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updated august 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in Japan (August 2026)

7 open Research Scientist positions in Japan as of August 2026, across 2 hiring companies. AI Robot Association leads with 6 openings. Listings are scraped daily from company career pages and ATS APIs; every role links straight to the official application page.

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Research Scientist, ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues) - Mercari

Mercari, inc.·Minato City, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Mid·Research Scientist
Ethical aiResponsible aiMl fairnessBias mitigation
1mo ago→
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R&D-001 Senior Research Scientist (Robotics)

AI Robot Association·Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
Vision-language-action (vla) modelingHumanoid roboticsLarge-scale multimodal learningSim-to-real transfer
7mo ago→
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R&D-004 Intern Research Scientist (Robotics)

AI Robot Association·Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist
Vision-language-action (vla) modelingHumanoid roboticsMultimodal learningSim-to-real transfer
7mo ago→
AR

R&D-003 Junior Research Scientist (Robotics)

AI Robot Association·Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist
Vision-language-action (vla) modelingHumanoid roboticsMultimodal learningTactile manipulation
7mo ago→
AR

R&D-011 Senior Research Scientist (VLAs)

AI Robot Association·Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Senior·Research Scientist
Vision-language-action-modelsMultimodal-learningHumanoid-roboticsLarge-scale-dataset-curation
7mo ago→
AR

R&D-013 Junior Research Scientist (VLAs)

AI Robot Association·Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Junior·Research Scientist
Vision-language-action-modelsMultimodal-learningHumanoid-roboticsSim-to-real-transfer
7mo ago→
AR

R&D-014 Intern Research Scientist (VLAs)

AI Robot Association·Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·On-site
Mid·Research Scientist
Vision-language-action-modelsMultimodal-learningSim-to-real-transferHumanoid-robotics
7mo ago→

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Methodology: live Research Scientist listings whose location includes Japan, sourced daily from company career pages and ATS APIs. Multi-office roles appear under every listed location.