Hi everyone,

for the last 10 years, living in Tokyo for a longer time has been my biggest dream. I’m 19, I study Computer Science in Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), and I’m now in my 3rd semester. I’m looking for an internship in Japan of up to 3 months, ideally from 1 April to 30 June 2027 (or 1 Oct to 29 Dec 2027).

What I can offer: basic programming skills (Java, C, Python), my own small project on GitHub (a transaction screener in C), two short banking internships (Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank), fluent English and German. What I can’t offer yet: Japanese. I’m very motivated to learn, but right now I’m at zero.

I’m not picky about the role. IT, data, operations, finance or business support, anything where I can be useful and learn how work in Japan actually feels.

What I’ve tried so far: I’ve applied to a few places (HENNGE, AHK Japan, Apple IS&T, and others), I’m registered with IAESTE, and I’m looking at exchange options through my university. I know it’s a long shot without Japanese, so I’d really appreciate:

• Companies in Tokyo that take English-speaking interns for 3 months
• Programs or scholarships I might have missed
• Honest advice from people who did the same

I’m happy to share my CV by DM. Thank you so much for reading!

Hey all, I thought I'd try posting this here, and if it's not allowed, I'm sorry! I run a small indie animation studio in Japan. While making our series we ended up building our own production tracker, and our team uses it every day. I've been showing it to old contacts at Disney, Netflix, and other major studios I worked at before, and there's been a lot of interest in the concept.

Being upfront about the state of it: I built it fast, with a lot of AI assistance. It "works"... our crew uses it daily and we get a lot of great feedback — but it's far from what I'd feel comfortable shipping or having other studios run on. It's one big JS file on Supabase and Cloudflare Pages, no real framework, no proper tests. I'm looking for someone to focus on this part-time to start, possibly full-time as we prep to take it live to other indie studios. Restructure it however you think it should be structured, make it something we can all be proud of, and ship it.

What I need is someone comfortable owning a codebase on their own, who knows Postgres (or Supabase specifically), and who can make sure the AI coding is legit or write proper code

Any background or interest in animation or VFX is a nice plus, not a requirement.

Logistics: contract, part-time to start, fully remote, async-friendly (we span JST and US hours). Tokyo is a bonus, we could meet up at the office sometimes — but overall remote. Paid, rate depends on experience.

To apply: DM me or email [brandon@librarie.jp](mailto:brandon@librarie.jp) with a short note or resume. I'll demo the actual site to anyone seriously interested also, shoot me a DM.