Editorial policyHow we research, write and update our guides

Last updated: November 12, 2026

ResumeJP's guides help people — most of them foreign residents — apply for work in Japan. Mistakes about visas, pay or tax can cost a reader a job or cause real trouble, so we hold the guides to a few clear rules. This page explains them.

Who we are

ResumeJP is built and run by DIGI スタート!, a small studio in Japan that makes tools and guides for foreigners living and working here. The same team builds the resume editor and writes the guides, so the advice matches what the tool actually does. More about us is on the About page.

Official sources first

Every rule, number and date in a guide comes from a primary source, and articles list those sources at the end so you can check them yourself. The ones we rely on most are:

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (厚生労働省) — minimum wage, working conditions, fair recruitment, the MHLW resume form, Hello Work.
Immigration Services Agency of Japan (出入国在留管理庁) — residence statuses, work permission, the 28-hour rule, SSW.
National Tax Agency (国税庁) — withholding, year-end adjustment and tax returns.
e-Gov law database — the Labour Standards Act and the Civil Code.
The JLPT organisers and the Japan Foundation — Japanese-language tests.

Where official guidance is general or a rule depends on your situation, we say so instead of guessing, and point you to the office that can answer.

How articles are written

Topics come from the questions our users ask while building a resume — what the field means, what to write, what is allowed.
Drafts are written with the help of AI writing tools. Every factual statement is then checked against the official source before publishing, and wording is checked for anything that could mislead.
Example resumes, names and companies are fictional and shown with ○○ placeholders. Japanese example sentences are written to be adapted, not copied word for word.
We write for a reader whose first language is not Japanese: plain English, Japanese terms with readings, and translations of every example.

Keeping guides current

Each article shows the date it was last updated. We review the guides when the rules they describe change — every October, when new minimum wages take effect; around the start of the year, for tax changes; and whenever the Immigration Services Agency changes a rule we cover. If a figure is scheduled but not yet in force, we say so.

Advertising and independence

Guide pages show Google AdSense ads, which keep ResumeJP free. Advertisers have no say in what we write, and we do not accept paid articles or paid links.
When we compare resume tools, our own is included and labelled as ours.
The editor, the free tools and the legal pages carry no ads.

Not legal advice

Our guides are general information. For a decision about your visa, a contract or your taxes, confirm with the official body or a qualified professional. See our disclaimer.

Corrections

If you find a mistake or an out-of-date rule, please tell us at digistartnp@gmail.com or through the contact page. We check every report against the official source, fix confirmed errors promptly, and update the article's date when we do.