We've published 2 new articles!

The Story of Suica, Japan’s First IC Transit Card by Alex Chen
The humble Suica card was developed in the 90’s and has kept Japan moving for almost three decades. Here’s the story of how it came to be.

Being Trans in Japan: One Trans Woman's Experience by Anonymous
A trans woman shares her experience moving to Japan, from finding gender-affirming healthcare and work to building friendships and navigating daily life.

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We've published 1 new video!

Onboarding in a New Programming Language with AI
For most of his career, Paulo used Ruby. When he joined Kraken six months ago, he switched to Python with no prior experience, relying heavily on LLMs to be productive from day one. In this presentation, he reflects on that approach and the lessons he learned along the way.

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• Piece has 1 new position!

  Piece is an online marketplace for fractional real-estate securities. Investors can browse vetted properties, buy into individual assets in small tickets, track transparent reporting, and trade on a built-in secondary market.

  • Full Stack Developer
    Full-stack development with a backend focus using Node.js, building scalable products from scratch.
    💴 ¥9M ~ ¥12M 🏡 Fully remote (worldwide) 💬 No Japanese required 🌏 Apply from abroad
• MorningStar has 2 new positions!

  MorningStar is a VC-funded Tokyo startup helping job seekers discover career opportunities they might otherwise miss. Its small, English-first team is preparing to launch its first product.

  • DevOps Intern
    Data work, alongside light service deployment, operations, and troubleshooting support.
    🏡 Fully remote (within Japan) 💬 No Japanese required 🗾 Japan residents only
  • QA Intern
    QA test app flows and review Japanese UI copy.
    🏡 Fully remote (within Japan) 💬 Fluent Japanese 🗾 Japan residents only
• Metanomaly has 1 new position!

  Metanomaly is behind PixAI, a character generation engine that enables users to generate virtual characters and avatars using generative AI.

  • SEO Engineer
    Lead technical SEO with GSC APIs, log analysis, and SSR to improve indexing and AI search visibility.
    🏡 Partially remote 💬 No Japanese required 🌏 Apply from abroad

  Metanomaly is also hiring for 3 more jobs.

• Money Forward has 2 new positions!

  Money Forward is a fintech startup delivering tools to visualize and improve both individuals'​ and companies'​ financial health.

  • Senior Software Engineer (Go), API Platform Department, PPD, Kyoto
    Develop and operate a secure API platform in Go, with React and TypeScript UIs.
    💴 ¥7.0M ~ ¥11.0M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 No Japanese required 🌏 Apply from abroad
  • Device Management Specialist, Global IT Division, Tokyo
    Own the security, and user experience of our global fleet of hardware.
    💴 ¥5.8M ~ ¥11.0M 🏡 Partially remote 💬 Basic Japanese 🌏 Apply from abroad

  Money Forward is also hiring for 23 more jobs.