Visas, salaries, job-search tactics, and the real story on life in Tokyo — for foreign professionals and the companies hiring them.
A working list of tech employers actively sponsoring Engineer / Specialist in Humanities and Highly Skilled Professional visas — and what "sponsors visas" actually means in practice when you're interviewing from overseas.
Read the post →Real ranges by role and company tier — traditional JP, foreign-owned, scale-ups. Yen, USD, and what your take-home really is.
Ward office registration, My Number, pension, health insurance, a bank account, a phone — in the order you actually need them.
The format, length, and signal Japanese recruiters actually look for — and the small fixes that dramatically increase callbacks.
Where the weeks actually go in a typical Japanese tech hiring funnel, and where active AI engagement compresses the timeline.
Key money, guarantors, gaijin-friendly agencies, and the neighborhoods where foreign professionals actually settle.
A curated calendar of the events where foreign engineers, founders, and hiring managers actually meet in person.
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