🇯🇵 Japan · Government Jobs
Public-sector and civil-service hiring in Japan — the official government job portal.
Japan's national civil service is recruited mainly through competitive examinations administered by the National Personnel Authority (NPA), in categories for university graduates and others. Japanese nationality is generally required for national civil-service posts. Local governments run their own examinations, and some allow limited non-Japanese hiring for specific roles.
- The National Personnel Authority (NPA) administers competitive exams for national civil-service recruitment.
- Japanese nationality is generally required for national civil-service posts.
- Exams are organised by category (e.g. for university graduates).
- Local governments recruit separately and may allow limited non-Japanese hiring for some roles.
Official authorities
- National Personnel Authority (NPA)
Official authority for national civil-service recruitment.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Prime Minister's Office of Japan — Official site of Japan's Prime Minister — cabinet policies, press conferences, policy statements
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan — Japan visa applications, overseas safety info, consular services, and diplomatic policy
- Immigration Services Agency of Japan — Residence status, work visas, permanent residency, and naturalization in Japan
- National Tax Agency (Japan) — Income tax, corporate tax, consumption tax filing and e-Tax online submission