No 1　　★★★★

NPO

ID-No (11)

Field: non-profit-organization

Product: community development

Department: Translation services and office work

Workfield: Translating japanese information material into english. Revision, translation and maintenance of the homepage, survey analysis as well as general office tasks.

Requirements: English, Microsoft Office

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This company works with environment issues that have a focus on the 22nd Century. It focuses on resolving world problems which then helps to create happiness for people who live together, without barriers. With a citizen-organization-government triangle focus, this company aims to improve environmental education (herb gardens), social welfare (handicap concerts), environmental improvements (tree planting), and international exchange (organizing events).

No 2　　★★★★

Travel agency

ID-No (84)

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Field: Tourism

Product: New Zealand and Australia tours and study abroad programs

Workfield: Input customer lists, and label pamphlets, serve tea to customers.

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This company is the only travel agency in Japan founded and run by a New Zealand native, allowing them to provide customers with invaluable information about the real New Zealand.? They also offer assistance with farm stays, trekking, studying abroad and internships at various hotels.

No 3　　　★★★★

Environment

ID-No (88)

Field: Environment

Product: microbe products/health foods/soil conditione/ water treatment systems/Environmental business consultant

Workfield: Attend meetings and make documents for presentation to customer.

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This company was founded in 1963, Global Ecology Company Limited has dedicating itself to developing environmental technologies such as micro-organism fertilizers, health foods, a water purifying system and eco-agricultural products. In recent years, its main target market is Asia including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Korea.

No 4　　★★★★

?Health care?

ID-No (18)

Field: health care & wellness

Product: shiatsu massage / Shiatsu instruction and training

Department: massage parlor

Workfield: intern works close with manager, Shiatsu treatment will be tought and intern receives an insight in Japanese mentality of Shiatsu therapy

Requirements: fluent english, basic Japanese, open and polite character, flexible and independent working mentality, 20 years or above

Length: min. 2 month

Wellness / Shiatsu massage / Shiatsu instruction and Shiatsu-training based on traditional Japanese and Chinese medicine

No 5　　　★★★★

Restaurant

ID-No (37)

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Field: Restaurant business

Product: Restaurant business

Workfield: Serve the customers and help in cleaning up.You have to also help in the kitchen.? Atmosphere of a trulytraditional Japanese service company with many regular customers. Sinceyou are a foreigner, customers will also learn from you.

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

This Shop specialized in the long-established Izumo buckwheat noodle. 90% of the ingredients of this noodle is buckwheat flour. The feature of this buckwheat is the black colour and the nice smell. This is a family-owned shop and it has a very friendly atmosphere.

No 7　　　★★★★

Food

ID-No (85)

Field: Food

Product:Cake,　Sueets

Workfield: Assistant chef: clean, wash, measure, decorate cake, assist patissier,　make easy easy sweets, pack/wrap sweets Sale: clean, customer service, cashier, money, stock check,　phone, wrapping

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

Confectionery. Professional patisserie has French chef. Have a branch in Iwataya. Our chef has worked various countries. These experiences help us to provide original products.

No 8　? 　★★★　　　　

Shrine

ID-No (32)

Field: Culture and Religion

Product: Shrine office / wedding ceremony / flower garden / guesthouse / restaurant

Department: Arts and Culture

Workfield:Miko-san???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Requirementsunderstanding of japanese culture??

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

Click here to see student's report!

This is one of the three major shrines of Hachiman god, along with Iwashimizu Hachiman shrine and Usa Hachiman shrine. It was founded in 923, with the transfer of god from Daibu Jachiman shrine in Honami-gun, Fukuoka. Numerous building structures, including the main hall, the worship hall, Sakuramon gate, Ichino-torii(gate) and wooden lantern, are designated as important cultural assents. Tamaseseri Festival and Hojoya Festival are held at this shrine every year and attract a lot of people.

No 9　　　★★★

Food

ID-No (49)

Field: Confectionery

Product: Cakes, various sweets and chocolates items

Department: Counter and kitchen

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Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This shop is founded in 1942. They create cakes, various sweets, and chocolate items, which and them displayed in the “Salon de Chocolate.” This shop has a long history and is very popular among chocolate fans.

No 10　　　　★★★

Trade

ID-No (19)

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Field: retail trade

Product: shop for wooden toys and toy factory

Department: translation and interpretation

Workfield: Translation of german game and tinker instructions to Japanese. Market research, ordering, purchasing and customer dialogue

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

This is a Japanese company who has been importing wooden toys, parlor games and other toys from Germany since 1993. They regularly display products at toy fairs and exhibitions. The interior of the toy store was designed with German architecture.

No 13　?? ★★★

Cafe

ID-No (36)

Field: Catering business

Product: Restaurant business

Department: Food

Workfield: The intern is taking orders, preparing the orders such as coffee, French toast and cake in a friendly environment.

