Support for International Students' Career Opportunities

・Internship

-By using the internship system, international students can take advantage of their majors and experience working in the workplaces of Japanese companies. In this way, they can learn the skills and know-how of Japanese companies and use them for their future career choices.

・After graduated from Japanese universities or vocational schools

-Job Hunting: They can do job hunting by changing into the status of residence of “Designated Activities”. They can also use the internship system as indicated above.

-”Cool Japan” fields: In case they have learned the “Cool Japan” fields including Japanese animation (cartoon film), fashion, design and food etc, they can find employment in these fields in Japan.

-High proficiency in Japanese: In case they graduated from Japanese universities or graduate schools and have high proficiency in Japanese, they can engage in a wide range of tasks including those that require smooth communication in Japanese such as general services and manufacturing operations etc, which were not previously permitted.

-”Specified Skilled Worker”: They can also change into the status of residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”, which has just been started in 2019. This resident status includes fourteen specified industrial fields. Examinations of skill level and Japanese proficiency are required. Please refer to the following website of the Ministry of Justice: http://www.moj.go.jp/content/001308076.pdf