Everything you ever wanted to know about the post-college Japanese job hunt Getting a job in Japan can to be really difficult if you don’t know how the process works. You can find out here how university students in Japan go about finding a job, and have a clearer understanding of Japanese culture.  When do students start looking for a job? Job hunting is called shukatsu (就活) in Japanese. In my experience, Japanese students start shukatsu when they’re a junior because many large foreign companies such as consultant agencies and IT companies, and banks start looking for candidates who are in …