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

This　café has it all: starting with the obligatory espresso and cappuccino from the coffee menu to French toast and self-made cake over to the main menu that offers rice and pasta dishes, which are complimented by an excellent liquor menu.

No 14　　　★★★

Product sales

ID-No (89)

Field: Product sales

Product: Iceruck/Hotruck. Develop environment-friendly???????????????????????????? which help reduce litte

Workfield: Procuct brochure and homepage development.

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

This company produces ice packs and hot packs that can be inserted into vests and bags. Firefighters use ice packs to cool down during operation and in real life situations to avoid heatstroke. For the hot packs, natural crystals are put into powder form and then inserted into clothing or bags to give off far-infrared radiation that warms up the body. This warmth is like wearing another sweater. These are new products in Japan and currently they are being shown on television all across Japan.

No 15　　　★★

Design

ID-No (69)

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Field: Design/Add

Product: Design

Workfield: Developing real products and wall stickers made from micro suction cups that change the image of the space in a moment.

Requirements: 2D or 3D computer skill

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 2 month

This company provides services in Space Design, Interior Design, and Design Parts. In space design, they offer services at low cost for sign design and interior room design that changes the atmosphere of the space. For interior design, they have creative interior stickers that can be applied to the walls or furnitures of a room without leaving marks. This product can be used many times and is the first such product created in Japan.
For design parts, many innovative ideas are applied to real life situations. For example, they make non-traditional walls with special materials that can be used as dividers for cubicles, rooms, etc.

?No 16　　　★★

?Media and journalism

ID-No (13)

Field: media and journalism

Product: magazine publishing company

Department: to be decided with the intern

Workfield: overseas market research, event preparations, support????????? all areas of their operations

Requirements: English, MS Office knowledge

Japanese skill : Advanced

Length: min. 1 month

See her internship report in german

Magazine publishing company supporting women with their children's upbringing through writing about successful working mothers or barrier free life, pointing out problems and cultivating cooperation between economic community and families.

?No 17　　　★★

Design

ID-No (72)

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Field: Design

Product: Design

Workfield: Design office furniture. Design unique and favorable furniture under the guidance of the company. The main categories are office desks, plant boxes, partitions and mobile white boards which require flexibility for every kind of office.

Requirements: 2D or 3D computer skill

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 2 month

This company with offices in Tokyo and Fukuoka specializes in professional office space design that, depending on the room and the space, can increase the efficiency and productivity of the company. Employee morale can also be increased. They know how to use the available space to create an uplifting image for its clients. The CG Creator also creates perspective imaging.

?No 19　　　★★

Trade

ID-No (62)

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Field: Trade

Product: Trade

Department: Overseas trade

Workfield:

1. Business consulting, translation and interpretation, product development, composing contracts with overseas company? 2. Creating business plans? 3. Trade

Japanese skill : Advanced

Length: min. 2 month

This company is one of the leading companies in Japan concerning consulting and Import-Export requests, although it is a small company.They have been around for 17 years and support other Japanese companies who want to start a business abroad.? Therefore, it’s important to represent those companies’ products in a good way when　communicating with foreign companies.The atmosphere in this company is very friendly and open-minded.

No 20　　　★★

Graphic Design

ID-No (70)

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Field: Graphic Design

Product:Computer Graphics

Workfield: TV CM, webCM, CG part in TV shows, and planning and production of promotional and industrial videos.??

Requirements: 2D or 3D computer skill

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This company a 2-D and 3-D design company that specializes in 4 segments:
-CG: Video commercials, TV programs, industry promotional videos, games, company PR videos, and electronic street advertisements.
-Character: Company mascot characters, game characters, and many other types of character creations
-Architecture CG: at a reasonable price, high quality and efficient perspective imaging can be done.
-Web Design

No 23 　★

?Game

ID-No (40)

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Field: Game company

Product: animation games

Department: 3D Animation

Workfield: testing, assigned projects???????????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ?????????????????????

Requirements: Very good computer skill

Japanese skill : Advanced

Length: min. 4 month

See her internship report in english or japanese.

This is a games developing company that produces professional gaming software for Playstation such as Naruto. Their professionalism stems from their level of expertise in game idea planning, system design, programming, graphic design, and sound creation.

No24　　　★

Education

ID-No (76)

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Field: Education????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Product: Language education

Workfield:Assistant teacher? ?

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This foreign language college offers three segments of education. The first is for high school students who are preparing for university with education focused on business communication. The second segment is professional career training (Career Up). Training received here include training for people entering the work force, international trade, English, child education, translation, and for people wishing to become hotel staff. The third segment is lessons for kids to learn English and practice conversing in English.

No25　　　★

Politic

ID-No (76)

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Field:?Politic

Workfield: Secretaly of Fukuoka council member?

