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TCJ Global Inc. operates TCJ Japanese Language School, formerly Tokyo Central Japanese Language School. Its Tokyo school beside JR Shinanomachi Station offers courses for international students aiming at university, vocational school or employment, and courses for foreign workers and residents; an Osaka school near Shinsaibashi offers the courses for working adults. It also runs a Japanese-language teacher training course, preparation for the national teacher examination and a placement service for foreign staff.
The school was founded in Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku-ku in 1988 and moved to Shinanomachi in 2017. It became an affiliate of Abitus in 2012 and is now one of two operating companies of Pathmake Holdings, which is based in Shibuya-ku. The company took its current name in 2024.
Measured from the 11 listings Ranked has live for TCJ Global. 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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Open-position hire for future leaders at a Japanese-language school group, placed by experience into sales, academic management, curriculum, strategy, engineering or marketing.
Operations hire at a Japanese-language school, placed in overseas student recruitment, its admin, learner counselling, teacher-course admin or foreign-talent placement.
Two full-time posts on a Japanese teacher training course: a counsellor advising prospective students, and an administrator handling enquiries, enrolment paperwork and events.
Freelance Japanese teacher giving mainly one-to-one private lessons at the school, at client companies in Tokyo or online, tailoring curriculum and materials to each learner.
Full-time Japanese teacher for international-student or working-resident classes, covering lessons, homeroom duties, career guidance, student management and school operations.
Part-time Japanese teacher for weekday morning, afternoon or Saturday classes for international students or working residents, using TCJ's own digital materials.
Contract Japanese teacher focused on teaching, for international-student or working-resident classes, handling lessons, homeroom duties, career guidance and student management.
Freelance instructor helping international students prepare for Japanese university and graduate entry: EJU tutoring, research-plan writing, application and interview coaching.
Freelance instructor teaching practical classes on a Japanese teacher training course: running lessons, setting up the classroom, correcting lesson plans and assessing trainees.
Part-time Japanese teacher for evening classes of about 15 working adults and residents, from absolute beginner to N2 level, taught in a hybrid online and in-person format.
Staff instructor on a Japanese teacher training course, teaching trainee teachers and handling academic administration, teacher training and development of course textbooks.