Event Highlights
⑴Special collaboration between the 5 universities and WA.SA.Bi.
⑵Job fair exclusively for postgrad international students in the STEM fields
⑶Rare opportunity to network with top manufacturing companies of Japan and worldwide
⑷Company presentations by the staff will be in English!
⑸You can use English to interact with companies! Recommended for those not confident in Japanese!
⑹Meet fellow researchers in your field of study
Date
2:00 - 5:00 P.M. on Monday, December 2nd, 2024
*Reception starts at 1:30 P.M.
Expected attendees
- NAIST* | YNU* | Osaka University | Hokkaido University | KIT* -
Master's program / Doctoral program / Foreign Postdoctoral researchers
*NAIST...Nara Institute of Science and Technology
*YNU…Yokohama National University
*KIT...Kyoto Institute of Technology
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AGC is a materials manufacturer that continues to evolve with unlimited ambition.
Business Content
Materials Manufacturer
Company website
https://www.agc.com/en/index.html
Corporate profile
The AGC Group has established global business foundations spanning Japan, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The Group’s Architectural Glass, Automotive, Electronics, Chemicals, Life Science, and Ceramics businesses, as well as other businesses, create new value by leveraging a diverse range of world-class materials, technologies, advanced production technologies, and a broad customer base. These strengths have been cultivated over a history that stretches back more than 110 years. Also, we foster diversity because “diverse people” is a source of AGC innovation. In AGC, all members can work together regardless of differences such as nationality, age, gender and so on.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
With the AGC Group, you change the world with innovative materials, technology and solutions. Working closely in an inclusive and international team, your ideas and expertise take on new value. And following the highest performance and ethical standards, the challenges you overcome will improve daily life for millions of people.
We offer an environment where you can work and grow with friends. The AGC Group looks forward to welcoming new friends who will work with us to create new value.
Ideal candidate profile
Develop unique materials using AGC's core technologies, to integrate technologies into composite materials and biological functionalization, and to create new products through these development efforts. Ultimately make innovative technologies available for use in mass-production through the pursuit of the fundamental principles of science.
Company recruitment events
① Entry（Registration of Mypage: https://www.agc.com/recruiting/information/for-international-students.html）
② AGC briefing and meeting session（from early Dec.）
③ Interview in the language (English or Japanese) according to the job description
④ Job offer
Make the world a better place through the power of chemistry.
Business Content
Chemical
Company website
Corporate profile
Denka has developed our business into various fields such as organic and inorganic chemistry, electronics, and bio. As most of our products are intermediate materials, you won’t see our products so much, but our products are widely used in your daily life.
Our company celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2015 and has since accelerated its global business strategy for sustainable growth.
Going forward, we will focus on creating business value based on the three elements of Specialty, Megatrend, and Sustainability, according to the management plan "Mission 2030."
Our purpose is "making the world a better place through the power of chemistry. " We will continue to challenge the possibilities of chemistry and create new values to meet market needs. Would you like to challenge yourself and explore the possibilities of chemistry as a member of Denka?
Message to Master and Doctoral students
We have various purposes for recruitment activities for international students. For example, these include promoting globalization and diversification in our company, or considering Japan's declining birthrate, we aim to establish a system where we can accept excellent talents who may not speak Japanese but can communicate in English. We are looking forward to your participation.
Ideal candidate profile
・Individuals who can collaborate effectively and communicate smoothly with those around them.
・Individuals who align with our company’s vision and our core values of Initiative, Integrity, and Empathy.
・Individuals with a high level of proficiency in English
・Individuals who can understand simple sentences written in Japanese to some extent, and communicate in simple Japanese.
Hitachi's research is applied in a variety of fields, contributing to people's daily lives, business, and society.
Business Content
Electronics Manufacturer
Company website
・https://www.hitachi.com
・https://www.hitachi.com/rd/index.html
Corporate profile
＜Focusing on future innovation to create a new era＞
With social innovation as a key pillar, Hitachi strives to grow in global markets. To respond to various problems of customers or increasingly complicated global social issues, we provide optimized solutions by combining the OT and IT, which we have accumulated through our extensive social infrastructure businesses.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
The Research & Development Group is creating innovative products and services by fusing technologies nurtured for years, including R&D, developing the new fields.
