Work in Japan
Specified Skilled Worker visa
Why Japan
What this destination actually offers, and how HTG gets you there.
Japan's ageing population has created sustained, government-acknowledged labour shortages, and the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa is its direct policy response: a structured legal pathway for foreign workers into care work, manufacturing, construction, agriculture and hospitality, sectors facing the most acute shortages.
Wages are competitive by regional standards, and Japan's infrastructure, public safety and social order are difficult to match elsewhere. The route does require passing designated skills and Japanese-language assessments, which is exactly where structured preparation makes the difference between a strong application and a stalled one.
- Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa: a legal, structured foreign-worker route
- High demand in care work, manufacturing, construction and hospitality
- Competitive wages with exceptional safety and infrastructure
- Requires designated skills and Japanese-language assessment
HTG guides your SSW application, including preparation for the required skills and language assessments, and manages your visa documentation through to arrival.
What stands out
Specified Skilled Worker visa: a structured legal route
High demand in care work, manufacturing and hospitality
Competitive wages with exceptional safety standards
Guided preparation for skills and language assessments
How HTG gets you there
Work in Japan
The Specified Skilled Worker visa opens care work, manufacturing, construction and hospitality roles at competitive wages, in one of the world's safest, most organised economies.
Ready to move on Japan?
HTG manages your employer documentation and visa process from Ibadan through to arrival.