Top 5 Research Scientist Hiring Companies in Japan (October 2026)

1. #1

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   Sonyglobal

   9 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/9 remote)
   Full-Time - Senior Research Engineer for Speech AnalysisTokyo - Osaki·Oct 8Full-Time - Audio-Visual AI Research ScientistTokyo - Osaki·Jul 31Internship - Audio-Visual AI Research ScientistTokyo - Osaki·Jul 31Full time - Researcher / Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Multimodal Machine LearningTokyo - Osaki·Jul 31Internship - Researcher / Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Multimodal Machine LearningTokyo - Osaki·Jul 31
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2. #2

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   AI Robot Association

   8 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/8 remote)
   R&D-003 Junior Research Scientist (Robotics)Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·Jan 13R&D-002 Research Scientist (Robotics)Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·Jan 13R&D-001 Senior Research Scientist (Robotics)Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·Jan 13R&D-004 Intern Research Scientist (Robotics)Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·Jan 13R&D-012 Research Scientist (VLAs)Heiwajima, Tokyo, Japan·Jan 12
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3. #3

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   Appier

   1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
   Research Scientist (Generative & Agentic AI) - Tokyo,Japan.Tokyo, Japan·Aug 17
4. #4

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   Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

   1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
   Clinical Research ScientistTokyo, Tokyo, Japan·Sep 9
5. #5

   WB

   Woven By Toyota

   1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
   Research Engineer for Spatial Intelligence, Vision AI PlatformTokyo·Sep 17

Methodology: companies are ranked by number of live Research Scientist listings located in Japan on our board, updated daily. No sponsored placements.