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Whether you’re planning a career move, building a life in Japan, or expanding your company here, start with the option that fits where you are.

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Japan Career Strategy Session

By Yoshi Takada

The starting point for anyone serious about Japan. We’ll cover your resume, LinkedIn, interview readiness, target companies, and workplace culture, and if one of these matters most to you right now, we can spend the full session focused there.

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60-minute session

$150/ 60 min

Enough time to cover everything and still go deep on the part that matters most.

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Session + deliverable

$220-$280/ 60 or 90 min

Pick the deliverable and the length when you book. The difference from the session on its own is that you leave with something finished, not just notes.

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3-session package

$400/ 3 x 60 min

Three sessions over three months, at a lower price than booking them one at a time.

Please read the cancellation and refund policy before you buy.

$80 · 30 min

“Takada-san is a consummate professional, extremely responsive and eager to help with your professional journey to Japan. He reworked my resume, helped me build a Japanese LinkedIn profile, and prepared me for interviews. If you’re a foreign professional chasing your Japan dream, I highly recommend reaching out to him.”

Bret Dunning

“I highly recommend reaching out to Yoshi if you are preparing to relocate to Japan, exploring career opportunities there, or looking to strengthen your interview and communication skills. His expertise and support can make a difference.”

Daisy Moreira

“Yoshi san is an insightful Japanese career coach and I am very glad I have connected with him. As I take my next steps to improve my Japanese proficiency, I am confident I will be comfortable in his guidance. I am grateful for his support and expertise services.”

Eric Weinberg

“Yoshi is the ally you need if you want an honest assessment of the Japanese job market, whether you are new or a seasoned professional. My employment situation took a dramatic turn right before our first session, and he reformatted the session on the spot to help me through it. He gave me a much better sense of what Japanese recruiters look for and more confidence in my Japanese ability. His customer service is top notch.”

Francis Yuen

“Yoshi mentored me in various topics that pertained to international business practices within Japan. As I endeavor to work for a Japanese company, he has provided a lot of advice for the business culture as well as interview preparations. His insight has given me the confidence to continue to do my best for a future journey abroad. I’m thankful for his mentorship and competence of cultures.”

Nico Castillo

Prefer hands-on, done-for-you help?

Best paired with the Strategy Session, but available on their own.

Executive Resume Re-branding

$100/ delivered within 6 days

Not just editing. Your career rebuilt into the story that gets you hired in Japan.

Deliverable: a completed, market-ready resume

Interview Prep Session

$150/ 60 min

Mock interview, cultural coaching, and an answer framework, built around real Japanese hiring dynamics.

Deliverable: a full mock interview + feedback

Personal Relocation Blueprint

$100/ delivered within 6 days

Your custom roadmap covering visa, housing, cost of living, and career timeline.

Deliverable: a completed PDF document

Japanese Lessons

By Naoko

One-on-one lessons, built around where you actually are. New students take a short placement test before their first session, so your lessons are shaped by your real level and goals from day one. Whether you’re working toward JLPT (N5–N1), business Japanese for your current job, or job-hunting Japanese for interviews, the plan is customized to get you there, using original materials built for practical, real-world use, with attention to the vocabulary and communication nuances of engineering and corporate environments.

Included with every lesson: unlimited diagnostic tests. Booking a single lesson (30 or 60 min) makes every test on the site free for 7 days from confirmation, each further single lesson adds more, and the 6-session package keeps them free for 3 months. There is no daily cap, so you can retake them as often as you like and watch your level move. The speaking assessment is priced separately.

Best for trying it out

Single lesson

$35/ 60 min

Best for steady progress

Six-lesson pack

$175/ 6 × 60 min

About $29 a lesson. $35 less than six single lessons.

Card, PayPal, and bank transfer. The payment options appear once you have picked a date and time.

Please read the cancellation and refund policy before you buy.

$20 · 30 min

“It was really good. I think being able to communicate with her in English is a big advantage. She is very helpful and explained things in an easy to understand way. I am interested in booking a pack of lessons.”

Adnan Khan

“Naoko is very friendly and willing to help with teaching Japanese. Her patience with instructing is a great combination of professionalism and a relaxed learning environment. The learning sessions also empower communications, especially for those who want to understand Japanese culture more!”

