Remote jobs in
1093 remote jobs in Japan
English Teacher for Children: Kawasaki6d ago
A Star English School·Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan·¥255,000 \~ ¥275,000 / Month
Grade School Teaching position6d ago
Shonan International School·藤沢市, Kanagawa, Japan·¥326,000 \~ ¥358,500 / Month
(Senior) Project Manager / 薬事申請プロジェクトマネージャー6d ago
Parexel·Japan
Sr. Linux Solutions Architect6d ago
CIQ·Japan
Account Manager6d ago
Boostdraft·Japan
Business Development Manager, Japan6d ago
SOTI·Japan
Senior Engagement Manager (Japanese Speaking)6d ago
Chooose·Japan
Staff Engineer6d ago
Akuity·Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,American Samoa,Andorra,Angola,Antarctica,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Belarus,Belgium,Benin,Bhutan,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Botswana,Bouvet Island,British Indian Ocean Territory,Brunei Darussalam,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cabo Verde,Cambodia,Cameroon,Central African Republic,Chad,China,Christmas Island,Cocos (Keeling) Islands,Comoros,Congo,Congo, The Democratic Republic of the,Cook Islands,Croatia,Curaçao,Cyprus,Czechia,Côte d'Ivoire,Denmark,Djibouti,Egypt,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Estonia,Eswatini,Ethiopia,Faroe Islands,Fiji,Finland,France,French Guiana,French Polynesia,French Southern Territories,Gabon,Gambia,Georgia,Germany,Ghana,Gibraltar,Greece,Greenland,Guadeloupe,Guam,Guernsey,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Heard Island and McDonald Islands,Holy See (Vatican City State),Hong Kong,Hungary,Iceland,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Ireland,Isle of Man,Israel,Italy,Japan,Jersey,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Kiribati,Kosovo,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan,Lao People's Democratic Republic,Latvia,Lebanon,Lesotho,Liberia,Libya,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Macao,Madagascar,Malawi,Malaysia,Maldives,Mali,Malta,Marshall Islands,Martinique,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mayotte,Micronesia, Federated States of,Moldova,Monaco,Mongolia,Montenegro,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,Nauru,Nepal,Netherlands,New Caledonia,New Zealand,Niger,Nigeria,Niue,Norfolk Island,North Macedonia,Northern Mariana Islands,Norway,Oman,Pakistan,Palau,Palestine, State of,Papua New Guinea,Philippines,Pitcairn,Poland,Portugal,Qatar,Romania,Russian Federation,Rwanda,Réunion,Saint Barthélemy,Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,Saint Martin (French part),Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Samoa,San Marino,Sao Tome and Principe,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Serbia,Seychelles,Sierra Leone,Singapore,Sint Maarten (Dutch part),Slovakia,Slovenia,Solomon Islands,Somalia,South Africa,South Korea,South Sudan,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sudan,Svalbard and Jan Mayen,Sweden,Switzerland,Syrian Arab Republic,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Timor-Leste,Togo,Tokelau,Tonga,Tunisia,Turkey,Turkmenistan,Tuvalu,Uganda,Ukraine,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom,United States Minor Outlying Islands,Uzbekistan,Vanuatu,Vietnam,Wallis and Futuna,Western Sahara,Yemen,Zambia,Zimbabwe,Åland Islands
Coordinator, Payroll Client Services - APAC6d ago
Remote·American Samoa,Australia,Bangladesh,Bhutan,British Indian Ocean Territory,Brunei Darussalam,Cambodia,China,Christmas Island,Cocos (Keeling) Islands,Fiji,French Polynesia,Guam,Hong Kong,India,Indonesia,Japan,Kiribati,Lao People's Democratic Republic,Macao,Malaysia,Maldives,Marshall Islands,Micronesia, Federated States of,Mongolia,Myanmar,Nauru,Nepal,New Caledonia,New Zealand,Niue,Norfolk Island,Northern Mariana Islands,Pakistan,Palau,Papua New Guinea,Philippines,Pitcairn,Samoa,Singapore,Solomon Islands,South Korea,Sri Lanka,Taiwan,Thailand,Timor-Leste,Tokelau,Tonga,Tuvalu,United States Minor Outlying Islands,Vanuatu,Vietnam,Wallis and Futuna·USD 19,650 - 49,700 / annual
