🇯🇵 Japan · Jobs
Where to find jobs in Japan — major job boards, in-demand sectors, and how to apply.
Hello Work, run by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), is Japan's official public employment service, with offices including ones that specialise in supporting foreign workers. Most foreign workers need a work-related status of residence that matches the job; some categories, such as Specified Skilled Worker (SSW), cover defined labour-shortage sectors.
- Hello Work (Public Employment Security Offices, MHLW) is the official job-placement service, with foreigner-support desks.
- Foreign workers need a work-related status of residence that matches the job type.
- Categories such as Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) cover defined labour-shortage sectors.
- MHLW sets labour standards and the regional minimum wages.
Official authorities
- Hello Work Internet Service (MHLW)
Official public job-placement service.
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
National labour authority.
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