Students can pursue various fields of study from a total of 36 vocational schools located in major cities throughout Japan. In addition, in the medical, cosmetology, and veterinary nursing fields, students can obtain national certifications and aim for employment.
As of April 2024

There are several types of status of residence, such as “Technical/Humanities/International Services,” “Art,” “Specially Designated Skills,” “Specially Designated Cosmetic Activities,” “Medical,” “Business Administration,” and “Specially Designated Activities (Notification No. 46),” depending on the type of work and type of employment.

With our strong industry connections and nationwide network of sister schools, more than 90% of our international students have successfully found jobs with the support of the career centers at their respective schools.

At “joint/independent company information sessions and online company information sessions” held at each school and “work correction sessions and online correction sessions” with the full cooperation of famous editorial departments, you can appeal directly to companies, leading to job offers at the companies of your choice.

A high level of Japanese language proficiency is required for international students to obtain national certification, although this varies greatly depending on the type of certification, the requirements for obtaining it, the difficulty level of the examination, and the experience and ability of the individual candidate.

Departments accredited under the “International Student Career Advancement Program” have the flexibility to determine employment in a wide range of occupations. They may also be employed with a college degree in their home country.

For employment in Japanese companies, language, technical, and communication skills are mainly required. If you work for a global company, your cross-cultural experience and multilingual skills will be positively evaluated.

Although many companies that emphasize diversity and internationality hire international students, starting salaries for international and Japanese students are generally the same if they have similar job responsibilities within the same company.

An international background, multilingual skills, and cross-cultural experience are valuable assets to companies. It is important for international students to understand their strengths and have an international perspective in order to develop their careers.

Whether starting a business immediately after graduating from school or starting a business after gaining experience working for a Japanese company for a certain period of time, it is necessary to obtain a “business administration” status of residence.