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 3 month

No26　　　★

Sport

ID-No (76)

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Product:? Kick boxing????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Workfield: Assistant instluctor?

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 2 month

This company operates 5 kickboxing gyms with 1 in Tokyo and 4 in Fukuoka. They plan events and matches, and offer training information and information on training products like diet supplements and other essential training products.

No 27　　　★★★★★

Guest House

ID-No (91)

Field: Guest house??? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? Product: Guest house for Japanese students and foreign people.

Workfield: Help events/PR/translation/help dinner/website

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

This is a hostel that has capacity for 40 guests. It’s a place for both Japanese university students and foreigners in Japan. The owner is a sweet old lady who cares greatly for her guests. Her family owns a shrine and if you come across her you can learn many things about Japanese culture. This hostel is located in the aquarium area with beaches and ballparks nearby. This friendly and welcoming hostel has a party once a month.

No 28 　　★★★★★

Trade

ID-No (68)

Field: Trade

Product: material recycling and understands plastic

Workfield: The intern serves as an assistant while he learns the ropes, getting increasing responsibility as he demonstrates his ability to sell abroad high-performance products made in Japan (thermal power equipment designed to produce hydrogen energy from water) through the Internet,　email or using Skype.

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

The main activity of this company is material recycling. They take materials like used plastics to create recycled products such as chairs and other useful objects. They also provide consulting services for the exporting of products to foreign countries. They have a website with products on their export-import lines.

No29　　　★★

Trade

ID-No (79)

Field: Trade

Product: Devices which are around games and computers

Workfield: International Marketing, Translation, sales assistant, ??

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This company produces and sells devices which are around games and computers.?
The company tries hard to develop goods which export overseas, and tries hard to produce devices
which are around games　and which takes in kabuki「WASABI」, kimonoes and japanese classic desigines.

No30　　　★

Trade

ID-No (35)

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Product: Ecological building materials, international business

Workfield: support with international contacts and projects
- English webpage (contents, web-design and Internet-marketing)
- marketing materials (contents and design of English brochure and products catalog)
- diverse team projects

Japanese skill : Advanced

Length: min.1month?

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This company is Japan's leading manufacturer, researcher and supplier of ecological lime-based building materials. Their products are widely used for walls, floors and ceilings throughout Japan in diverse commercial and residential projects. The company recently expanded its business and now also operates in the United States, Europe and China.

No31　　　★

NGO

ID-No (50)

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Field:NGO

Product: Non-governmental organization

Workfield: Document editing, administrative work, assistance in preparation of magazine articles, PR.

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 3month??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

FUNN is the abbreviation for Fukuoka NGO Network. This entity is great network for international exchange on the topics of environment and people. With this exchange of information, cultural learnings of many nations can be done, and an example of a result of this is humanitarian aid to Africa. This is done by gathering information on humanitarian issues and then sending this out to inform others of volunteering events and other meaningful endeavours.

No32　　　★★

Design

ID-No (101)

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Field: Fashion design

Workfield: Cloth?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Workfield: Fashion design ?

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

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The owner of this company, Elzah, is a designer in many aspects such as modeling and sound creation. She manages a fashion brand called Diablotin which in French means the small devil. She designs and creates charming and charismatic clothes for women between 30 and 40 years of age. She also teaches fashion design, volunteers regularly, and does kickboxing for a hobby.

No33　　　★★★

Cosmetic

ID-No (103)

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Field: Cosmetic???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Product: Cosmetic???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Workfield: Marketing, office owrk, contact with partners.

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

Their main line of products is foreign perfume brands with some cosmetic products. They import quality perfumes from abroad and then sell in Japan. Their point of sale is online at their website and at certain pharmacies in Japan. They also create their own original brand of perfume.

No34　　　★★★

Sport

ID-No (100)

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Field: Sport ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???????????????????????? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
Product: Kickboxing, Karate, Wrestling and Shtoot

Workfield: Assistant instructor

Japanese skill : Advanced beginner

Length: min. 1 month

Click here to see student's report!

Akasaki Dojo is a small and nice Dojo in Ropponmatsu. They teaches Karate, Kickboxing, Wrestling and Shooto.
The Dojo is well equipped and, because of its popularity, has a lot ofJapanese Club members.? This is a good chance to train your body while also learning Japanese.
You can get to the Dojo by taking the subway from Tenjin Minami to Ropponmatsu.? It takesonly 10 minutes and costs 250 yen.? Alternatively, you can take the 100 yen Loop Bus.

No35　　　★★★

Cosmetic

ID-No (93)

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Field: Cosmetic?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Product: Skin care products

Workfield: Marketing, sales,website development

Japanese skill : Intermediate

Length: min. 1 month

This is a company that produces organic cosmetic products. They base their products on the three principles of no artificial aroma, no artificial colouring, and no artificial additives. They offer low price products and put a focus on customer satisfaction and customer understanding.