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Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.7
Cross-Border Work Is Hard. That's Exactly Why I Do It. This is the final volume of this series. No data. No market statistics. Just what I actually believe. Cross-border work is difficult. It is also the most interesting work I know. Beh... -
Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.6
Japan's Recruitment License — Getting It Is Just the Beginning. Operating a paid recruitment business in Japan requires a license from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. Not a registration. Not a self-declaration. A license issu... -
Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.5
Japan Looks Easy to Enter. It Isn't. And CxO Hiring Is the Hardest Part. Of all the markets I've worked across — Japan, China, and the UAE — Japan is the one that deceives people most consistently. It looks approachable. The infrastructu... -
Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.4
Why Global Companies Are Still Betting on Japan — and Winning Some markets grow fast. Japan grows deep. It's easy to look at Japan's declining population and conclude the opportunity is shrinking. That's the wrong conclusion. The market ... -
Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.3
The 35% Fee Is Not a Cost. It's an Investment in LTV. In Vol.1, I shared that Japan's recruitment fee reaches 35%. In Vol.2, I explained why. Now I want to tell you what happens after the hire. Here's my personal track record over 8 year... -
Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.2
Why Japanese Companies Pay 35% — And It's Not Just About Talent Shortage In Vol.1, I shared that Japan's recruitment fee reaches 35%. The question I get most often after that: "Why so high?" The answer has three layers. And the third one... -
Japan Talent Market: What No One Tells You | Vol.1
The 35% Recruitment Fee — Why It Shocks Everyone, and Why Smart Companies Pay It Anyway If you're expanding into Japan and planning to hire, here's the number that will stop you in your tracks: 35%. That's the standard recruitment agency... -
【Reflections on GITEX & North Star Dubai 2025】
From October 14th, Dubai hosted one of the world’s largest tech conferences — GITEX and North Star — for an exciting week of innovation and connection.I joined part of the event and had the opportunity to meet Japanese entrepre... -
【Bridging East Asia and Dubai at the Forefront of Fintech】
Last night, I was invited to a dinner party hosted by Equiti Capital, one of the leading Fintech companies in the UAE.The event, held in the prestigious financial district DIFC, was truly elegant — filled with warmth, meaningful conversa... -
[Experiencing the Strong China–UAE Economic Partnership Firsthand]
— Real Insights from Shenzhen on Middle East Expansion and Business Growth — In mid-September, I revisited several companies in Shenzhen.In addition to continued requests for recruitment support for entering the Japanese market, I also h...
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