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Top finance employers in Japan

MUFG leads Japanese finance with a Visibility score of 89.7 out of 100, 7.6 points ahead of Mizuho Financial Group. Nomura is third. The list covers the 81 finance employers AI recommends to job seekers in Japan.

81 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    MUFG

    #1 in Japanese finance#1 for Operations#1 for Risk & Compliance#1 for Technology & Engineering

    Every AI recommends it for purpose, innovation and career growth, among others. The finance employer AI recommends most in Japan.

    89.7
  2. 2

    Mizuho Financial Group

    Top 3#1 for OperationsEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for purpose, career growth and job security, among others.

    82.1
  3. 3

    Nomura

    Top 3#1 for Investment & TradingEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay, career growth and inclusion, among others.

    79.5
  4. 4

    Daiwa Securities

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership and culture.

    61.5
  5. 5

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security and leadership.

    43.6
  6. 6

    Goldman Sachs

    #1 for Client AdvisoryEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay and onboarding.

    41.0
  7. 6

    JPMorgan Chase

    #1 for hiring processEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for the hiring process, onboarding and interviews. No other Japanese finance employer is named for the hiring process by every AI.

    41.0
  8. 8

    Morgan Stanley

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for onboarding and interviews.

    35.9
  9. 8

    SMBC

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for innovation, culture and interviews.

    35.9
  10. 10

    Citi

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for interviews.

    33.3

Everyone else

11 to 24Rakuten, Tokio Marine, Dai-ichi Life, Sompo and 19 moreShow
  1. 11Rakuten30.8
  2. 12Tokio Marine28.2
  3. 13Dai-ichi Life23.1
  4. 14Sompo20.5
  5. 15Nippon Life17.9
  6. 15Resona Holdings17.9
  7. 17BlackRock12.8
  8. 17Paypay12.8
  9. 19Bank of America10.3
  10. 19Daiwa10.3
  11. 19Japan Post10.3
  12. 19Japan Post Insurance10.3
  13. 19Mizuho Securities10.3
  14. 24Barclays7.7
  15. 24Credit Suisse7.7
  16. 24Fidelity International7.7
  17. 24LINE Financial7.7
  18. 24SMBC Nikko7.7
  19. 24Smbc Nikko Securities7.7
  20. 24Sony7.7
  21. 24Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation7.7
  22. 24Sumitomo Mitsui Trust7.7
  23. 24UBS7.7
34 to 48Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle, Deutsche Bank and 44 moreShow
  1. 34Bain Capital5.1
  2. 34Blackstone5.1
  3. 34Carlyle5.1
  4. 34Deutsche Bank5.1
  5. 34Fidelity Investments5.1
  6. 34KKR5.1
  7. 34Meiji Yasuda Life5.1
  8. 34Mitsubishi Ufj Trust5.1
  9. 34SMFG5.1
  10. 34Schroders5.1
  11. 34SoftBank5.1
  12. 34State Bank of India5.1
  13. 34Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank5.1
  14. 34Tokyo Century5.1
  15. 48Accenture2.6
  16. 48Alvarez & Marsal2.6
  17. 48Bain & Company2.6
  18. 48BofA2.6
  19. 48Boston Consulting Group2.6
  20. 48Brookfield2.6
  21. 48Charles Schwab2.6
  22. 48Daiwa Asset Management2.6
  23. 48Deloitte2.6
  24. 48FTI Consulting2.6
  25. 48GMO2.6
  26. 48Itochu2.6
  27. 48MS&AD2.6
  28. 48MS&AD Insurance Group2.6
  29. 48McKinsey2.6
  30. 48Ministry Of Economy2.6
  31. 48Mitsubishi Ufj2.6
  32. 48Mitsui2.6
  33. 48Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance2.6
  34. 48Mizuho Bank2.6
  35. 48Oliver Wyman2.6
  36. 48Orix Corporation2.6
  37. 48PayPal2.6
  38. 48PwC2.6
  39. 48Recruit2.6
  40. 48Shinkin Banks2.6
  41. 48Shizuoka Bank2.6
  42. 48Stripe2.6
  43. 48Sumitomo Life2.6
  44. 48Tokyo Stock Exchange2.6
  45. 48Toyota2.6
  46. 48Vanguard2.6
  47. 48Willis Towers Watson2.6
  48. 48Yahoo Japan2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Japanese finance employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is leadership and inclusion: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on innovation, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for finance, the leader here has the 11th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Denmark, AI recommends Nordea first.

More than half of the 81 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 33.3. The leader's 89.7 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best finance companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

Read our article: Top finance companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top finance companies to work for in Japan?

Going by who AI recommends most to Japanese job seekers right now: MUFG, Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura, Daiwa Securities and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.

Which Japanese finance employer does AI recommend for the hiring process?

JPMorgan Chase. No other Japanese finance employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about the hiring process.

Which Japanese finance employers does AI recommend for pay?

Nomura and Goldman Sachs are both named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

Which Japanese finance employers does AI recommend for purpose?

MUFG and Mizuho Financial Group are both named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.