About Japanese companies
Here is something about industries, industry circles and job types of Japanese companies.
Find a company you wish to work in by knowing about Japanese industries and job types!
Know about the relationship among industry, industry circles and job type
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What is industry
Industry refers to “the fields of service”, such as “the kind of service you are involved in”.
For example, companies that make things are “manufacturers”; companies that sell goods to consumers are called “retails”.
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What is industry circle
Industry circle refers to “items you deal with”, such as “things you make” and “jobs and service you engage in”.
For example, Companies that produce breads belong to “food industry”; banks belong to “finance industry”.
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What is job type
Job type is the type of works you engage in and it refers to the role you play in a company. Specifically, it includes “sales”, “human resources”, “public relations”, etc.
The relationship between industry, industry circle and job type is shown below.
When using employment websites like Asagaku Navi Japan Jobs, we often first search from “Industry” and “Job type”, so let’s take a look at the main subcategories of these two things.
Industry
Here are some representative types of industry.
| Manufacturer | Manufacture “things (products)” |
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| Trading company | Deal with various kinds of commodities such as raw materials, processed products and services; play a role as a trading intermediary to connect the sellers with the buyers |
| Retail | Purchase products from manufacturers and trading companies and sell them to general consumers |
| Finance | Include banks, security and insurance, etc. Maintain the economy by the good cycle of social funds |
| Service | Service area includes education, welfare, travel, leisure, catering and so on |
| Information (communications) | Transfer various information to people through the media |
| Software and Communications | In charge of IT technology (the technology on computers and Internet) and services |
Job type
Here are some representative job types.
| Sales | Sell commodities and services produced or purchased by the companies themselves |
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| Merchandizing | Sell commodities and services directly to consumers |
| Office work | Assist the members of the same workplace to make the work go more smoothly Sometimes specialized functions such as human resources and accounting are also included |
| Technical | Do research for the purpose of developing new products and technologies |
| IT | Plan, design and develop the computer system for the companies and customers |
| Specialized | Writer, designer, consulting and so on |
Job type is different according to different companie
For more details, please refer to the "Find a company → Job Type" page of "Asagaku Navi"!
