Japan Dev Job Listings Scraper

Scrapes tech job listings from Japan-Dev.com, a curated English-language board for developers seeking positions in Japan. Returns 18 fields per listing — job titles, companies, salaries, locations, remote policies, employment types, and full job descriptions — across ~281 active listings.

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Japan Dev Scraper Features

• Extracts all active job listings from Japan-Dev.com via sitemap discovery
• Returns structured salary data: minimum, maximum, and currency code separately
• Collects remote work policy per listing — TELECOMMUTE or on-site
• Pulls full job description HTML for downstream parsing or display
• Captures company metadata: name, URL, and logo image URL
• Includes employment type (FULL_TIME, PART_TIME, CONTRACT) and occupational category
• No proxies required — Japan-Dev serves its content without anti-bot measures, which is refreshingly unusual
• Configurable item limit via maxItems — set to 0 for the full board

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Who Uses Japan Dev Data?

• Recruiters and staffing agencies — Build or refresh a pipeline of Japan-based tech roles without maintaining a manual feed
• Job aggregators — Ingest structured Japan tech listings with salary ranges attached, no scrubbing required
• Market researchers — Track hiring trends, salary distributions, and in-demand roles across the Japan tech market
• Relocation consultants — Pull visa sponsorship availability and remote policies to advise candidates on realistic options
• Developer communities — Surface relevant opportunities to members interested in working in Japan

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How Japan Dev Scraper Works

1. Fetches the sitemap at japan-dev.com/cdn/sitemaps/sitemap.xml and extracts all job detail page URLs
2. Crawls each detail page using direct HTTP requests — no browser needed
3. Parses the JobPosting JSON-LD structured data block embedded in each page
4. Transforms the raw schema into a flat record and saves it to the dataset

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Input

{
  "maxItems": 50
}

Field	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	50	Maximum number of job listings to scrape. Set to 0 for no limit.

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Japan Dev Scraper Output Fields

{
  "title": "Senior Backend Engineer",
  "company": "Caddi",
  "companyUrl": "https://caddi.com",
  "companyLogoUrl": "https://japan-dev.com/images/companies/caddi-logo.png",
  "jobUrl": "https://japan-dev.com/jobs/caddi/caddi-senior-backend-engineer-abc123",
  "location": "Tokyo",
  "region": "Tokyo",
  "country": "JP",
  "remoteType": "TELECOMMUTE",
  "category": "Engineering",
  "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
  "salaryMin": 7000000,
  "salaryMax": 12000000,
  "salaryCurrency": "JPY",
  "datePosted": "2025-03-16",
  "validThrough": "2025-06-16",
  "description": "<p>We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer...</p>",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-04-03T10:22:14.000Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Job title (e.g. Senior Software Engineer)
company	string	Hiring company name
companyUrl	string	Company website URL
companyLogoUrl	string	Company logo image URL
jobUrl	string	Full URL to the job listing on japan-dev.com
location	string	Job location city (e.g. Tokyo)
region	string	Job location region (e.g. Tokyo)
country	string	Country code (e.g. JP)
remoteType	string	Remote work policy — TELECOMMUTE for remote, empty for on-site
category	string	Job category (e.g. Engineering, Design, Product)
employmentType	string	Employment type (e.g. FULL_TIME, PART_TIME, CONTRACT)
salaryMin	number	Minimum annual salary in local currency
salaryMax	number	Maximum annual salary in local currency
salaryCurrency	string	Salary currency code (e.g. JPY)
datePosted	string	Date the job was posted (ISO format)
validThrough	string	Date the listing expires (ISO format)
description	string	Full job description in HTML format
scrapedAt	string	Timestamp when the record was scraped (ISO format)

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🔍 FAQ

How do I scrape Japan-Dev.com?

Japan Dev Scraper handles everything automatically. Configure maxItems if you want a subset, leave it at 0 for the full board, and run it. No proxies, no API keys, no setup beyond that.

What data can I get from Japan-Dev.com?

Japan Dev Scraper returns 18 fields per listing: job title, company name and URL, salary range (min/max with currency), location, remote policy, employment type, job category, posting and expiration dates, the full job description in HTML, and a scraped-at timestamp.

Does Japan Dev Scraper need proxies?

It does not. Japan-Dev.com serves direct HTTP requests without anti-bot protection, so the scraper uses a plain HTTP client — which keeps costs low and runs fast.

How much does Japan Dev Scraper cost to run?

The scraper uses Apify's pay-per-event model. At ~281 active listings, a full run stays well under $1. Spot checks or partial runs with maxItems cost proportionally less.

How often is Japan-Dev.com updated?

Japan-Dev.com shows active listings only. Running the scraper periodically (weekly or daily) gives you a reasonably fresh view of the market. The datePosted and validThrough fields tell you how old each listing is.

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Need More Features?

Need additional fields, filters by category or remote policy, or a scheduled integration? File an issue or get in touch.

Why Use Japan Dev Scraper?

• No proxy cost — Japan-Dev has no anti-bot measures, so every run is pure compute with no residential proxy overhead
• Structured salary data — Returns salaryMin, salaryMax, and salaryCurrency as separate fields, not a freeform string you have to parse yourself
• JSON-LD source — Data comes from the site's own structured markup, not fragile HTML selectors, so field consistency is high