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※R&D information is for 2026 graduates
*Scheduled to be updated around the end of January

Contents of the offer R&D
Start of recruitment Around the end of January 2025 *Scheduled to be updated around the end of January
Application deadline Around mid-February 2025 * Scheduled to be updated around the end of January
Eligibility to apply
  • ・Those who plan to graduate from university or complete graduate school by March 2026
  • ・Those who have already graduated or completed graduate school
    ※Those who have worked for us or not, but are able to hire us as of April 1, 2026, if they are hired.
Expected number of employees To be determined *Scheduled to be updated in late January
Major activities Research, product development, technology development, engineering, etc.
Welcome element
  • ・Those who motivate to co-creation social and economic value through R&D
  • ・Those who want to pursue expertise, make use of it, and take on the challenge of creating innovation.
  • ・Those who interested in discovering issues from an overall perspective and creating new solutions that are not bound by existing systems.
  • ・By leveraging our experience in R&D, those who hope to play an active role in a wide range of fields, including domestic and overseas production engineering units and business divisions, in the future.
Probationary Period Yes (until June 30, 2026)
Time of Hiring April 1, 2026
Starting salary Ph.D. /320,000 yen
Master's Graduate/271,000 yen
Bachelor's degree/259,000 yen
※As of April 2024
Bonus Twice a year (in June and December)
Working Hours Standard working hours: 7 hours and 15 minutes
Laboratories/8:15-16:30
Site (Plant)/8:00 to 16:15
All site with flextime system
※When the actual working time exceeds 6 hours, 1 hour break
Overtime work Yes
Contract period No period specified
Holiday Fixed at 124 days per year (125 days for leap year)
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays,
Anniversary, May 1, and May 2
On the 17th of the first year of paid holidays,
Accumulated paid holidays,
Special leave (work-life balance leave, refresh leave, voluntary leave),
Childcare Leave, Nursing Care Leave, etc.
Major workplaces (immediately after employment) Kawasaki site (Kawasaki city), Tokai site (Yokkaichi city), etc.
(Scope of change) Location specified by the Company or, in the event of a temporary transfer based on Regulations, the location specified by the host company
Please check (Link) here for the office.
※There is a possibility of transferring to a domestic or overseas base.
Benefits Social Insurance/ unemployment insurance, Workmen's Compensation Insurance, health insurance, welfare pension insurance Insurance, etc.
Allowance/ Overtime allowance, Commutation Expenses, Family allowance, etc.
Various systems/ housing asset building systems, retirement plans, and loan company housing plans, etc.
Various facilities/ various resort facilities contracted by our Company, etc.
Salary raise Once a year (April)
Measures to prevent secondhand smoke No smoking indoors and no smoking during working hours in all places
Name of the recruiter Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Remarks The terms and conditions stated are those at the time of the initial assignment, and after Hiring, career development will be conducted in cooperation with the Company, taking into account the desires and aptitudes of individuals.