Careers | APU Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

SECURE YOUR FUTURE

With the knowledge, skills, language ability and experience you obtain at APU, there are no limits or boundaries to where your degree will take you. Accordingly, we have an unprecedented job placement rate of 96.7% for our students seeking employment in Japan and beyond. If you want to compete for jobs at the highest level in multinational organizations, our career office can equip you with the tools you need to secure a successful professional future.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

Gain insight on the working world by joining APU's internship program and directly connect your studies to your career goals. There are specific programs for which you can earn academic credits as well.

LEARN FROM THE PROS

From the great names in the business world to societal movers and shakers, you will have the chance to hear informative and inspirational speeches from top ranking representatives of leading international organizations through APU's Top Executive Lecture Series and Social Outreach Seminars.

ON CAMPUS RECRUITING

The potential of our students has caught the attention of major corporations and international organizations around the world. In fact, in the past year alone, over 350 companies and organizations visited APU to specifically recruit our students for a variety of employment positions in Japan and overseas, meaning you do not even need to leave campus to get your foot in the door.

List of Major Employers (2019)

• Accenture Japan Ltd
• Amazon Japan G.K.
• Apple Japan, Inc.
• Daio Paper Corporation
• Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
• FUJITSU LIMITED
• Hilton Tokyo
• Hitachi High-Tech Solutions Corporation
• KOSE Corporation
• Kumon Institute of Education Co., Ltd.
• Kuraray Co., Ltd.
• Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
• NTT DATA Corporation
• Panasonic Corporation
• Resona Bank, Limited.
• Robert Walters Japan K.K
• Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
• SoftBank Corp.
• State Street Trust and Banking Company, Ltd.
• Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service Company, Limited
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
• Unilever Japan K.K.
• UNIQLO CO., LTD.
• Yanmar Co., Ltd.
• YUSEN LOGISTICS CO.,LTD.

List of major graduate schools

• The University of Melborne, Australia
• University of British Columbia, Canada
• Dalhousie University, Canada
• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• Trier University, Germany
• ESSEC Business School, France
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
• Kyoto University, Japan
• The University of Tokyo, Japan
• Ewha Womans University, Korea
• Yonsei University, Korea
• Utrecht University, Netherlands
• BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
• National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Lund University, Sweden
• Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• London School of Ecomonics and Political Science, UK
• The University Manchester, UK
• University of Oxford, UK
• Harvard University, USA
• The Ohio State University, USA
• University of Michigan, USA