Japan Jobs Market Pulse
LiveReal-time insights from 2,480 companies actively hiring in Japan. ยท Last updated Sep 15, 2026
Role categories were refined on 28 July 2026, adding Retail, Manufacturing, Admin & Office Support, Care & Welfare and Project Management. Comparisons with earlier periods may shift. How we classify roles
Active Jobs
55,659
across all companies
Added This Month
6,377
new postings in 30 days
English-Friendly
5%
2,905 jobs
Companies Hiring
2,480
with active listings
How fast roles close in Japan
Based on 23,248 roles that closed in the last 60 daysRoughly one in seven roles in Japan closes within a week of appearing. We measure this by re-reading each company's careers page daily, so we see when a listing is posted and when it is taken down. Roles caught by our staleness sweep can overstate the duration, so treat these as a slight upper bound. Methodology
Top Job Functions
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Language Requirements
Language is estimated from job title and description.
Most Active Companies
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Weekly Hiring Trend
Jobs added per week over the last 12 weeks
Fastest Growing Companies
Biggest increase in new job postings vs last month
Most English-Friendly Companies
Ranked by number of English-language job postings
All Job Functions
Full breakdown of active roles by category
Top 20 Companies by Job Volume
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