Jobs in Japan
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The Gotanda Recruitment Office will close at the end of October 2025, and the Shibuya Recruitment Office opened on November 4. No reservation is needed for career consultations. Please check the list of recruitment categories and examination information on the Ministry of Defense Self-Defense Force Recruitment website. For details of the individual briefing sessions held at the Shibuya Recruitment Office, please check the Tokyo Regional Cooperation Headquarters website of the Self-Defense Forces. Contact: Shibuya Recruitment Office Address: 1-8-3 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, AND CROSS BLDG. 3F Phone: 03-4361-5572

Company overview:

Information on recruitment and hiring for the Self-Defense Forces. Individual briefings and career consultations are conducted at the Shibuya Recruitment Office.

This recruitment guide introduces the attractions and initiatives of Meguro City, along with messages from young employees. The homepage provides a PDF version of the printed booklet. The Human Resources Division on the 4th floor of the Meguro City Hall distributes printed recruitment guides. Download data: Meguro City Employee Recruitment Guide (PDF: 2,191KB)

Comeback recruitment is a system that allows for the re-employment of former employees of the ward to actively secure human resources capable of undertaking public duties. The aim is to re-employ valuable human resources among those who have left due to career changes, childcare, or nursing care, and to utilize the insights gained from their experiences during their employment or while away from work in the administration of the ward. The positions available for recruitment include administrative roles (general administration, ICT), welfare roles (welfare, child guidance, nursery teachers), general technical roles (civil engineering, landscaping, architecture, machinery, electricity), and medical technical roles (nutritionists, public health nurses). The work location will involve duties according to the job type at various departments of the main office and facilities within the ward. Employment conditions and salary will be determined based on the grade and salary level of the position held when previously employed by Meguro Ward, taking into account the career history after leaving, and allowances such as family allowance, housing allowance, commuting allowance, and year-end and performance bonuses will be provided. The selection process will be conducted in two stages: the first stage (document screening) and the second stage (interview screening in person). Applications will be made via the internet (LoGo form).

Skills and qualifications:

• Administrative (general administration, ICT)
• Welfare (welfare, child guidance, nursery teachers)
• Civil engineering, landscaping, architecture, machinery, electricity
• Nutritionists, public health nurses
• Those who retired after April 1, 2018
• Those with more than one year of work experience during their employment at Meguro Ward (note)
• Those under 65 years of age as of the end of the fiscal year in which the selection examination date falls (see separate table)
• Those who have Japanese nationality (excluding some job types)
• If the position requires qualifications or licenses, those who possess the relevant qualifications or licenses
• Those who do not fall under the category of individuals who are prohibited from taking the selection examination under the Local Public Service Act
• For nursery teachers, confirmation will be made through the specific registration cancellation management system, and those with specific registration cancellations may not be hired
• No prior convictions for specific crimes (to be confirmed through a pledge, etc.)

Information on the recruitment examination for Isehara City employees (Architecture, Civil Engineering). Job categories, planned hiring dates (January 1, 2024, and April 1, 2024), application period (September 18, 2023, to October 9, 2023, 5 PM), application method (registration and application via Public Connect), examination method (1st stage: document screening, 2nd stage: administrative aptitude test and group interview, 3rd stage: individual interview), etc.

Skills and qualifications:

• Senior level, university graduate
• Born on or after April 2, 1977
• Must not fall under Article 16 (disqualifications) of the Local Public Service Act
• Registration and application via Public Connect required.

Senior Administrative Officer (Social Welfare Officer) responsible for general administrative tasks related to various fields, including consultation and support for welfare related to livelihood protection, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Skills and qualifications:

Individuals born between April 2, 1986, and April 1, 2005, who meet all of the following requirements ①-③: ① Have more than 3 years of work experience in welfare-related positions in private companies, government agencies, etc. ② Hold qualifications for Social Welfare Officer (including qualifications for Social Worker and Mental Health Welfare Worker). ③ Available to work from October 1, 2026, or January 1, 2027, etc., starting from the fiscal year 2026. Work experience must include a period of continuous employment of more than 30 hours per week for over one year at a single establishment, and if there is work experience at multiple establishments, it can be combined.