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If you are moving to Japan for the first time, we are here to help you with a very important decision—choosing the right school for your children. View our Admissions pages for details on Eligibility, Visits, Open Houses, Tuition, and FAQs.

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ASIJ Stories

Return to the Moon

Kathy Lueders ’81

ASIJ Stories

The Roots of Beauty

Shinji Yamasaki ’03

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Life at ASIJ

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Learn about life at ASIJ from the perspective of students, parents, and teachers.

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Worth the Ride

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Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

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Safeguarding

The Next Level

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Learning at ASIJ

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What does learning look like at ASIJ? Read about our commitment, definition of learning, explore our divisions, and dive into parent partnership opportunities.

Vision of Learning
Early Learning Center
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Parent Engagement
ASIJ Stories

teamLab

Kindergartners take an other-worldly trip.

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Island Life

Fifth-graders create island environments.

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National Treasures

Noh Laughing.

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Our Spaces

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ASIJ is comprised of two campuses featuring multi-function spaces. Learn about or campuses, facilities, and what makes our spaces unique in Tokyo.

Our Campuses
Learning Spaces
Creative Spaces
Performance Spaces
Active Spaces
Social Spaces
ASIJ Stories

Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

ASIJ Stories

Rice Rice Baby

The ES Rice-Growing Project.

ASIJ Stories

Valerie

You’ve seen her on-stage, we talked to her off-stage.

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Employment

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Who are our faculty and staff? What are our teacher qualifications and expectations? Before applying, check out our Before You Apply page to learn about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and how our factulty and staff go beyond the classroom.

Applicants for all teaching and leadership positions at ASIJ must have an active, confidential profile with either Schrole Connect or Search Associates. Direct applications will not be considered.

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See our vacancies page for more details and additional vacancies.

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Learn about our commitment, mission, values as well as all about ASIJ's long history, and our alumni community. We also introduce you to our Leadership and Board of Directors.

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Our global network of over 7,500 alumni provides a lifelong community offering unique opportunities to connect, network, mentor and socialize—enhancing careers, providing pathways to new experiences and offering deep friendship and support.

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ASIJ often hosts visits for admissions, alumni, college representatives and more. Review our visit information before planning your next trip to Tokyo!

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Whether it is furthering their corporate social responsibility, or simply to share their knowledge and experience, there are many reasons why institutions and businesses choose to partner with ASIJ. View information about corporate partnerships.

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ASIJ Stories

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Life at ASIJ is full of stories and the narrative of where our vision will take us is told each day through the learning our students experience in the classroom and beyond. Each of the subjects featured here has their own unique tale to tell—stories that are as rich and varied as the ASIJ experience itself.

ASIJ Stories Archive
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Space Club

Lessons from Space as told by a NASA Engineer

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Turning a Page

Cecilia Vinesse ’05

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Kendo

So you want to be a samurai?

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If you are moving to Japan for the first time, we are here to help you with a very important decision—choosing the right school for your children. View our Admissions pages for details on Eligibility, Visits, Open Houses, Tuition, and FAQs.

Admissions Visits
Admissions Guidelines
Admissions FAQs
Tuition & Fees
ASIJ Stories

Return to the Moon

Kathy Lueders ’81

ASIJ Stories

The Roots of Beauty

Shinji Yamasaki ’03

See More ASIJ Stories →

Life at ASIJ
→

Learn about life at ASIJ from the perspective of students, parents, and teachers.

Our Community
Our Buses
Our Year
Activities, Arts, & Athletics
Safeguarding at ASIJ
ASIJ Stories

Our Buses

Worth the Ride

ASIJ Stories

Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

ASIJ Stories

Safeguarding

The Next Level

See More ASIJ Stories →

Learning at ASIJ
→

What does learning look like at ASIJ? Read about our commitment, definition of learning, explore our divisions, and dive into parent partnership opportunities.

Vision of Learning
Early Learning Center
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Parent Engagement
ASIJ Stories

teamLab

Kindergartners take an other-worldly trip.

ASIJ Stories

Island Life

Fifth-graders create island environments.

ASIJ Stories

National Treasures

Noh Laughing.

See More ASIJ Stories →

Our Spaces
→

ASIJ is comprised of two campuses featuring multi-function spaces. Learn about or campuses, facilities, and what makes our spaces unique in Tokyo.

Our Campuses
Learning Spaces
Creative Spaces
Performance Spaces
Active Spaces
Social Spaces
ASIJ Stories

Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

ASIJ Stories

Rice Rice Baby

The ES Rice-Growing Project.

ASIJ Stories

Valerie

You’ve seen her on-stage, we talked to her off-stage.

