Hiring guides
Organized into four categories that follow the hiring process. Everything is free to read with no sign-up, and every figure and rule comes with its source and date. All content is about hiring in Japan under Japanese law.
Job postings
What the law requires in a job posting, and how it must be presented.
What a job posting in Japan must include (April 2024 rules)
Mandatory items, the "scope of possible changes" added in April 2024, how to show fixed overtime pay, and the bans on age and gender limits.
Interviews & visits
Fair screening, interview design, and hosting workplace visits and trial shifts.
If they work, you pay: trial shifts and worker status in Japan
Where a visit ends and "work" begins — and the pay, insurance and written terms you need even for one day.
14 topics to avoid in interviews, and structured interviewing
Four in ten improper screenings involve questions about family. How to rephrase them, and why structured interviews predict better.
Pre-hiring checklist: postings, visits and the October duties
12 items for job postings, 9 for visits and trial shifts, 6 for the October duties. Tick them off as you go.
Hiring costs & retention
Agency fee benchmarks, early turnover and refunds, and choosing hiring channels.
Recruitment agency fees in Japan: benchmarks and how to judge them
Average fees by occupation, fee rates vs. six-month turnover, how refunds work, and how to compare agencies.
Subsidies & new rules
National hiring subsidies for FY2026 and legal changes taking effect soon.
Mandatory from Oct 2026: customer harassment and protecting applicants
Required measures against customer harassment and sexual harassment of applicants — and what to prepare if you host workplace visits.
Government subsidies for hiring and retention in Japan (FY2026)
A quick guide by purpose — hiring, regular conversion, retention, work–life balance, training and pay raises — with advance filings and deadlines.