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Top manufacturing and industrial employers in Japan

Toyota leads Japanese manufacturing and industrial with a Visibility score of 84.6 out of 100, 7.7 points ahead of Hitachi. Panasonic is third. The list covers the 66 manufacturing and industrial employers AI recommends to job seekers in Japan.

66 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Toyota

    #1 in Japanese manufacturing and industrial#1 for leadership#1 for job security#1 for Engineering

    Every AI recommends it for leadership, job security and pay, among others. No other Japanese manufacturing and industrial employer is named for leadership or job security by every AI. The manufacturing and industrial employer AI recommends most in Japan.

    84.6
  2. 2

    Hitachi

    Top 3Every AI

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

    76.9
  3. 3

    Panasonic

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for purpose, the hiring process and inclusion, among others.

    64.1
  4. 4

    Mitsubishi Electric

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for the hiring process and pay.

    33.3
  5. 5

    FANUC

    AI recommends it most for innovation and career growth. One AI does not mention it yet.

    28.2
  6. 5

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for job security, onboarding and career growth.

    28.2
  7. 5

    Sony

    Every AI

    AI recommends it most for work-life balance and culture.

    28.2
  8. 8

    Daikin Industries

    AI recommends it most for purpose and culture. One AI does not mention it yet.

    25.6
  9. 8

    Honda

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay.

    25.6
  10. 8

    Sumitomo Electric Industries

    AI recommends it most for purpose. One AI does not mention it yet.

    25.6

Everyone else

11 to 27Keyence, Canon, Komatsu, Aisin and 25 moreShow
  1. 11Keyence23.1
  2. 12Canon20.5
  3. 12Komatsu20.5
  4. 14Aisin17.9
  5. 14Denso17.9
  6. 16Shimano15.4
  7. 16Yaskawa Electric15.4
  8. 18Fujitsu12.8
  9. 18Nissan12.8
  10. 20Kawasaki Heavy Industries10.3
  11. 20Kyocera10.3
  12. 20Nidec10.3
  13. 20Toray Industries10.3
  14. 24NSK7.7
  15. 24Nippon Steel7.7
  16. 24Omron7.7
  17. 27JTEKT5.1
  18. 27Makita5.1
  19. 27Murata Manufacturing5.1
  20. 27Shimizu Corporation5.1
  21. 27Shin-Etsu Chemical5.1
  22. 27Siemens5.1
  23. 27Sumitomo5.1
  24. 27Sumitomo Metal Mining5.1
  25. 27Toshiba5.1
  26. 27Yamaha5.1
  27. 27Yamaha Motor5.1
  28. 27Yanmar5.1
  29. 27Yokogawa5.1
40Asahi, Asahi Kasei, Bosch, IHI and 23 moreShow
  1. 40Asahi2.6
  2. 40Asahi Kasei2.6
  3. 40Bosch2.6
  4. 40IHI2.6
  5. 40JGC Corporation2.6
  6. 40Jfe Steel2.6
  7. 40Johnson & Johnson2.6
  8. 40Kajima2.6
  9. 40Kao2.6
  10. 40Kirin2.6
  11. 40Kobe Steel2.6
  12. 40Mitsubishi2.6
  13. 40Nestlé2.6
  14. 40Nikon2.6
  15. 40Ntn2.6
  16. 40Obayashi2.6
  17. 40Olympus2.6
  18. 40Procter & Gamble2.6
  19. 40Ricoh2.6
  20. 40Schneider Electric2.6
  21. 40Sharp2.6
  22. 40Shiseido2.6
  23. 40Sumitomo Chemical2.6
  24. 40Sumitomo Heavy Industries2.6
  25. 40TDK2.6
  26. 40Unilever2.6
  27. 40Yazaki2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The Japanese manufacturing and industrial 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 the hiring process and innovation: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on culture, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for manufacturing and industrial, the leader here has the 9th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in South Korea, AI recommends Hyundai first.

More than half of the 66 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 25.6. The leader's 84.6 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best manufacturing and industrial 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 manufacturing and industrial companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top manufacturing and industrial companies to work for in Japan?

Going by who AI recommends most to Japanese job seekers right now: Toyota, Hitachi, Panasonic, Mitsubishi Electric and FANUC.

Which Japanese manufacturing and industrial employer does AI recommend for leadership?

Toyota. No other Japanese manufacturing and industrial employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about leadership.

Which Japanese manufacturing and industrial employer does AI recommend for job security?

Toyota. No other Japanese manufacturing and industrial employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about job security.

Which Japanese manufacturing and industrial employers does AI recommend for pay?

Toyota and Honda are both named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

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.