Closures Engineering Lead6d ago
Glydways·Japan,United States
Enterprise Program Coordinator6d ago
Agilent Technologies·Japan
Engagement Manager (APAC)6d ago
Argos Multilingual·Australia,China,India,Indonesia,Japan,Malaysia,New Zealand,Philippines,Singapore,South Korea,Thailand,Vietnam
Native Japanese Speaker - Customer Service Representative – Travel6d ago
Concert8 Solutions Inc·Japan
Engineering Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr6d ago
mercor·Japan·USD 60 - 90 / hourly
Medicinal Chemist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr6d ago
mercor·Japan·USD 60 - 90 / hourly
Incident Response Consultant6d ago
Sophos·Japan
Field Service Engineer7d ago
Intuitive·Remote, jp
Business Development Lead, APAC7d ago
Tenstorrent·Japan,Singapore,South Korea
AEON Online Lesson – English Conversation Instructor (Remote Work available)7d ago
株式会社イーオン·Japan, Nationwide·¥1,800 / Hour ⑴ Compensation (estimated): From \\1,800 per hour ⑵Compensation per 25-minute lesson: \\900
After-school program English teacher (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, and more) – visa support available7d ago
YARUKI Switch Group (Kids Duo / WinBe / Kids Duo International / i Kids Star)·Various locations, Japan, Nationwide·¥250,000 \~ ¥270,000 / Month
Control Systems Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr7d ago
mercor·Japan·USD 60 - 90 / hourly
Data Analyst (No Experience Required)7d ago
Peroptyx·Japan - Remote
Dispatch English teacher (Kanto-based) – visa support available & travel opportunities7d ago
YARUKI Switch Career·Tokyo, Japan·¥247,590 \~ ¥247,590 / Month
Japanese - AI Product Evaluator7d ago
Productive Playhouse·Japan·USD 24 - 24 / hourly
Safety Specialist/Safety Lead7d ago
Precision for Medicine·Japan
Safety Specialist/Safety Lead7d ago
Precision Medicine Group·Japan
Growth Account Executive, Japan (SMB)7d ago
Wiz Co·Japan
General Practitioner – Mandarin-Fluency | APAC7d ago
Maven Clinic·American Samoa,Australia,Bangladesh,Bhutan,British Indian Ocean Territory,Brunei Darussalam,Cambodia,China,Christmas Island,Cocos (Keeling) Islands,Fiji,French Polynesia,Guam,Hong Kong,India,Indonesia,Japan,Kiribati,Lao People's Democratic Republic,Macao,Malaysia,Maldives,Marshall Islands,Micronesia, Federated States of,Mongolia,Myanmar,Nauru,Nepal,New Caledonia,New Zealand,Niue,Norfolk Island,Northern Mariana Islands,Pakistan,Palau,Papua New Guinea,Philippines,Pitcairn,Samoa,Singapore,Solomon Islands,South Korea,Sri Lanka,Taiwan,Thailand,Timor-Leste,Tokelau,Tonga,Tuvalu,United States Minor Outlying Islands,Vanuatu,Vietnam,Wallis and Futuna
Sales Specialist7d ago
Danaher·Japan
Senior Technical Account Manager7d ago
Wiz Co·Japan
Technical Account Manager7d ago
Wiz Co·Japan
Senior Cost Manager - Mechanical (Data Center)7d ago
Linesight·Japan
English conversation school teacher (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and more) – visa support and contract-renewal bonus available7d ago
YARUKI Switch Group (Kids Duo / WinBe / Kids Duo International / i Kids Star)·Japan, Nationwide·¥250,000 \~ ¥270,000 / Month
English Instructors - Sendai7d ago
NOVA Co Ltd (株式会社NOVA)·Miyagi, Japan·1,452 - 1,952 yen per 40-minute lesson depending on the day, lesson type and capacity
English Teacher for Pre-Schools in Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa7d ago
HOPPA·Tokyo and Chiba area, Tokyo, Japan·¥235,000 \~ ¥245,000 / Month
Falafel Brothers Restaurant Chain Part-Time with Full-Time Options7d ago
FALAFEL BROTHERS·Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan·¥1,226 / Hour
Full Time Street Go-Kart Tour Guide7d ago
Street Kart Inc·Various Location, Tokyo, Japan·¥236,000 \~ ¥330,000 / Month Plus additional pay every 6 months depending on performance. Tips are pooled by the company and then redistributed to all employees.