Researchers from both Japan and abroad with expertise in various fields are working together to promote R&D, with the aim of creating the best technologies in the world.
Ideal candidate profile
The Group is looking for people with a challenging spirit who want to create new products to change the world, and people who are interested in a variety of disciplines beyond their own research fields.
Company recruitment events
・Winter Internship (Janualy)
・Recruitment selection (Starts from March)
We contribute to the environment, health, and society through the measurement technology.
Business Content
Precision equipment
Company website
Corporate profile
HORIBA, Ltd., is a manufacturer of analytical and measurement instruments based in Kyoto. We have many products that have the world's top market share, and expand globally with the unique corporate motto“Joy＆Fun”. Our business domain is very wide, and we provide solutions using measurement technology to various customer from three fields,” Energy &Environment”,” Bio &Healthcare”,” Materials & Semiconductor”.
We have 50 group companies located around the world and overseas sales account for 70% of our total sales.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
We support social development, people's health, and environmental issues through the "measuring technology" of our analytical and measurement instruments.
We are expanding globally, and non-Japanese students join to our company every year.
We are looking forward to seeing you, who has a spirit of challenge and independence and wants to contribute to society through the measurement technology!
Ideal candidate profile
・A person who has a spirit of challenge and independence
・A person who has curiosity ,drive and want to be an international player
・A person with enthusiasm and an inquisitive mind who want to contribute to the future of society through the power of technology.
Company recruitment events
Business Content
Engineering Consulting
Company website
Corporate profile
We are a consulting firm that challenges to solve various social issues by utilizing engineering. We work in fields such as construction, disaster prevention, telecommunication, manufacture and more.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
At our company, more than 70% of our members hold an master's or doctoral degree. You can deepen/broaden your curiosity through friendly competition and self-improvement with members with intellectual curiosity.
Ideal candidate profile
Those who believe in using IT and engineering to make society better, and wanting to be part of it.
Company recruitment events
Self analysis seminar and two days externship are hold before the selection process as an opportunity to prepare for job hunting in Japan, or learn about KKE.
We are a group of researchers who are advancing science and technology for global happiness.
Business Content
Knowledge Manufacturing
Company website
Corporate profile
＜Focusing on future innovation to create a new era＞
Leave a Nest is a company consisting of the members with master’s or PhD degree who has research experiences. All the members share the passion and vision of advancing science and technology for global happiness. Throughout the journey of being a researcher, it has acquired the ability to pursue the nature of the problem. This way of thinking is not just applied for the work in hand, but also on principles such as how work should be done or what kind of element is missing from the society. With this thought process as a researcher, Leave a Nest came up with an idea that such communication that bridges between science and society is needed for solving social issues. Leave a Nest calls it Science Bridge Communication and each member acts as communicator to bridge the gap between scientists and different communities to create value. We drive a variety of projects such as education, research and development, and supporting tech-based startups. Have you ever faced any issues in the society that should be solved with Science and Technology? Join us and challenge it!
Message to Master and Doctoral students
We are looking for those who want to solve social issues by creating projects to combine knowledge and technologies! Bring the topic what you want to solve and and share it with your passion.
Ideal candidate profile
Who loves science and technology, or is curious, or who wants to something new
Company recruitment events
https://lne.st/category/hrd-adoption/visionary-cafe/
Change the World at NTT
Business Content
Communication
Company website
Corporate profile
[NTT R&D and the NTT Group]
NTT R&D is a part of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), the holding company that considers management strategies for all NTT Group companies. NTT R&D carries out fundamental research and development for the entire NTT Group. NTT R&D’s purview is therefore the entire NTT Group, and we are engaged in everything from future-oriented research to launches of commercial services in collaboration with NTT business companies. NTT R&D’s size and technical capabilities also makes it one of the world’s leading research institutes.
[Roles of NTT R&D]
As a research institution, NTT R&D may give the image of being dedicated to basic research with a gaze toward the future. However, NTT R&D has another important role—turning the results of its research into concrete materials for commercial services. NTT R&D conducts a wide range of R&D activities, from basic research to practical applications such as service development and service launches.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT R&D) has a philosophy of creating world-leading technologies and contributing to the development of society, industry, and academia, and its approximately 2,300 researchers conduct a broad and diverse range of research, from basic research to R&D that supports business development at operating companies.