See More ASIJ Stories →

Employment
→

Who are our faculty and staff? What are our teacher qualifications and expectations? Before applying, check out our Before You Apply page to learn about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and how our factulty and staff go beyond the classroom.

Applicants for all teaching and leadership positions at ASIJ must have an active, confidential profile with either Schrole Connect or Search Associates. Direct applications will not be considered.

View Vacancies on Search Associates →

See our vacancies page for more details and additional vacancies.

Before You Apply
Salary & Benefits
Professional Learning
Current Vacancies

See More ASIJ Stories →

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Salary & Benefits

ASIJ seeks to recruit and retain a world-class faculty who are well-trained, possess deep experience, and who will serve as collaborative partners to make our Strategic Design Framework a reality.
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Understanding Employment

ASIJ’s employees fall into several categories that include foreign-hire and local-hire faculty, teaching assistants, and other support positions in our divisions, administrative and professional staff, and school leadership. Compensation packages for each of these groups are different and details for non-faculty positions will be provided during the application process.

Local-Hire Faculty
Local-hire faculty are those who already reside in Japan, without regard to passport, and were subsequently hired by the school. Their decision for coming to Japan may be to accompany a spouse or partner who has accepted work in Tokyo, or any other circumstances that would cause them to be here prior to applying for a job at ASIJ.

Foreign-hired Faculty
Foreign-hire teachers are those recruited from overseas by ASIJ for the sole purpose of working at the School.

* Note: While base salary is the same for local-hire and foreign-hire faculty, some benefits differ. The details that follow below are provided with a foreign-hire compensation package only.

Contracts
Initial contracts for foreign-hire faculty are for three years. After a teacher’s initial 3-year period, contracts are subject to an annual renewal process.
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Starting Salary
ASIJ regularly benchmarks its salary and benefits against other international schools, both in Japan and across Asia. ASIJ’s starting base salary for new teachers is highly competitive among international schools. ASIJ has 19 steps on its salary scale. All compensation is paid in Japanese Yen.

Allowances
An annual Housing Allowance is paid depending on family size and marital status. A one-time Relocation Allowance of ¥500,000 is paid upon arrival. Both allowances are on a one-per-family basis.

Housing Assistance
In addition to the Housing Allowance above, the school provides assistance in locating and contracting housing near the school. Apartments or houses are small by American standards, and a mix of Japanese and western-style rooms is common. The houses/apartments available for rent are unfurnished.

Transportation & Baggage
Initial travel is provided for a foreign-hire teacher and accompanying dependents from their home of record to Tokyo. For each year of employment, an annual home leave allowance between Tokyo and the home of record is provided to foreign-hire teachers, their spouses, and up to two children who reside with them in Japan. In the final year of employment, ASIJ provides the employee and their eligible dependents a one-way travel allowance between Tokyo and the home of record. 

Shipment of household goods is provided for foreign-hire teachers at the beginning of employment in the amount of 1,000 pounds per full-time teacher, 750 pounds for a non-teaching spouse, and 250 pounds for up to two children who will reside with the teacher in Japan. Upon termination of employment these weights are increased based upon the number of years of service. Packing and unpacking service costs are also borne by the school.

Medical Benefits
Japan has an excellent national healthcare system with clean and modern facilities. Shigaku Kyosai or PMAC, which stands for Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation, is Japan’s pension and medical system for the employees of private schools. ASIJ employees are enrolled in Shigaku Kyosai effective August 1, 2021. Both employee and employer contribute to Shigaku Kyosai based on the employee’s Base Salary. The contribution is deducted on a monthly basis as part of payroll.

Hospital and major medical coverage is also provided by ASIJ for care outside of Japan. $1,000 deductible per individual, capped at $3,000 for family.

Long-term disability insurance is also provided by the school. Life and personal liability insurance policies are arranged for purchase at a reasonable cost.

New teachers should maintain their own coverage through July 31 of the year in which they start employment at ASIJ.
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Retirement
The school provides a retirement plan and contributes 9% of base salary in each of the first three years, 11% in years 4-7, and 14% thereafter. The retirement age at ASIJ is 65 years old.
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Leave
Faculty receive the following leave.

  • Sick Leave (10 days/year, may accumulate up to a max. of 60 days)
  • Professional Development Leave
  • Personal Leave (2 days, may accumulate up to a max. of 5 days)
  • Leave of Absence / Maternity Leave / Paternity Leave / Terminal Illness / Bereavement Leave

‍*Note: The information above is provided as a summary. More detailed personnel policies will be shared with candidates after an offer of employment is extended by the school.

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