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Kinokuniya Company Ltd. sells Japanese and foreign books, magazines and stationery through 71 stores in major Japanese cities, led by its Shinjuku Main Store, and 54 stores overseas. Its corporate sales division serves universities, schools, public libraries, companies, hospitals and research institutes with books, journals, databases, library and classroom equipment, and contracted library operations. It also publishes, produces video content and runs the Kinokuniya Hall theatre.
Founded in January 1927 and incorporated in January 1946, the company has its headquarters in Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Consolidated sales were ¥140.7 billion for the year to August 2025, and it has about 5,000 employees.
Measured from the 6 listings Ranked has live for Kinokuniya. Japanese level, visa signal and skills are AI-graded from each posting and can be wrong — confirm against the employer's original posting before applying.
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Back-office library work for Kinokuniya at a university library or its Meguro head office: ordering and receiving books and journals, cataloguing and processing items.
Contract team leader at a university library run by Kinokuniya: managing staff and workflow, cataloguing, planning events and writing monthly reports.
Leader of the circulation desk at a university library in Nakano run by Kinokuniya, handling counter service for users, general administration and liaison with other campuses.
Short-hours sales role at Kinokuniya's bookstore inside Musashino University's Ariake campus, buying in and selling books and other stock for the campus store.
Contract sub-leader for circulation services at a university library run by Kinokuniya: loans and returns, interlibrary loan, library tours, post and phone/email enquiries.
Short-hours contract role handling interlibrary loan (ILL) and reference enquiries at a university library in Shibuya that Kinokuniya operates. Library experience required.