The Embassy of Belgium in Tokyo recruits an Assistant to the political section

The Embassy of Belgium in Tokyo recruits an Assistant to the political section with strong translation and interpretation skills 

Full-time, 1-year contract renewable to an indefinite-term contract, starting from January 2027. 

Job description

Assisting the Head of the Political Section, including with translation and interpretation English-Japanese. 
Key tasks include, but are not limited to:
  
• Monitor the Japanese press on domestic and international topics. 
• Research political topics, notably from Japanese sources. 
• Maintain contacts and manage projects related to academic diplomacy (relations between Japanese and Belgian universities) and cultural projects. 
• Assist in the organisation of events at the Embassy and outside, including logistical aspects, guest lists, and support during the event. 
• Contribute to communications policy, including preparing, writing, translating and posting social media messages, newsletters and maintaining the website. 
• Translate texts and documents of various nature to a high standard, as well as search 
for, gather and archive relevant information. 
• Accompany the expat staff on various types of meetings related to politics, culture or academic matters and ensure interpretation. 
• Do research work in order to master the necessary vocabulary (including written kanji) to support the various contacts of the Embassy. 
• Other translation-related tasks. 

Requirements 

• Language skills:  
o Japanese: excellent oral and written skills (native speaker-level), including formal language; the ability and willingness to continuously improve language skills. 
o English: good working proficiency, able to translate (oral and written) between Japanese and English. 
o Knowledge of French and/or Dutch is a plus, but not essential. 

• Flexibility, capacity to embrace new challenges and find solutions, ability to work in autonomy as well as in teams, in an international and multicultural environment. Good computer proficiency (Windows, Word, Excel, Teams, Canva,…). 
• Experience in a similar position is a plus. 

Conditions 
• Fixed-term contract for 1 year, renewable to an indefinite-term contract, with a trial period of 3 months. 
• Working hours: 40 hours/week, expected to be occasionally available for overtime outside of office hours, when required. 
• Advantages: 
Competitive salary: minimum gross salary 676 000 JPY/month, bonus, public transport refund, medical check-up, health/pension insurance, 25 days of paid annual leave. 

Application procedure 

Interested? Please send your CV (in English and Japanese) by 15 November 2026 to tokyo@diplobel.fed.be. 

Selection procedure includes first a screening based on CV, followed by a written test (week of 23 November) and oral tests including an interview (week of 30 November and 7 December) to assess skills, motivation and language competences.  

Questions? 
For inquiries about this job offer, please contact the Embassy at tokyo@diplobel.fed.be.

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