Comments on: Working for a Japanese start-up https://emeliefagelstedt.com/2014/12/09/working-japanese-start/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-japanese-start All for Digital - Digital for All Tue, 08 Jul 2025 03:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.37 By: Emelie Fågelstedt https://emeliefagelstedt.com/2014/12/09/working-japanese-start/#comment-3997 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:15:09 +0000 http://emeliefagelstedt.com/?p=1733#comment-3997 Hi B.

Happy to hear that this post has been of help!

Good question indeed. Japanese language skills is of course always a plus in Japan, but a lot of the start-ups are also trying to target markets outside Japan, and then bringing your English skills to the team is also a big plus. I only know basic Japanese conversation as well, but that was never an issue for me while working with BHI Inc. I believe there are both tech and non-tech roles at start-ups in Japan that you can still contribute to even if you only know basic Japanese.

I’d suggest you reach out and grab a coffee withteh guys at justa.io/en to present yourself and what skills you could bring to a start-up.

Best of luck!

]]> By: B. https://emeliefagelstedt.com/2014/12/09/working-japanese-start/#comment-3983 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:55:59 +0000 http://emeliefagelstedt.com/?p=1733#comment-3983 Really informative article and nicely written too! As a foreigner in Japan looking to contribute to the start up scene I have a question re: language. Is it possible to work for a start up with only basic Japanese conversational level ? I’m actively studying but by no means business level let alone fluent!

]]> By: Emelie Fågelstedt https://emeliefagelstedt.com/2014/12/09/working-japanese-start/#comment-3874 Tue, 19 May 2015 03:00:45 +0000 http://emeliefagelstedt.com/?p=1733#comment-3874 Thanks for the note Ric! I’ll make sure to check it out. Best of luck with the project!

]]> By: Riccardo https://emeliefagelstedt.com/2014/12/09/working-japanese-start/#comment-3872 Wed, 13 May 2015 03:39:24 +0000 http://emeliefagelstedt.com/?p=1733#comment-3872 Love your article, hope to have you at some of our meetups.
We just launched an informational hub for designers, have a look if you have time:

http://www.tokyographicdesigners.com

cheers,

Ric

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