Full-Time Native English Teacher (Kagawa & Ehime)7d ago
GEM SCHOOL (ジェムスクール)·Kagawa, Japan·¥250,000 / Month
Hotel Front Desk – Positions in Osaka, Kyoto, Okinawa, and more7d ago
YARUKI Switch Career·Japan, Nationwide·¥220,000 \~ ¥300,000 / Month
International Pre-School Teacher7d ago
T&K HD Co Ltd.·Maebashi City, Gunma, Japan·¥270,000 \~ ¥300,000 / Month Negotiable salary will be decided based on experience and abilities
IT Specialist7d ago
Apex K.K.(エイペックス K.K.)·Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan·¥3.8M \~ ¥5.0M / Year Negotiable
Generative AI Analyst | Japanese (Japan)7d ago
Welo Global·Japan·USD 20 - 20 / hourly
Business Development Representative - Japan7d ago
Dropbox·Japan
Consulting Neurologist - Japanese Fluency7d ago
Cogstate·Japan
English-Chinese Bilingual Speaker - Voice Recording7d ago
Toloka AI·Japan·USD 5 - 5 / hourly
Senior Payroll Specialist - Japan7d ago
Remote·Japan·JPY 8,600,000 - 9,700,000 / annual
Solutions Engineer, Japan7d ago
Cribl·Japan
Native English Educators April 2027 - Junior/Senior High Schools (Kanto Region & Ishikawa Pref.)7d ago
Educational Network (株式会社エデュケーショナルネットワーク)·Various, Tokyo, Japan·¥320,000 \~ ¥360,000 / Month
Native English Teacher – Kids Duo Chiba Area7d ago
㈱みんなの保育園·Chiba City, Chiba（千葉市）, Chiba, Japan·¥3.1M \~ ¥3.3M / Year 3,100,000\~/Year
Overseas Candidates: Your Chance to Teach in Japan—Apply Now for April 20277d ago
Altia Central (株式会社 アルティアセントラル)·Aichi, Japan·¥240,000 \~ ¥240,000 / Month
Remote jobs in Japan: what to know
Japan has one of Asia's most developed remote-work economies, and a fast-growing number of companies hire English-speaking engineers, product and marketing talent from inside the country. RemoShift tracks Japan-based remote roles every day, pulling listings from TokyoDev and GaijinPot — two of the largest English-language job boards for the Japan market.
Most Japan remote jobs are "hybrid remote": you work from home several days a week but live in or near Japan for compliance, visa and payroll reasons. A smaller but growing slice are fully remote within Japan, and a few allow work from anywhere. Every job on this page is open to candidates based in Japan — check the original listing for specific residency and language requirements.
Typical roles
Software engineering (Ruby, React, Go, ML), SRE, product, design, marketing
Language
English-first at many global firms; some require conversational Japanese
Salary style
Listed as annual JPY (¥) ranges — e.g. ¥7M-¥12M
Remote style
Mostly hybrid with work-from-home days; some fully remote
Hiring season
Year-round; TokyoDev and GaijinPot update daily
Frequently asked questions
Can I work remotely in Japan for a foreign company?
Yes, but it depends on your visa. Foreigners on a work visa (Engineer/Specialist in Humanities) generally need a Japanese employer to sponsor it, so most remote roles in Japan are with Japan-based companies. Freelancers and digital nomads have stricter rules — check current immigration guidance before relying on freelance remote work as your income source in Japan.
Do I need to speak Japanese for remote jobs in Japan?
No — a large share of the listings on this page are at global companies and startups where English is the working language. That said, "conversational Japanese" is listed as a requirement or preference on many roles, especially for client-facing or leadership positions, and it improves your chances substantially. Each listing's original page states the language requirement.
How much do remote software engineers earn in Japan?
Senior engineering salaries in Japan typically range from ¥8M to ¥15M per year ($55k-$100k+), with top global firms and startups paying more. Salary is almost always advertised as an annual figure in yen. Cost of living is notably lower in most of Japan than in US tech hubs, so comparable savings are possible on a tighter headline salary.
Are these jobs fully remote or hybrid?
Both. Many listings say "Partially remote" (hybrid: 2-3 days in office per week), a smaller number are fully remote within Japan, and occasionally a role allows work from anywhere. Read the original posting — our job cards show the remote tag when the source board provides it.
How current are these Japan remote job listings?
RemoShift refreshes jobs from TokyoDev and GaijinPot daily. Postings stay live for up to 45 days or until the source board removes them, whichever comes first — so the list reflects what employers are hiring for right now.