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1,272 remote jobs are open to candidates in Japan.Show remote jobs
tendagames.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • PC Games • Mobile Games • Trust D • Hiring 26
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • PC Games • Mobile Games • Trust D • Hiring 26
TENDA Games is a Japanese game developer that creates consumer games and entertainment for the Web3 era. It belongs to the Tenda Group, an AI and digital transformation company, which hires new graduate engineers, IT consulting sales staff and web developers in Tokyo and Sendai. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
balcolony.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Branding • Graphic Design • Est. 2005 • Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Branding • Graphic Design • Est. 2005 • Hiring 2
BALCOLONY is a creative design team working across print, video, products and websites, with a long record of graphic design for the entertainment industry. Its group company TRIBALCON runs music events, a creative label and an in-house motion capture studio that produces virtual live shows, and the group hires Unity engineers and motion capture engineers. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
cinemaleap.com • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • AR & VR Software • Film Production • Est. 2019 • Startup • Hiring 2
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • AR & VR Software • Film Production • Est. 2019 • Startup • Hiring 2
CinemaLeap is a Japanese startup that creates immersive XR entertainment, combining technology and storytelling into experience-based works. It develops location-based entertainment and designs both the productions and the way audiences experience them, with a team of 12 people, and it hires technical artists and project managers. The company is based in Japan.
scopely.com • HQ: Culver City, United States • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011 • Trust B • Hiring 148, 15 new
HQ: Culver City, United States • Mobile Games • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2011 • Trust B • Hiring 148, 15 new
Scopely is an American mobile games company founded in 2011 that develops and publishes free-to-play titles built around long-term live operations rather than one-off releases. Its portfolio includes Monopoly Go, Stumble Guys, Star Trek Fleet Command, Marvel Strike Force and the Pokemon Go family of games acquired from Niantic, several of which rank among the highest grossing mobile titles in the world. The company is headquartered in Culver City, was acquired by the Saudi Arabian group Savvy Games in 2023, and operates studios across North America, Europe and Asia.
kms3.com • Tokyo • Game Development • Mobile Games • Trust C • Hiring 12
Tokyo • Game Development • Mobile Games • Trust C • Hiring 12
KMS is a Japanese game company that develops and operates its own social games for PC and mobile. It builds its titles in C# and Unity and hires graduate game client and server engineers, UI designers, illustrators and 2D motion and effect designers. The company is based in Japan.
komodo.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Gaming Consoles • Game Development • Trust B • Hiring 8
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Gaming Consoles • Game Development • Trust B • Hiring 8
KOMODO is a Japanese entertainment company that develops and publishes original games and manga and operates the NIUHI comics platform. It is also the official distributor of the Valve Steam Deck handheld in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, handling sales and customer support in those markets. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
nowpro.co.jp • Tokyo • Osaka • Game Development • Mobile Games • Trust B • Hiring 5
Tokyo • Osaka • Game Development • Mobile Games • Trust B • Hiring 5
NOW PRODUCTION is a Japanese game development company that works on consumer, smartphone and pachinko and pachislot titles. Its engineers develop clients and servers for well-known titles, including a famous fighting game, often seconded to client companies, and it hires server engineers, client engineers and project managers for its Tokyo and Osaka offices. The company is based in Japan.
arstechguild.inc • Tokyo • Game Development • Trust C • Hiring 13
Tokyo • Game Development • Trust C • Hiring 13
ARSTECH GUILD is a Japanese entertainment technology studio that develops content for games and video, drawing on its experience in 3D graphics and technical art. It trains character riggers through internships and hires game designers, project managers, corporate engineers and graduate staff, aiming to compete globally from Japan. The company is based in Japan.
bokehgamestudio.co.jp • Tokyo • Primary Education • Secondary Education • Gaming • Trust B • Hiring 7
Tokyo • Primary Education • Secondary Education • Gaming • Trust B • Hiring 7
Company Profile Company Name Bokeh Game Studio Inc. President CEO/Creator Keiichiro Toyama Focus Software design and production Founded August 13 2020 Address Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Japan Contact Us Please e-mail any inquiries to:[email protected].
sumzap.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2009 • Trust B • Hiring 5
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2009 • Trust B • Hiring 5
Sumzap is a Japanese game company that plans, operates and publishes smartphone games, including original casual games for players worldwide. It was established on 1 May 2009, has capital of 120 million yen, and hires Unity, graphics and machine learning engineers as well as game planners and marketers. The company is headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, at Abema Towers.
f4samurai.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2012 • Trust B • Hiring 5
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Game Development • Mobile Games • Est. 2012 • Trust B • Hiring 5
f4samurai is a Tokyo game studio founded in 2012 that develops mobile role-playing and strategy titles. Its work includes original intellectual property and games built on licensed anime franchises. The company develops and operates its titles from Tokyo.
zoccon.me • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Web Development Services • Creative Agencies • Est. 2012 • IT services • Trust D • Hiring 14
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Web Development Services • Creative Agencies • Est. 2012 • IT services • Trust D • Hiring 14
ON is a Japanese creative company that provides web production, video production, UI and UX design and graphic design, working with creators to solve client problems. It also holds a recruitment agency licence and hires web designers at several levels, UI and UX designers, game UI designers and markup engineers. The company is based in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.
synesthesias.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Smart City • Est. 2016 • Hiring 1
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Smart City • Est. 2016 • Hiring 1
Synesthesias is a University of Tokyo startup that supports digital transformation in cities, construction, manufacturing, real estate and infrastructure using spatial computing, AI and 3D technology. It develops solutions with 3D city models such as PLATEAU data and digital twins, runs the RideVision XR business, and hires Unity engineers. The company is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
torisan-net.com • Tokyo • Osaka • Video Production • Game Development • Est. 1995 • Hiring 2
Tokyo • Osaka • Video Production • Game Development • Est. 1995 • Hiring 2
Torisan is a Japanese digital entertainment production company that develops games, pachinko machine visuals, virtual reality content and exhibition video. It has offices in Tokyo and Osaka and recruits freelance cutscene designers and cinematic artists working with Unreal Engine. The company is based in Japan.
soft-gear.co.jp • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • Likely startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • Likely startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
Soft Gear is a Japanese software company that develops games and digital content, including 3D web pages, for its clients. It manages game development projects with budgets, schedules and external partners, and it hires game development project managers, game development engineers and new graduates. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.
ascent.ai • HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Industrial Robotics • Robotic Software & Control Systems • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Industrial Robotics • Robotic Software & Control Systems • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
Ascent Robotics develops advanced robotics software that handles a diverse range of objects with flexibility and operates autonomously in response to the on-site environment while collaborating with humans. Its multinational team is led by Ken Kutaragi, known as the father of PlayStation, and hires technical artists and AI and full stack engineers. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.