JET Programme Internship (for Companies)

The JET Programme Internship seeks to connect Japanese companies looking for global personnel, with JET participants who want the opportunity to advance their post-JET career in Japan.
- For JET Participants
- For Companies
For Companies
JET Programme participants are talented individuals who possess excellent multilingual and intercultural communication skills and understand the structure and culture of Japanese work environments. Please consider hosting an intern as part of your company’s efforts to energise or internationalise its business or explore areas where global personnel can excel within your company. (Offices where the language of communication is primarily Japanese are preferred).
Please check out testimonials from companies who’ve taken JET Programme interns in the past.

Apex K.K.
“JET does an excellent job of finding smart, well educated, competent professionals for their program. We welcome opportunities to meet current and previous JETs in hopes of interviewing them for internships as well as permanent positions.”
David Spence, Director of Operations
Internship Period:
The internship period is five weekdays, with the specific dates listed below.
Monday, 21 August – Friday, 25 August 2023 |
*This year’s internships have completed. Please check back mid-June 2024 for information about the 2024 internships. |
JET Programme participants are highly skilled individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds who come to Japan after a vigorous selection process at the Japanese embassy of their home countries. JET Programme participants work in a plethora of fields, all with the goal to promote internationalization throughout Japan.
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Please watch the video below for some examples of careers that JET Programme participants partake in after leaving the programme.