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Top retail employers in Japan

Uniqlo leads Japanese retail with a Visibility score of 82.1 out of 100, 10.3 points ahead of Fast Retailing. Muji is third. The list covers the 51 retail employers AI recommends to job seekers in Japan.

51 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Uniqlo

    #1 in Japanese retail#1 for Merchandising#1 for Store OperationsEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for culture, inclusion and the hiring process, among others. The retail employer AI recommends most in Japan.

    82.1
  2. 2

    Fast Retailing

    Top 3#1 for leadershipEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership, the hiring process and onboarding, among others. No other Japanese retail employer is named for leadership by every AI.

    71.8
  3. 3

    Muji

    Top 3Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for culture, purpose and work-life balance, among others.

    66.7
  4. 4

    AEON

    #1 for Supply ChainEvery AI

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

    61.5
  5. 4

    Seven & i Holdings

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security and career growth.

    61.5
  6. 6

    Ito-Yokado

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security and career growth.

    46.2
  7. 6

    Ryohin Keikaku

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for innovation.

    46.2
  8. 8

    Isetan Mitsukoshi

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for career growth.

    43.6
  9. 8

    Takashimaya

    #1 for payEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay. No other Japanese retail employer is named for pay by every AI.

    43.6
  10. 10

    Lawson

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

    35.9
  11. 10

    Rakuten

    #1 for E-commerce & Digital#1 for Technology & EngineeringEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for work-life balance.

    35.9

Everyone else

12 to 307-Eleven, Don Quijote, FamilyMart, Gu and 36 moreShow
  1. 127-Eleven33.3
  2. 12Don Quijote33.3
  3. 14FamilyMart17.9
  4. 15Gu12.8
  5. 15Seven-Eleven Japan12.8
  6. 17Daimaru Matsuzakaya7.7
  7. 17H&M7.7
  8. 17Isetan7.7
  9. 17Nitori7.7
  10. 17Seibu7.7
  11. 17Sogo7.7
  12. 23Amazon5.1
  13. 23Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores5.1
  14. 23IKEA5.1
  15. 23Louis Vuitton5.1
  16. 23Recruit5.1
  17. 23Shiseido5.1
  18. 23Zara5.1
  19. 30Cartier2.6
  20. 30Ceconomy2.6
  21. 30Chanel2.6
  22. 30Costco2.6
  23. 30Dior2.6
  24. 30Gucci2.6
  25. 30Hankyu Hanshin2.6
  26. 30Hermès2.6
  27. 30JR East2.6
  28. 30Kering2.6
  29. 30LVMH2.6
  30. 30LY Corp2.6
  31. 30Ministry Of Economy2.6
  32. 30NTT Docomo2.6
  33. 30Nike2.6
  34. 30Patagonia2.6
  35. 30Richemont2.6
  36. 30Sephora2.6
  37. 30Sony2.6
  38. 30Tokyo Stock Exchange2.6
  39. 30Under Armour2.6
  40. 30adidas2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

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

Across the 23 countries the index covers for retail, the leader here has the 12th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Switzerland, AI recommends Migros first.

More than half of the 51 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 35.9. The leader's 82.1 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best retail 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 retail companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

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

Going by who AI recommends most to Japanese job seekers right now: Uniqlo, Fast Retailing, Muji, AEON and Seven & i Holdings.

Which Japanese retail employer does AI recommend for pay?

Takashimaya. No other Japanese retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about pay.

Which Japanese retail employer does AI recommend for leadership?

Fast Retailing. No other Japanese retail employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about leadership.

Which Japanese retail employers does AI recommend for culture?

Uniqlo and Muji are both named by every AI when candidates ask about culture.

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.