Career Support

Major Employers and Graduate Schools Recruiting APU Students

< As of May 1, 2024 >

APU sent forth yet another batch of graduates into the workforce in September 2023 and March 2024. The success our graduates have in attaining employment can be attributed to APU’s Career Development Support, a unique job placement support system linked to APU’s innovative education system.​

AY2023 List of Major Employers

Dom. Int. Company /Organization

IHI Corporation

IRISOHYAMA INC.
Accenture Japan Ltd

ASICS Corporation

ABeam Consulting Ltd.

AMAZON WEB SERVICE, INC.

Amazon Com, Inc.

AEON RETAIL Co., Ltd.

Ishida Co., Ltd.

Itoham Foods Inc.

H.I.S Co.,Ltd.
ANA AIRPORT SERVICES CO., LTD.

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

SAP Japan Co., Ltd.

SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES INC.

NTT DATA Corporation

NTT DOCOMO, INC.

OITA PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT

OKAMURA CORPORATION

OMRON Corporation

KANEKA CORPORATION
Keyence Corporation

KIKKOMAN FOODS, INC.

KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO. INC.

Kyushu Railway Company

Kubota Corporation

COCA-COLA BOTTLERS JAPAN INC.

KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Komatsu Ltd.

Saraya Co., Ltd.

Sansan, Inc.

Suntory Holdings Limited

JFE Steel Corporation
JTB CORPORATION

JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.

Sharp Corporation

MOL Logistics Co., Ltd.
State Street Trust and Banking Company, Ltd.

SECOM CO., LTD.

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

Sojitz Corporation

Sony Corporation

Korean Air

CHORI CO.,LTD.

TIS Inc.

TEIKOKU DATABANK, LTD.
Terumo Corporation

Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
Dom. Int. Company /Organization

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

Japan External Trade Organization

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

THE NISHI-NIPPON CITY BANK, LTD.

West Japan Railway Company
SAMSUNG JAPAN CORPORATION

Nidec Corp.

NITORI CO., LTD.
IBM Japan, Ltd.

Nippon Kabaya Ohayo Holdings Inc.

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Japanese Red Cross Society
Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.
Panasonic Corporation

PWC pwc

PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC

BizReach Inc.

Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.

FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

Fuji Seiki Co., Ltd.
FUJITSU LIMITED

Fujitsu General Ltd.
Funai Consulting Incorporated

Procter and Gamble Japan K.K.

Bosch Corporation
Michael Page Japan

MARUBENI LOGISTICS CORPORATION

MIKI HOUSE Co.,Ltd.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.

MISUMI Group Inc.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

MinebeaMitsumi Inc.

MORITA CORP.

MORGAN STANLEY JAPAN GROUP

YAMAHA CORPORATION

YUSEN LOGISTICS CO.,LTD.
Rakuten Group, Inc.

LIXIL Corp.

RECRUIT CO., LTD.

Resona Holdings, Inc.

LOGISTEED, Ltd..
ROBERT WALTERS JAPAN K.K

Labour Standards Inspector

Air Traffic Controller

Immigration Services Agency of Japan
Notes: Information is provided by students, and is current as of March 31, 2024

“Dom.” indicates companies and organizations which employ domestic students

“Int.” indicates companies and organizations which employ international students

AY2023 Countries of Foreign Employers

Country/Region Number employed
Viet Nam 22
Indonesia 22
Korea 15
Thailand 11
China 8
Tajikistan 3
Pakistan 2
Malaysia 2
United Kingdom 2
Cambodia 2
India 2
United Arab Emirates 2
Cote d'Ivoire 1
Samoa 1
Fiji 1
Cambia 1
Jamaica 1
East Timor 1
Papua New Guinea 1
Jordan 1
Philippines 1
Laos 1
Peru 1
Ethiopia 1
Singapore 1
Nepal 1
Uzbekistan 1
Denmark 1
Netherland 1
Tonga 1
Czech 1
Total 112
Note: Information is provided by students, and is current as of March 31, 2024

AY2023 List of Schools Accepting APU Graduates

1 out of every 2 students who goes on to higher education enters a university or graduate school in the Top 500 of the QS World University Rankings.

College of Asia Pacifc Studies

International Students
Columbia University
New York University (NYU)
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Warwick
King's College London
University of Bristol
York University
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
SOAS University of London
The University of Melbourne
Monash University
University of Toronto
Geneva Graduate Institute
Technical University of Munich
University of Debrecen
Yonsei University
The University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hitotsubashi University
Kyushu University
Sophia University
Waseda University
The University of Tokyo
Doshisha University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Domestic Students
Les Roches International School of Hotel Management
Korea University
Kyushu University
Keio University
Akita International University
Aoyama Gakuin University
Waseda University
Ritsumeikan University

College of International Management

International Students
Arizona state university
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Georgetown University
Johns Hopkins University
Hult International Business School Dubai
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
King's College London
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Indonesia International Institute of Life Sciences
The University of Sydney
Swinburne University of Technology
Charles Darwin University
The University of Melbourne
RMIT University Melbourne
National University of Singapore (NUS)
University of Stavanger
ESCP Business School
EM Normandie
Seoul National University
Yonsei University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
National Chengchi University
Kyoto University
Osaka University
Tokyo International University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Domestic Students
Hult International Business School Dubai
University of Leeds
Taylor's University
Hitotsubashi University
Aoyama Gakuin University
Waseda University
University of Tsukuba
Chuo University
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)
Ritsumeikan University

Graduate

International Students
Beijing Normal University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Notes: 1. Information is provided by students, and is current as of April 1, 2024

2. Based on the QS W orld University Ranking, 2025.

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