We are a company rooted in people, striving to inspire employees to work with passion, touch consumers' hearts, bring happiness, and create a brighter future together.
Business Content
Eye care, Skin care, Internal Medicine and Food, Regenerative medicine, Diagnostics
Company website
https://www.rohto.co.jp/global/
Corporate profile
ROHTO’s history was always full of challenges to make people healthier by delivering HAPPY SURPRISES to our customers with the NEVER SAY NEVER spirit.
At ROHTO, we never stop asking questions.
We will continue to challenge beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom and realize our management vision of CONNECT FOR WELL-BEING through strong organizational strength based on shared values, collaboration and co-creation with partners, in order to contribute to the health of people and society.
Come and join the journey!
Message to Master and Doctoral students
We are looking forward to meeting and having conversation with students from various background, and finding students that share the same passion to question, innovate, and bridge for brighter future! Please feel free to check our global website to know more about our company vision and mission!
Ideal candidate profile
R&D Background : from Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, Opthalmology, Biology (engineering, informatics included).
PhD and Master are welcome.
Non-R&D background : not yet disclosed
Softskills :
・Questioning ability
・Curious, Passionate
・Positive communicator
・Team-worker
・Problem solver
・Resilient
・Entrepreneurial
Company recruitment events
Linked-in Job Fair (date not yet disclosed), CAREER LINK MEETUP 2024 (hosted by Hokkaido University)
Samco Inc. offers cutting-edge semiconductor solutions in a globally connected, friendly environment ideal for individuals from various disciplines.
Business Content
Manufacture and sales of semiconductor equipment
Company website
Corporate profile
We are a B2B semiconductor equipment manufacturer based in Kyoto. Apart from domestic offices, we also have offices in the US, Taiwan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, India and Liechtenstein.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
Our thin film technology is niche but essential for the production of a variety of goods that make our daily life comfortable (e.g. smartphones). We would like to welcome more foreigners to join our globalized team.
Ideal candidate profile
Our overseas businesses are increasing so we are actively seeking individuals who have good communication skills and are willing to face challenges and learn new things.
Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. excels in innovative solutions, ensuring quality and sustainability for a better future.
Business Content
Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. is a globally leading automotive parts manufacturer, recognized as the world's second largest producer of automotive tubing. We specialize in developing innovative solutions that enhance performance, safety, and efficiency.
Company website
Corporate profile
Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. is a global leader in the automotive parts industry, celebrating its 85th anniversary in 2024. Founded on March 24, 1939, the company operates 82 production facilities across 19 countries. Sanoh specializes in manufacturing and distributing tubular products for automobiles and transportation equipment, including brake tubes, fuel tubes, fuel injection rails, metal and plastic tubing, quick connectors, and automotive seat belt buckles and shoulder adjusters. Sanoh is committed to innovation and quality, developing its own production processing equipment. The company serves major automotive manufacturers worldwide, including Audi, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen. With around 8,000 employees, Sanoh maintains a strong focus on sustainability and technological advancement. In June 2024, Sanoh revised its “Mid-term Strategy,” aiming to build a resilient multi- product portfolio that allows it to continue to generate profits and achieve sustainable growth, even in an uncertain business environment. The new businesses of Sanoh include the Thermal Solution Business for electric vehicles and supercomputers, and Next Generation Core Businesses, encompassing Production Solution, Regional Development, and Innovative Technologies. Sanoh seeks exceptional individuals with diverse expertise, valuing proficiency in both natural sciences and the humanities and social sciences.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
We at Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. are thrilled to invite you to explore exceptional career opportunities with us at the upcoming job fair. As a global leader in the automotive parts industry, we are steadfastly committed to innovation, uncompromising quality, and sustainability. We believe that your advanced skills and fresh perspectives are crucial in propelling our mission forward. We invite you to join our dynamic team, where creativity and excellence are not just valued, but actively cultivated. At Sanoh, you will have the unique opportunity to engage in cutting-edge projects that push the boundaries of different technology. You'll collaborate with prestigious universities, leading research institutes, and industry experts, contributing to the development of groundbreaking solutions. Our focus extends beyond enhancing vehicle safety and automotive performance; we are dedicated to pioneering projects that address pressing global challenges. This includes initiatives in environmental sustainability, clean energy technologies, and other innovative fields that shape the future of mobility and beyond. We eagerly anticipate meeting you and exploring how your expertise can align with our vision for a sustainable, technologically advanced society. Join us in our mission to create a future where innovation drives positive change in the automotive industry and beyond.
