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.
60-minute session
$150/ 60 min
Enough time to cover everything and still go deep on the part that matters most.
- Market value assessment of your current skills
- Resume and LinkedIn review, with hands-on feedback
- Interview readiness. We can focus here if that’s your priority
- Target company selection
- Japan’s unspoken workplace rules and culture navigation
- How to build trust with Japanese colleagues and managers
3-session package
$400/ 3 x 60 min
Three sessions over three months, at a lower price than booking them one at a time.
- Session 1: where you stand, and the plan for the months ahead
- Session 2: your resume and LinkedIn, rebuilt with you
- Session 3: a mock interview, and whatever you are still unsure about
- Book each session when you are ready. No fixed schedule
- Everything in the 60-minute session is included, each time
- Every diagnostic test free for three months
Please read the cancellation and refund policy before you buy.
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.
- Resume re-branding: your resume rebuilt into something the market responds to
- Interview prep: a full mock interview, plus a written debrief of how it went
- Pick 60 minutes ($220) or 90 ($280) when you book. 90 is recommended for interview prep
- Everything in the 60-minute session is included
- Three rounds of revisions on what you receive, within two weeks
- A one-page read on your diagnostic results (interview, keigo, business culture) to take into the real thing
- Three months of unlimited diagnostic tests
- A free 10-minute pass for the AI conversation practice app
- Your professional highlight post shared with my network, if you’d like
$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
Not just editing. Your career rebuilt into the story that gets you hired in Japan.
Deliverable: a completed, market-ready resume
Interview Prep Session
Mock interview, cultural coaching, and an answer framework, built around real Japanese hiring dynamics.
Deliverable: a full mock interview + feedback
Personal Relocation Blueprint
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. A single lesson (30 or 60 min) makes every test on the site free for a week, and the 6-session package keeps them free for three months. There is no daily cap, so you can retake them as often as you like and watch your level move.
Single lesson
$35/ 60 min
- One-on-one with Naoko, online
- Placement test before your first lesson
- Every diagnostic test free for a week
Card, PayPal, and bank transfer. The payment options appear once you have picked a date and time.
Six-lesson pack
$175/ 6 × 60 min
About $29 a lesson. $35 less than six single lessons.
- Six 60-minute lessons
- Book them one at a time, within three months
- Every diagnostic test free for three months
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.
Included with every lesson: unlimited diagnostic tests. A single lesson (30 or 60 min) makes every test on the site free for a week, and the 6-session package keeps them free for three months. There is no daily cap, so you can retake them as often as you like and watch your level move.
Single lesson
$35/ 60 min
- One-on-one with Naoko, online
- Placement test before your first lesson
- Every diagnostic test free for a week
Card, PayPal, and bank transfer. The payment options appear once you have picked a date and time.
Six-lesson pack
$175/ 6 × 60 min
About $29 a lesson. $35 less than six single lessons.
- Six 60-minute lessons
- Book them one at a time, within three months
- Every diagnostic test free for three months
Please read the cancellation and refund policy before you buy.
$20 · 30 min
Korean Lessons
Coming soonOne-on-one Korean lessons are in preparation. The plan is the same as our other lessons: a short placement conversation first, then a plan built around your own goals, whether that is everyday conversation, TOPIK preparation, or the Korean you need at work. Bookings are not open yet.
Want to know when it opens? Let us know and we will tell you first.
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, Oklahoma, 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.
Ask about Sinhala lessons
Each service lists its main instructor. If you’d prefer to work with a different instructor, just let us know through the contact form and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Japan Market Entry Consulting
From $500 / month
Cultural translation, positioning, and partner development for foreign companies entering Japan. Scope and pricing depend on your company’s size and goals. Let’s talk through what you need.
Inquire about consultingLinkedIn Consulting
I started from zero in April 2026 and passed 7,100 LinkedIn followers by posting every day. No growth hacks, just clear writing, published consistently. 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.
60-minute session
$150/ 60 min
Your profile rebuilt for a Japanese professional audience, plus a posting system you can keep.
- Your profile rebuilt: headline, About, and banner that make Japanese professionals take you seriously
- Writing posts that read as native and resonate, instead of sounding translated or AI-generated
- The daily posting system that took me from zero to 7,100 LinkedIn followers
$80 · 30 min
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. That fits in the same session; just mention it when you book.
Included with the session: three months of unlimited diagnostic tests. Every test on the site (Japanese level, keigo, job interview, business culture, English level, and the rest) is free for you for three months afterwards, with no daily cap. Handy when we set a target for your Japanese and you want to watch it move.
Jump Training by dunkman yoshi
$60 / month (online, one-on-one)
Three arm surgeries, then the back, shoulder, hip, and a torn meniscus. 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.