cannot help me. I have already tried gittap, daijob, remoteok, linkedin, remote3, michaelpage, robert half, yaaay, jellyfish, indeed, rakuten, randstad, tokyo dev, japan dev and many more within a year, I sent almost 200-300 application, but got rejected. If it is possible I would like to know if there is any suggestion for me...

[@mankeichow3855]

@@JapaneseJourney Thank you very much. My situation is a bit complicated, I studied a bootcamp from home country, and worked as software engineer on blockchain company for 1.5 year, and right now is searching for a Tokyo IT job before graduation from Japanese School. I have tried to contact to the career support but they said that because I was not graduated from University on the major of CS, they cannot help me. At the same time I have sent 200+ application on Daijob, Yaaay, linkedin, rakuten, indeed, gittap, ITengine, jellyfish,Wahl+Case, Randstad, robert walter, michaelPage, tokyoDev, JapanDev, or some non-japan remote job platform, within this year, and got zero interview but rejection. I do not think studying one more bootcamp in japan is a good choice for me...

[@mankeichow3855]

@@JapaneseJourney I have applied for almost a year on most of the website, but no reply

[@mankeichow3855]

frankly speaking I left 3 replies but they cannot be shown up

[@The_AI_Harmonix]

I'm on my 3rd year of the Software Engineering degree but I'm gonna stop it and planning to come to Japan this year and hoping to continue my degree. I have completed the Diploma and the Higher National Diploma in Software Engineering. What are ur thoughts guys? Pls let me know!!

[@loqol5874]

to obtain a work visa it is better to complete a bachelor's degree. some people come without even expirience in IT and degree and get a job though

[@FredYduciel]

Thanks a lot Sir

[@jd15469]

How do you think the market is for IT tech support as a gaijin? I’m currently working at help desk in my home country.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for asking! I'm really not sure but would imagine, despite technical ability, a high level of Japanese to be really important 🤔

[@pjguitar15]

Is it possible for Junior Developers that has only months of experience, no degree (but preparing for ITPEC exam), to work as a Software Developer in Japan in junior role?

[@AK-cg7vn]

I am afraid of the job hunting after finishing the coding bootcamp........I heard 2023 was a tough year for engineers who want to change their company, but how has it been in 2024 so far? And what web service or stuff did you get your job in real?

[@studywithshin2205]

What are the chances of getting tech job without CS degree but have practical skills that can be applied to the job immediately?

[@andyli619]

awesome video! hope to more videos about software engineer

[@HoneyLemonNuin]

A lot of useful information. Thank you very much

[@haredy100]

I'm currently going to start a software development course comparable as an associate degree is this enough

[@hussainsaddam2936]

How much data structures are required to clear the interview in Japan?

[@hoochill]

I'm from the UK, I know web dev already, do i apply to bootcamp for the networking opportunity?

[@Bndr11]

Very insightful video, thank you so much! My current goal is to work there in the near future. I'm learning Japanese right now and I'm currently working as a SOC Analyst so I was wondering if the job market for this line of work is somewhat available in Japan?

[@Martlns]

I just can't fathom how I would function if I can't have sick leave basically. Crazy. And here I am taking month long vacations in Europe. I would want to try out working in Japan but it seems like I would be taking a lot of financial and social ''downgrades''.

[@quemix6848]

Would you say a masters degree is necessary or can I just apply with a bachelor's degree ? Also, do I try to get some experience (maybe 2-3 years after my bachelor) in the job industry, before I apply to a Japanese Company ? Are grades a huge factor for getting hired ?

[@loqol5874]

bachelor is enough and the best option 3 years of exp, but 2 also good

[@wltaloof3747]

Are there any recommendations for finding these japan recruiters to land us a job in japan?

[@codrem2716]

So is it still possible getting a IT job in Japan fresh out of university?

[@KusoTrevor]

How difficult is it to find data visualization or engineering work in Japan as an English speaker?

[@Tayr89]

if I pass final interview and got to do offer meeting , is there chance to change their mind ? and why some company don't send email instead of the offer ?

[@seandobson2682]

What level of Japanese did you have when you got your first job?

[@JapaneseJourney]

I think I was at a bout an N4 level.

[@velinsgrove]

Did you get a degree in Computer Science or recommend it?

[@x77punk77x]

Grrrr……I have a c.s. degree and know stuff like Python and full-stack JavaScript and all but even though I’m 1/2 Japanese I speak only toddler-level Japanese 😭😢🥺 Plusssss…do they hire women into IT positions with less discrimination than in the U.S.?

[@JapaneseJourney]

Sounds like a pretty decent skill set already! I'm not sure about gender discrimination though. I think in my company it wasn't an issue but I've heard not great things by women working in non-IT jobs.

[@ProDoc18]

Is it worth it to get IT job in Japan?

[@WORLDGYYAN]

PLeas do not use background music it's more noisy than your voice. your words was not clear

[@wischfulthinking]

Cv is a resume?

[@sackman56]

Can you get a job with a A+ certification?

[@JapaneseJourney]

I'd have to guess, since I didn't know what that is until I just googled it 😅 If it gives you skills that are valuable to employers, it might.

[@sackman56]

@@JapaneseJourney You have a company?? Are you hiring 😂

[@55555ivi]

I applied to a lot of backend developer jobs with 5 years of experience with no success. I guess being from a third world country does not help.

[@gauravbhandari8646]

I recently completed bachloer in IT but i do not have much skills can i get working visa after completing language school in japan?

[@CAP12361]

posible to get a programmer job in japan even has no job expercience but has a knowledge in programming in a specific languaege?

[@glenfujii6820]

Thanks for a great video! Do they hire people with disabilities? I’m limping a bit like Dr. House and wondering if that will affect my application in any way. Thanks in advance.

[@estibalizmartinez5341]

Which app do you use to AI generate your business picture?

[@JapaneseJourney]

I directly used stable diffusion with dreambooth

[@Shenepoy]

man the tech bar is low just need the Language

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for your comment! I'd say it's the other way around: As long as you know your tech, you can find a job without needing the language.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

"They want a product implemented really fast"...... um yeah... run in the other direction if they say that.

[@kazi1]

Fr

[@Sheher-Yar-]

Do you still chack KZbin comment?

[@JapaneseJourney]

I do.

[@Sheher-Yar-]

@@JapaneseJourney wow OK ok love your videos so I need information about getting a IT job Like in helpdesk and IT Support I don't have experience in IT but I have 2 years of experience in customer service which the most important thing for helpdesk. So I want to know your thoughts on that.

[@JapaneseJourney]

@@Sheher-Yar- I don't have experience in that area. But I can imagine that technical and language skills are essential.

[@RonaldoSanchez-g1y]

you ever run into any deaf programmers in Japan, American or otherwise? Guess why I'm asking....

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for your comment! Not that I would remember.

[@greob]

Good insight, thanks for sharing!