Ideal candidate profile
Sanoh places substantial emphasis on the culture of "learning" among its employees, diligently fostering a supportive environment and providing extensive opportunities. This commitment arises from the necessity to remain current in a world characterized by swift transformations and the constant emergence of novel technologies. Consequently, we seek to engage with intellectually inquisitive individuals who possess a genuine passion for exploring new research domains and a resolute dedication to self-improvement.
Company recruitment events
Our organization maintains a continuous recruitment process throughout the year. We extend an open invitation to prospective candidates interested in gaining firsthand experience of our corporate culture and operational methodologies through internship opportunities or guided facility tours.
Business Content
pharmaceutical industry
Company website
https://www.shionogi.com/global/en/
Corporate profile
Research, development, manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, diagnostic reagents and medical devices, etc.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
SHIONOGI strives constantly to supply the best possible medicine to protect the health and wellbeing of the patients we serve. The unwavering purpose of the SHIONOGI Group’s corporate activities is expressed in the opening of “The Company Policy of SHIONOGI (SHIONOGI Group Heritage)” as the image of what SHIONOGI should be and the Company’s social existence values. With the changes taking place in our environment, we are broadening our interpretation of “medicine” to encompass healthcare solutions.
Ideal candidate profile
Be the best you can be to take on new challenges
Business Content
Research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing for the IVD and healthcare field.
Company website
Corporate profile
Sysmex specializes in developing and manufacturing diagnostic instruments, reagents, and software to support the prevention and detection of health complications worldwide.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
To transform the healthcare landscape, we are looking to hire high caliber global talent to support our research and development initiatives in Japan and worldwide. If you're interested in pursuing a global career and wish to play a key role in developing next generation cutting-edge technologies, we'd love to hear from you.
TÜV Rheinland: Your trusted partner for over 150 years. We ensure quality, safety, and efficiency across industries.
Business Content
Neutral, independent third party
For more than 150 years, TÜV Rheinland has stood for ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency in conjunction with people, the environment, and technology.
As a neutral, independent third party, we test, accompany, develop, promote and certify products, plants, processes and management systems as well as services based on legal requirements and other relevant performance benchmarks and standards.
In addition, TÜV Rheinland qualifies specialists and trains people for numerous companies and areas of business and life.
Company website
Corporate profile
TÜV Rheinland Japan Ltd. is a subsidiary of TÜV Rheinland Group (Cologne, Germany), a leading provider of technical services worldwide, and has been active as an independent third-party test house in Japan since 1978.
We offer verification, inspection and certification of various products in accordance with international and national standards as well as audits for systems management certification.
The Group’s mission and guiding principle is to achieve sustainable development of safety and quality in order to meet the challenges arising from the interaction between man, technology and the environment.
Message to Master and Doctoral students
Dear Students,
We cordially invite you to join the upcoming job fair and learn more about TUV Rheinland Japan. As a leading global provider of testing, inspection, certification, and training services, we offer a wide range of career opportunities for talented individuals.
We invite you to attend our job fair to learn about our company's mission, values, and global presence discover career opportunities in various fields within TUV Rheinland Japan, gain insights into the application process and interview tips, network with our HR professionals and team members.
We look forward to seeing you at the job fair and exploring potential career opportunities together.
| 2:00 P.M. | Opening |
| 2:05- 2:45 P.M. | Company Presentations |
| 2:50- 3:10 P.M. | Session 1 |
| 3:13- 3:33 P.M. | Session 2 |
| 3:36- 3:56 P.M. | Session 3 |
| 4:00- 4:20 P.M. | Session 4 |
| 4:20- 4:50 P.M. | Free Talk Session |
| 4:50- 5:00 P.M. | Closing |
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