🇯🇵Country pathway

Japan

Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa pathway.

Indicative earnings¥180,000 – ¥250,000 / month

Language requirementJapanese N5 → N4

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Overview

Why Japan.

Japan's aging workforce has opened up Specified Skilled Worker visas across 16 fields (expanded from 14 in 2024). Lakshya pathways include Japanese-language training, technical assessment, and employer-tied deployment.

Roles

Roles Lakshya places into today.

Manufacturing TechElectronics AssemblyConstructionAgri-Food

Entry requirements

What you’ll need to begin.

10th / 12th pass
Japanese language proficiency up to N4
Sector skill test (SSW exam)
Medical clearance + valid passport

Financing

How Lakshya funds you.

Lakshya Skill FinanceEmployer-tied deferred tuition

Skill Score

Skill Score for this pathway.

Lakshya’s evidence-backed Skill Score (Course Employability Score) grades this pathway on training quality, market dynamics and government support. Open the full report for the pillar breakdown and every cited source.

Skill score

85.2

High employability

Skill loans available

How sure we are

High confidence

Confidence 100% from cited evidence volume and source mix

Verified 4 May 2026 (newest source fetch)

Full breakdown and evidence

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