A directory for HR teams at employers in Japan, especially foreign-owned ones: 72 firms across 7 areas that can work with you in English. Each area starts with the free public services that are worth trying first.
- Labour law: sharoushi and employment lawyers12 firms, 3 free public services
- Payroll and employer of record11 firms, 2 free public services
- Compensation and benefits9 firms, 1 free public services
- Job boards12 firms, 2 free public services
- Occupational health and stress checks9 firms, 3 free public services
- Work visas and immigration9 firms, 2 free public services
- Disability employment10 firms, 3 free public services
How firms are listed
Listing is free and every firm meets the same criteria: it serves employers in Japan, it can work with clients in English (except where a category says otherwise), and we can confirm it from a public register (sharoushi, bar or gyoseishoshi registration, a labour-ministry licence or notification) or at least its corporate number. We do not list recruitment agencies, executive search, staffing or RPO firms, because the publisher, Makana Partners, works in that field. Firms appear in alphabetical order. A listing is not an endorsement, and no one can pay to be listed or to change how they appear.
To correct or remove a listing, or to suggest a firm, write to editor@hardestmarket.com.