Free monthly live Q&A
You got the job in Japan. Now how do you survive it?
A free monthly live Q&A for foreign professionals who want real answers about working in Japan, not textbook Japanese.
Last Thursday of every month, 8:00 PM JST
No credit card. No commitment. Just sign up and join when you can.
Quick test
Your boss says “大丈夫です” after you ask if you can move forward with an idea. Are you safe?
If you hesitated, you’re not alone. Most JLPT-certified professionals learn what the words mean. The hard part is figuring out what people actually mean when they say them at work.
JLPT got you hired. It won’t help you thrive.
Passing N2 or N1 is a real achievement. But once you step into a Japanese workplace, you run into a layer of communication that never showed up on the test.
The hierarchy in meetings. Feedback wrapped in polite language. Silence after a proposal. Emails where the real meaning sits between the lines.
“I passed JLPT N1 and got hired at a great company. Six months later, I still couldn’t tell if my boss was happy with my work or about to fire me.”
If that sounds familiar, the issue is not your intelligence and it is not a lack of effort. It is that workplace communication in Japan has its own rules, and very few people explain them clearly.
Jobs in Japan helps you get the job.
Thrive in Japan helps you keep it.
What this session is
Thrive in Japan has partnered with Jobs in Japan to run a free monthly live Q&A for foreign professionals working in Japanese environments.
This is not a language class. There are no textbooks and no grammar drills. It is a practical, honest space where you can ask the questions you would never ask your coworkers and get direct answers from people who understand the situation.
What you’ll get each month
Bring real situations, confusing emails, awkward meetings, interview questions, or workplace frustrations and get practical advice on the spot.
Each session looks at a communication theme such as hierarchy, silence, feedback, decision-making, or how to read what is not being said.
No judgment, no posturing, and no need to pretend you already understand how everything works.
You should leave with at least one thing you can use in your job search or at work the very next day.
This is for you if…
- You’ve passed JLPT but still feel lost in meetings
- You’re job-hunting in Japan and want to interview well beyond textbook answers
- You’ve been working in Japan for a while but feel stuck and cannot quite explain why
- You want to better understand how Japanese coworkers actually communicate
- You want someone to tell you plainly what is really going on
Join the next session for free
Sign up below and we’ll send you the details for the next live Q&A.
Show up, ask anything, leave with something useful.
Common questions
Yes. Completely free. Thrive in Japan offers paid courses too, but this Q&A is a genuine free resource.
The session is mainly in English, with Japanese examples woven in. Whether you’re N5 or N1, the value comes from understanding workplace communication, not passing another test.
Once a month on Google Meet, usually on the last Thursday evening of the month, Japan time. We’ll send the link after you register.
Absolutely. Some of the most useful sessions focus on interviews, hiring expectations, and the parts of Japanese workplace culture that are hard to see from the outside.
Sign up anyway. We’ll keep you informed about future sessions, and recaps may be offered depending on demand.
