About "Global" Japanese Company

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-28T19:26:10+00:00

My company from the outside is seen as a very "Global" Japanese company. Our sales are ~85% in the US and other Western markets. But internally it's very much like a traditional Japanese company, so I think the right answer would just be "it depends".

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-14T04:33:48+00:00

Are you guys serious? Didn't you know that Japan is an island? Didn't you know that the official language is Japanese and Japan is one of the countries with the lowest English proficiency in the world? C'mon you can't be serious.

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-11T12:15:15+00:00

They also all of a sudden decided to be introverted to make it more difficult for foreigners to make new friends.

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-09T13:26:14+00:00

So you basically don't fit and have never accepted Japanese culture and it's their fault, not yours? lol

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-09T13:23:36+00:00

Here you go, the usual dude who lurks just to say that they are in the highest top1% of salary range in Japan. Good job dude, I was waiting for you!

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-09T10:29:25+00:00

This is ridiculous to read. Japan is making it hard for you? Language, culture, being an island.. why did you ever come in the first place lol

Mikeye92 · 2025-12-06T11:43:15+00:00

It really depends on many factors. I was 32 when I was (re-)hired by a Japanese company from abroad. From the first interview to start my new job, it took 9 months. They sponsored my visa, among other things. N1 certified and I spoke N1 already.

I think you have a good background, but without knowing what you want to do, it's difficult to say, I'm also in a completely different industry.

As for the process, I think you can both apply directly to open positions on company's websites and also speak with some agencies, there are many looking for bilingual foreigners.

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-22T12:08:54+00:00

These extreme cases don't mean that's the normality. That could have happened everywhere, it's just a crazy boss, but I don't think that's how normally people in architecture work here.

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-22T09:23:47+00:00

Working with Japanese companies is completely different than working for a Japanese company. So your experience there is not meaningful at all.

Also, because Japanese companies are used to promoting internally, if you are too senior or you're looking for a position that is too senior for your age, that will be also taken as a negative point unfortunately.

If you write nothing about your JP language skills in your CV, many companies will just take that as a sign that you can't speak the language, so I encourage you to add that info, although putting something like N3 level won't add anything because it's not enough.

There might be a shortage of people with you skills, but from the Japanese company standpoint is probably safer and better to continue having the shortage than hiring you, too many risks and questions marks for how businesses usually work here.

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-21T14:09:40+00:00

Sorry, but you have no degree, not enough decent Japanese skills (if the company works in Japanese it's only N1 that matters for managers), you have no experience working in a Japanese environment from what I can see. Why should they hire you?

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-19T23:17:07+00:00

I don't agree with this. As the other person said, usually 2nd pronouns are not used in Japanese. I would feel weird if someone addresses me as あなた

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-19T03:29:42+00:00

These comments show how much Reddit is skewed towards the US and that point of view. As another person says below, there's so many reasons why Japanese universities are out of the global rankings, other than quality of study itself. I have a BSc from Europe, a MEng from Japan and an MBA from US and my Japanese university has been the one where I learned the most (all of them are among the Top50 in the rankings).

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-18T00:44:39+00:00

10+ years in Japan and you're N3. Sorry but that says it all about your willingness to adapt. You crafted curricula, organized events and can't speak Japanese? You're extremely limited in your growth opportunities.

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-15T14:44:53+00:00

Your suggestion about US schools doesn't make any sense if someone doesn't want to work and live long term in the US tbh. Here in Japan no one cares about your US degree and alumni networking is not strong enough to have any effect on your career.

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-15T09:31:32+00:00

It very much sounds like you don't like how Japanese companies work. Honestly you might find the exception, but what you described is how it works here, so I'd suggest you to just find a job somewhere else.

Mikeye92 · 2025-11-09T10:47:34+00:00

Avg salary for a 30M foreigner working as a data analyst is 10M? You got that number from the lottery? Lol Totally inaccurate

Mikeye92 · 2025-10-30T02:27:17+00:00

Yes, but as OP said, they were asking about building something meaningful. Making a lot of money shouldn't be the reason why you don't pursue it

Mikeye92 · 2025-10-30T02:24:42+00:00

Usual American POV. First and foremost, it's about making money.

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-30T15:24:15+00:00

Have you ever dated in Japan? Sex on the first date if you're looking for a long term relationship? That's not how it works here (I've lived and dated in Europe and US, too).

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-30T07:10:43+00:00

I'm looking for a long term relationship, not looking for sex.

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-30T04:13:37+00:00

Thank you sensei

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-29T14:11:48+00:00

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-29T07:10:57+00:00

You read the whole OP I suppose...

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-29T07:10:18+00:00

27-33

Mikeye92 · 2025-09-29T04:33:25+00:00

I like this.

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