2008 Best Companies to Work For in Japan
The second edition of the Best Workplaces list is published in the most famous business magazine in Japan, Nikkei Business, on 19th January 2007.
Great Place to Work® Institute Japan conducted surveys of employees and companies in 2007 and selected 25 companies using the Great Place to Work® standard analysis and evaluation method.
Top 10 companies are ranked and the other 15 companies are listed alphabetically.
Participating in the list process is not just about winning. Participants who challenge themselves in improving their workplace also learn their workplace status and create more successful organizations.
| Great Place to Work® Institute Japan |
| Rank | Companies |
|---|---|
| Top 10 | |
| 1 | Microsoft 2094 employees www.microsoft.com/japan Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 2 | Sony Marketing 1420 employees www.sony.jp/ Industry: Retail - Computers/electronics Ownership: Private |
| 3 | Morgan Stanley Japan Securities 1447 employees www.morganstanley.co.jp Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Investments Ownership: Private |
| 4 | RECRUIT AGENT 1488 employees www.r-agent.co.jp/ Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment Ownership: Private |
| 5 | ASAHI BREWERIES 4254 employees www.asahibeer.co.jp Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 6 | HORIBA 1406 employees www.jp.horiba.com Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 7 | NIPPON YUSEN 1752 employees www.nykline.co.jp/index_flash.htm Industry: Transportation Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 8 | KIKKOMAN 2147 employees www.kikkoman.co.jp/ Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| 9 | Hewlett-Packard Japan 5844 employees www.hp.com/jp Industry: Information Technology Ownership: Private |
| 10 | ULVAC 1800 employees www.ulvac.co.jp Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
| Alphabetical | |
| AstraZeneca 2925 employees www.astrazeneca.co.jp/ Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private | |
| CyberAgent 846 employees www.cyberagent.co.jp Industry: Media - Online Internet Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Eli Lilly Japan 1819 employees www.lilly.co.jp Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals Ownership: Private | |
| INAX 5651 employees www.inax.co.jp/ Industry: Manufacturing & Production Ownership: Private | |
| Internet Initiative Japan 642 employees www.iij.ad.jp/ Industry: Information Technology - Internet Service Provider Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| KAGOME 1798 employees www.kagome.co.jp Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| MACNICA 1034 employees www.macnica.co.jp Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Nomura Research Institute 4407 employees www.nri.co.jp Industry: Professional Services - Consulting - Management Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Oracle Japan 1709 employees www.oracle.co.jp/ Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Ryohin Keikaku 5655 employees ryohin-keikaku.jp Industry: Retail Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| SAP Japan 1360 employees www.sap.com/japan Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 20043 employees www.smbc.co.jp Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Private | |
| The Tokyo Star Bank 1287 employees www.tokyostarbank.co.jp Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Venture Link 1030 employees www.venture-link.co.jp Industry: Professional Services Ownership: Publicly quoted/held | |
| Works Applications 777 employees www.worksap.co.jp Industry: Information Technology - Software Ownership: Publicly quoted/held |
