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title: "Hiring employees and HR procedures in Japan — general overview"
url: https://memocore.ai/memos/6a5f62d163d783ad6870937b
project: "Doing Business in Japan"
tags: "japan-business, hiring-and-hr"
updated_at: "2026-07-21T12:15:13.723Z"
---

# Hiring employees and HR procedures in Japan — general overview

Hiring employees in Japan for a foreigner's business covers several large blocks: employment status and social insurance, wages and payroll tools, and recruiting and hiring channels (including foreign hires). A particular difficulty is matching the employment status to the Business Manager visa requirements (a full-time seishain employee is needed, not a part-timer or a contractor). See: Employment status, wages, and social insurance requirements. See: Payroll tools, wage calculators, and time-tracking. See: Recruiting channels and hiring foreign employees.