Paid Internships
We offer paid internships in various fields throughout Fukuoka. These internships last for 12 months, including a two-month training period and ten months of paid work. The first two months of a paid internship will be considered a training period and will therefore be unpaid. This is done to ensure that the internship placement is satisfactory to both you and the employer. This time will also be used by the employing company/organization to set up the intern’s health insurance and satisfy any additional visa requirements.

Language Level
Paid internships are available to those students with an intermediate to advanced Japanese language level (take the level check test). We recommend that beginners in Japanese consider participating in one of the unpaid internships or taking a Japanese language course.

Visas
All interns will need to acquire either a working holiday visa or a regular working visa. We recommend getting a regular working visa and Asahi Nihongo can help you through the entire application process for a fee of 160,000 Yen.

Working Hours
Interns are directly employed by their internship company. Most internships consist of a 40 hour week and 1-2 days off. A working day starts at 9:00 am and ends at 18.00 pm (including one hour unpaid lunch break). Depending on the company, there may be changes in the working time.

Payment
Depending on the intern's Japanese language skills, professional knowledge and work experience, wages will average between 700 Yen and 1000 Yen per hour. 700 Yen is the minimum wage in Fukuoka. The payable income tax (20%) is automatically deducted from your salary by the employer and paid to the Japanese finance authority.