Nico Castillo

See the full Japanese Lessons page

English Lessons

By Naoko

English lessons for Japanese learners, focused on real-world business English: leading meetings, writing clear emails, delivering presentations, and the everyday phrasing that helps you sound natural with overseas colleagues and clients. Lessons are tailored to your goals, whether that’s workplace communication, interviews, or everyday confidence.

Best for trying it out

Single lesson

$35/ 60 min

Best for steady progress

Six-lesson pack

$175/ 6 × 60 min

About $29 a lesson. $35 less than six single lessons.

Card, PayPal, and bank transfer. The payment options appear once you have picked a date and time.

Please read the cancellation and refund policy before you buy.

$20 · 30 min

See the full English Lessons page

Meet your instructors

Yoshi Takada

Japan Career Strategy Sessions, add-ons, and market entry consulting

Teaches in: Japanese · English

I run this program, and I lead the Japan Career Strategy Sessions myself. I grew up in Japan, and until my late teens it was the only world I knew. At the start of my junior year of high school I moved to Oklahoma, partly to play basketball at a higher level and partly to see more of the world.

From there I attended Central Christian College in Kansas before transferring to San Diego State University, where I studied Business Management. After graduating I built my career across the U.S., including stretches in Los Angeles and West Virginia. By 2022 I had spent exactly 17 years in the United States, the same number of years I had spent growing up in Japan. That balance felt like the right moment to bring everything back home, and I’ve been based in Fukuoka ever since.

That’s the perspective behind every session: I’ve been the outsider learning a system from the inside, and I know how Japanese hiring, workplaces, and unspoken rules actually work. Career strategy, resume and LinkedIn positioning, interview preparation, and market entry consulting are the parts I handle personally.

Naoko

Japanese lessons and English lessons

Teaches in: Japanese · English · Sinhala

Naoko teaches both the Japanese and the English lessons. Her background spans international cooperation and cross-border recruitment, including work with the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV), UN-related organizations, and recruitment for Japanese companies operating overseas. She has sat on the hiring side of the table, so she knows what Japanese employers are actually listening for.

She holds a degree from North Central College and spent years living in the U.S. That combination is what lets her bridge English-speaking logic and Japanese business etiquette, rather than simply translating between the two: she can explain not just what to say, but why a Japanese counterpart hears it the way they do.

Her lessons run from N5 through N1, business Japanese, and JLPT preparation, built on original materials with particular attention to the vocabulary and communication nuances of engineering and corporate environments. She can teach in English or Sinhala as well as Japanese, so learners from a range of backgrounds are welcome.

Sinhala lessons: Naoko can teach Sinhala itself, not only teach in it. Get in touch and we will set it up.
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For companies

Japan Market Entry Consulting

Cultural translation, positioning, and partner development for foreign companies entering Japan. We hear what you need and quote each piece of work.

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For individuals

LinkedIn Consulting

I started from zero in April 2026 and passed 10,000 LinkedIn followers by posting every day. Clear writing, published every day. In this session we rebuild your profile for a Japanese professional audience and set up a posting system you can actually keep. Led by Yoshi Takada.

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60-minute session

$150/ 60 min

Your profile rebuilt for a Japanese professional audience, plus a posting system you can keep.

$80 · 30 min

See the full LinkedIn Consulting page

For individuals

Moving to the U.S.

Thinking about the other direction, studying or working in the U.S.? I moved there alone at 17 and spent 17 years as a student and then an employee, from high school through a university transfer to jobs in Los Angeles and West Virginia. Led by Yoshi Takada.

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60-minute session

$150/ 60 min

Includes your personal U.S. roadmap as a PDF: school route, costs, visa, and the path to a job, laid out on a timeline.

$80 · 30 min

More about moving to the U.S.

For individuals / training

Jump Training by dunkman yoshi

$60 / month (online, one-on-one)

Three arm surgeries, then the back, shoulder, hip, and a meniscus injury. I kept getting back up, and at 172cm I keep going after the dunk. Everything I built through that rehab and training becomes a monthly program written around your goal and where you are right now.

✓A custom monthly training program built just for you
✓Ongoing communication and coaching throughout the month
✓Send me your form videos anytime and I will get you feedback

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For the full story, the training videos, and in-person personal training in Fukuoka, see the Jump Training page.

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FOR BUSINESSES

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Career Strategy · 60 min

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