Practical HR for Japan Market Entry

If you have taken the important next step to enter the Japanese market by investing in setting up a business or branch office presence, understanding the unique local labor market and HR practices can be critical in successfully harnessing local talent and developing your business.

At Shinka Management, we can leverage our in-depth HR industry experience in Japan to provide on-the-ground practical advisory and consulting services to support you with the following key areas:

• Hiring key talent in the Japan labor market
• Post-COVID flexible approaches to work
• Japanese labor rules & practices
• HR administration & processes
• Social insurance
• Compliance
• Talent retention & motivation
• Talent development
• Performance appraisals

HR Support Themes

With expertise spanning manufacturing industry, lean management and the Japanese business environment, Shinka Management provides specialist HR consulting services covering the following support themes.

Craig Roberts – HR Advisory Lead

With 22 years of experience in technology-based manufacturing organizations in Japan and Europe, Craig is a senior global Human Resources executive with broad change & transformational general management experience.

Craig is skilled in strategic HR best practice, including M&A, organizational development, cross-cultural management, diversity & inclusion, kaizen process improvement and ISO-9001. His most recent role external to Shinka Management was based in Japan as Director Human Resources Asia Pacific for multinational automotive parts supplier Mahle.

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