Updated November 3, 2026
Find data scientist jobs in Japan from company career pages, all in one list, including roles that never reach LinkedIn or Indeed. Employers also post this role as Applied Scientist, Decision Scientist, Product Data Scientist and Machine Learning Scientist.
Rakuten Group · Tokyo, Japan
Rakuten Group · Tokyo, Japan
Micron SemiAsiaOP Pte · Hiroshima - Fab 15, Japan
Rakuten Group · Tokyo, Japan
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Company · Japan - Tokyo
Rakuten Group · Tokyo, Japan
Based on the newest listings. Not every posting states pay, level, or skills.
Data scientists use statistics and machine learning to answer business questions, design experiments, and build predictive models. Expect Python or R, SQL, and experience turning analysis into decisions.
JobLookout collects Data Scientist openings in Japan from company career pages and puts them in one list, including roles that never get posted on LinkedIn or Indeed. Open a role and apply on the company's career page.
Recent listings include roles at Rakuten Group, Micron SemiAsiaOP Pte, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Company and Mars. The company name is on every listing, so you always know who is hiring.
Recent listings are in Tokyo and Hiroshima.
Most recent listings are on-site. Remote roles appear when companies post them, and the work-mode filter narrows the list to remote only.
Skills that come up most in recent listings: Machine learning, Python, SQL, Data visualization, Generative AI, Statistics, Data analysis, Data Science. Each posting lists its own requirements, so read the full description before you apply.
This list groups related titles, including Applied Scientist, Decision Scientist, Product Data Scientist and Machine Learning Scientist, so you are not searching one keyword at a time.
Recent listings range from senior. Experience level is a filter, from intern and new grad through entry, mid, senior, lead, and director, so you only see Data Scientist roles at your level.
Employment type is its own filter: full-time, part-time, contract, and internship. Pick the one you want and the rest drop out of your list.
Yes. This page is Data Scientist openings located in Japan, including remote roles that still require Japan.
Yes. Data Scientist jobs are also listed for United States, India, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore and France. You can switch the country at any time.
Worth checking before you apply: whether the work is reporting, pipelines, or models; the stack they name, and whether it is the one you use; how much of the job is stakeholder work versus building.
Open a role from your list and follow its apply link to the company's career page. You complete the application there.
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