See the workplace
before you choose it.
Cura is a service in Japan that lets you visit a workplace or work a one-day trial shift before deciding whether to join. You can check for yourself whether you could work there — something a job posting alone can't tell you.
This site (Cura Hiring Resources) is mainly for employers. To look for work, please use the Cura website — the Cura app and website are in Japanese.
Visit the workplace
See the atmosphere, how the work is done and the people you would work with — with your own eyes, before you join.
Try a one-day shift
Actually work for a day and check whether the workplace suits you before you decide.
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Drivers, manufacturing, construction, IT, hotels and cooking, healthcare and nursing, long-term care and childcare — across industries.
Rules on job postings and working conditions worth knowing
Knowing what Japanese law requires of employers makes it easier to check the terms you are offered.
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Terms should be shown by the time you first meet
Employers are required by law to show the duties, workplace, working hours, wages, social insurance and so on by the time they first meet you, such as at an interview (Employment Security Act（職業安定法）, Article 5-3). Check the terms before a workplace visit.
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Look at the "scope of possible changes" too
Since April 1, 2024, job postings must state not only your first duties and workplace, but also the "scope of possible changes"（変更の範囲）— the duties and places you could be transferred to in future. If you plan to stay long-term, it is worth checking.
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Fixed overtime pay: are all three points there?
A posting with fixed overtime pay（固定残業代）must state three points: ① base pay excluding the fixed overtime pay, ② how many hours it covers and how much it is, and ③ that hours beyond that are paid extra. "Monthly pay ¥○○0,000" alone doesn't tell you what is inside.
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Check the terms for a trial shift
It is generally understood that even if it is called a "trial", doing work under instructions can make you a worker under Japanese law, entitled to wages and covered by workers' accident compensation insurance（労災保険）. Check the work, hours and terms for the day in advance.
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If an interviewer asks about your family or origins
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare asks employers not to ask about family, housing, registered domicile or birthplace, religion, political party and the like during hiring. If something concerns you, you can consult Hello Work (the public employment service).
Sources (in Japanese): Employment Security Act, Article 5-3, and its Ordinance for Enforcement, Article 4-2 (e-Gov Law Search); MHLW, "From April 2024, more working conditions must be stated when recruiting workers…"（2024年4月から、労働者の募集や職業紹介事業者への求人の申込みの際、明示しなければならない労働条件が追加されます, 2023）; MHLW, "If wages include fixed overtime pay, please display it properly"（固定残業代を賃金に含める場合は、適切な表示をお願いします）; Labor Standards Act Study Group report on criteria for "workers"（労働基準法研究会報告「労働基準法の『労働者』の判断基準について」, 1985）; MHLW, "Basics of fair recruitment and selection"（公正な採用選考の基本）. This is general information; for the terms of a specific job, ask the employer offering it.
Found a workplace you like? Go and see it first.
Find a workplace that suits you through visits and one-day trial shifts.
The Cura app and website are in Japanese.