Japan Dev Scraper: Japan Tech Jobs

Japan Dev job board scraper and Japanese tech recruitment data extraction API. Extract public tech job vacancies, hiring companies, parsed salary ranges, remote work policies, visa sponsorship eligibility, and technology stack tags from japan-dev.com with this Apify Actor. Bypasses blocking without browser overhead using fast, static Cheerio code, delivering clean structured datasets ready for recruiters, job aggregators, or HR analysts.

Whether you are a global recruitment agency sourcing English-speaking tech talent in Japan, an HR analyst tracking local developer compensation benchmarking, or a B2B sales representative hunting for funded startup leads expanding in Tokyo, this Actor delivers complete recruitment datasets on a scheduled basis.

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What does Japan Dev Scraper do?

• Highly Optimized Performance: Scrapes listings directly via server-side rendered (SSR) HTML, bypassing the massive compute and memory overhead of headless browsers like Playwright or Puppeteer.
• Resilient Sitemap Discovery: Parses sitemap.xml automatically to discover all active jobs and company profile pages, enabling complete catalog crawls with minimal request counts.
• Pre-filtered Extraction: Filters listings by remote policy, JPY salary threshold, target tech tags, and Japanese language requirement before saving, ensuring only high-intent records land in your database.
• Stable Google Jobs JSON-LD: Targets explicit, hardcoded Google Jobs JSON-LD schema blocks (application/ld+json), making the scraper extremely resilient to structural changes.

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Why use Japan Dev Scraper?

Japan-Dev.com is Japan's premier English-language tech job directory, hosting hundreds of active vacancies from high-paying startups and multinational giants (such as PayPay, Mercari, and Money Forward).

Use this Actor to:

1. Squeeze Tech Leads: Target growing engineering organizations and start-ups hiring developers directly in Tokyo.
2. Benchmark Local Tech Compensation: Extract precise JPY salary boundaries to benchmark engineering salaries in Japan.
3. Populate Job Directories: Aggregate and ingest foreign-friendly and English-speaking software developer listings into your own search portals.

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How to Scrape Japan Dev Data Step-by-Step

1. Open the Input tab in Apify Console.
2. Apply filters like Search Keyword (e.g. "SRE"), Minimum Salary JPY (e.g. 8000000), Target Tech Tags (e.g. ["Go", "Kubernetes"]), Remote Only, or Only Visa Sponsorship.
3. Click Start and export your clean dataset.

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Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
searchQuery	string	Perform free-text keyword matching across titles, tags, and descriptions.	""
minSalary	integer	Filter out jobs with maximum annual JPY salaries below this threshold (e.g., 8000000).	0
techTags	array	List of specific technology tags (e.g., ["TypeScript", "Go", "React"]).	[]
remoteOnly	boolean	If enabled, only fully remote positions (TELECOMMUTE) are saved.	false
visaOnly	boolean	If enabled, only positions supporting applications from outside Japan are saved.	false
searchUrls	array	Paste specific Japan Dev job links to scrape directly. Bypasses sitemaps.	[]
maxItems	integer	Hard cap on total results returned.	100
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings. Standard datacenter proxies are recommended.	{"useApifyProxy": false}

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Output Example

Job Listing Record

{
  "title": "Frontend Engineer",
  "company": "RESTAR",
  "companyUrl": "https://www.restar-inc.com",
  "companyLogoUrl": "https://japan-dev.com/cdn/company_logos/restar.png",
  "jobUrl": "https://japan-dev.com/jobs/restar/restar-frontend-engineer-juniormid-583x6x",
  "location": "Tokyo",
  "region": "Tokyo",
  "country": "JP",
  "remoteType": "TELECOMMUTE",
  "category": "Engineering",
  "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
  "salaryMin": 4500000,
  "salaryMax": 8499998,
  "salaryCurrency": "JPY",
  "datePosted": "2026-06-04",
  "validThrough": "2026-12-04",
  "description": "<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Company Overview</strong></p>...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-07T02:30:15.000Z"
}

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Data Fields Explanation

Field Name	Format	Description
title	text	Name of the engineering vacancy.
company	text	Name of the hiring company.
companyUrl	link	Direct website URL of the employer.
companyLogoUrl	link	URL of the employer's logo image.
jobUrl	link	Canonical Japan Dev listing URL.
location	text	Geographic location in Japan (prefecture or city).
region	text	Location region.
country	text	Country code (always JP).
remoteType	text	Remote work classification (TELECOMMUTE or empty).
category	text	Job category (e.g. Engineering).
employmentType	text	Employment classification (typically FULL_TIME).
salaryMin	number	Minimum annual salary bound in JPY.
salaryMax	number	Maximum annual salary bound in JPY.
salaryCurrency	text	Always JPY.
description	html	Extracted HTML job description section.
datePosted	text	YYYY-MM-DD date when the listing was updated.
validThrough	text	YYYY-MM-DD date when the listing expires.
scrapedAt	date	ISO 8601 scraping timestamp.

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How Much Does It Cost to Scrape Japan Dev?

$1.99 per 1,000 results.

We offer the best value at an affordable price. Because the crawler parses sitemaps and loads detailed tech roles natively via server-side rendered HTML and Google Jobs JSON-LD, there is zero browser overhead or expensive residential proxy data transfer fees. A full crawl of the entire board (~280+ jobs) runs in under a minute and costs under a few cents in platform compute, preserving your margin.

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Advanced Options & Tips

• Targeted Crawls: Paste specific Japan Dev detail URLs into the searchUrls option in your input to bypass sitemap discovery entirely and scrape exact targets.
• Low Concurrency: Maintain a respectful crawl rate (maxConcurrency: 10) to ensure a friendly footprint on the site's server.

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

How does this scraper bypass bot protections?

Japan Dev does not implement aggressive anti-bot blocking on its detailed job routes. The scraper runs safely and quickly using plain, static HTTP crawlers without incurring proxy bandwidth fees.

Do I need a login or API Key?

No. All Japan Dev job listings are fully public and require no authentication to scrape.

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Disclaimers & Support

This Actor is an independent web scraping tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Eric Turner, Japan Dev, japan-dev.com, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

The scraper accesses only public, unauthenticated job listings of the Japan Dev website, matching data the platform serves to any public user. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with Japan Dev Terms of Service and local data regulations (e.g., Japan's APPI).

If you encounter issues or have custom requirements, please submit a report on our repository's Issues tab. For custom scraping or dataset services, contact the author's profile.