Jobs in tokyo

 

🇯🇵 Jobs in Tokyo (2026)

💻 1. IT & Tech jobs (BEST opportunities)

Tokyo has a huge shortage of tech workers (over 200,000 needed)

Examples:

• Software Engineer
• Frontend Developer
• Data / AI Engineer

💰 Salary:

• ¥4,000,000 – ¥12,000,000+ per year

👉 High demand + best chance for foreigners

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🏫 2. Teaching jobs (very common for foreigners)

• English teacher (schools, private academies)
• International school teacher

💰 Salary:

• ¥3,800,000 – ¥8,000,000 per year

👉 One of the easiest ways to enter Japan

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🏨 3. Hospitality & service jobs

• Hotel staff
• Restaurant workers
• Tour guides

💰 Salary:

• ¥2.5M – ¥3.5M per year

👉 Good for beginners (some don’t require degree)

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🏗️ 4. Construction & manual jobs

• Construction workers
• Factory workers
• Machine operators

💰 Salary:

• ¥3M – ¥6M per year

👉 Often offers visa support

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🎨 5. Creative & part-time jobs

• Content creator
• Designer
• Video editor

💰 Salary:

• Around ¥300,000/month average

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📊 Example real job (Tokyo)

• Customer Success (English + Japanese required)
• Salary: ¥3.6M – ¥4.8M/year

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💵 Average salaries in Tokyo

• Entry-level: ~¥2.5M – ¥4M/year
• Skilled jobs: ~¥4M – ¥10M+
• Tech/finance: up to ¥15M+

👉 Tokyo pays 20–40% higher than other cities in Japan

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🌍 Jobs for foreigners (important)

Japan is actively hiring foreigners because of worker shortages

✔ What helps you get a job:

• English (required)
• Japanese (JLPT N3–N1 is a big advantage)
• Skills (IT, teaching, engineering)

👉 Many jobs now offer visa sponsorship

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⚠️ Reality check

• Without Japanese → limited jobs
• With skills + some Japanese → much easier
• Tokyo is expensive (rent is high)

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🔎 Where to apply

• Daijob (Japan jobs for foreigners)
• GaijinPot Jobs
• LinkedIn Japan