IT jobs in Japan for Indian engineers (2026)

• 61,344Indian nationals living in Japan, end June 2026 (ISA)
• 15,118of them on the Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services status (ISA)
• 5,680Indian workers in information and communications, end Oct 2025 (18.0% of Indian workers) (MHLW)
• 68roles listed on JapanSetu from 22 companies (data as of 2026-11-02)

How many Indians work in Japan?

According to the Immigration Services Agency, Japan had 4,281,026 foreign residents at the end of June 2026, including 61,344 Indian nationals (up 4.0% from 58,999 a year earlier). Indian residents held statuses including Engineer/Specialist in Humanities/International Services (15,118), Dependent (13,817) and Permanent Resident (10,399), and 21,887 lived in Tokyo. Across all nationalities, 516,184 people held the Engineer/Specialist status (up 8.5%) and 34,474 were Highly Skilled Professionals (ISA).

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare counted 31,636 Indian workers at the end of October 2025 (up 11.2%), of whom 5,680 (18.0%) worked in information and communications. That sector employed 97,924 foreign workers in total (up 8.1%) (MHLW).

What the roles on JapanSetu say

JapanSetu lists engineering roles that companies in Japan publish on their own careers pages (ATS). In the data as of 2026-11-02, of 68 roles from 22 companies:

• 15 say the employer sponsors visas, 1 say it does not, and 52 don’t say.
• 12 say they accept overseas applicants or offer relocation support.
• Japanese: N1/native 15, N2/business 5, N3/conversational 2, none required 2, not stated 44.
• 0 state a salary.
• 11 are “India-friendly” on our definition: the posting mentions visa sponsorship, overseas applicants or relocation, and doesn’t require N1/native Japanese.

By type of role:

• Backend / full-stack: 17
• Engineering / product management: 14
• Data / ML / AI: 12
• Other: 11
• Security: 4
• Infrastructure / SRE: 3
• Mobile (iOS / Android): 2
• Frontend: 2
• Embedded / robotics: 2
• QA / test: 1

Counts change with each weekly refresh. See the job list for current roles.

How to read a listing

Every JapanSetu label comes only from what the employer’s posting says. If a posting doesn’t mention something, we show “not stated” rather than guess.

• Visa sponsorship: does the posting say the company sponsors visas? If it doesn’t say, ask the employer before you apply.
• Overseas applicants: look for “relocation support” or “overseas applicants welcome”. Some roles say Japan residents only.
• Japanese: the level the posting asks for.

Filter to India-friendly roles or roles that mention visa sponsorship.

How much Japanese do you need?

As the counts above show, 15 of the listed roles ask for N1 or native Japanese, and 44 don’t state a level. “Not stated” doesn’t mean “not needed”, so read the full posting before applying.

For work that uses a language to deal with customers, immigration screening has looked for CEFR B2-level ability since April 2026 (see the work visa guide).

How to apply

JapanSetu doesn’t accept applications. Each listing’s apply button takes you to the employer’s own application page, where you apply directly, and the employer handles your details under its own policies. JapanSetu doesn’t introduce candidates to employers or take part in hiring decisions.

Next steps

• Japan work visa from India: COE, documents and timelines
• What a Japan salary is worth in rupees after tax (TokyoDev’s 2025 survey puts the median at ¥9.5M (TokyoDev))

Sources

1. Immigration Services Agency (ISA), foreign residents as of end June 2026 (PDF, Japanese)
2. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), foreign employment status report as of end October 2025 (PDF, Japanese)
3. TokyoDev, Japan Developer Survey 2025 results

JapanSetu is a job listing site. We publish listings and link to each employer’s own application page; we do not introduce candidates to employers, screen applicants, or take part in hiring decisions.