Most foreigners friendly company in Japan - Software Developer Rakuten Employee Review

4.0
Jul 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

English speaking company in Japan! So you can use only English Twice a year - performance review and evaluation There are a lot of trainings going on, half of them in Japanese.

Cons

If your department doesn't show good results your bonus will be very small, however when they hire you they tell that bonus will be equal to your one month salary There are a lot of regulations, that can be really annoying If you're in department or team where a lot of Japanese, you probably will work overtime

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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Pros

Rakuten Rewards has great life balance. Too bad the economy was getting rocked.

Cons

Don't really have any cons. I understand that the market's been hard so had to downsize the force, so that was kinda challenging. Hopefully AI will increase everyone's output.

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits and some managers were supportive and helpful.

Cons

Cuthroat environment. Most of the other managers micromanaged and put unrealistic deadlines while asking you to train other employees.

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