Japan Resources at the UW
Career Resources
Japan Related Careers
Japan related careers span the private, government, and non-government organizations. The UW Japan Studies program wants to help you bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace. There are hundreds of career paths that utilize knowledge of Japan, East Asia, and Japanese language skills at many different levels of fluency, both in the US and abroad. Below is a partial list of organizations that offer information about employment as well as offer roles in these organizations themselves. There are opportunities based both in the USA and internationally.
Japan Specific Opportunities
Career Forum (Bilingual Job Fair)
HRAIT (aiTWorks, Inc.) (English/日本語)
National Bureau of Asian Research
UW Resources
The UW also offers several different resources that helps students find Japan related employment. These include:
Asian Languages and Literature Career Path Finder
Washington State Based Resources
Japan America Society for the State of Washington
Japan Business Association of Seattle
Port of Seattle (Careers and Internship Program)
Seattle World Affairs Council Young Professionals International Network (YPIN)
Washington State Dept. of Commerce
General Resources
Japan studies students have also found career opportunities by using traditional resources such as job search engines while using key word searches that relate to Japan. Some of these include: