Eliminating "Anxiety After Returning Home" and "Local Management Worries": Launch of "Kakedas for Expats", a Career Support Service for Expatriates and Accompanying Spouses

Kakedas Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of JAIC Co., Ltd., which develops corporate education and training businesses and employment support businesses for young people, and operator of one of Japan's largest career counseling platforms "Kakedas", has launched "Kakedas for Expats", a career support service for expatriates and their accompanying spouses. This service will also contribute to solving corporate issues such as improving the performance of expatriates, strengthening engagement, and preventing turnover. ## Career Anxiety Held by Expatriates and Spouses The business environment overseas is more stressful than in Japan due to language and cultural differences. Furthermore, in recent years, with the growing interest in career autonomy and career safety, overseas expatriates and their accompanying spouses are prone to accumulating specific worries. With limited people to consult, they are in a situation where they easily accumulate "anxiety about their career after returning to their home country." ### Sense of Career Isolation "I'm worried if I'll have a seat when I return to Japan and if I'll be evaluated fairly..." "How will this hardship overseas help my career..." ### Management Worries "Having my first subordinates be local members while lacking sufficient management experience in Japan." "There is friction with local staff, but I don't understand the local rules or how to build relationships, and I have no one to consult with." ### Spouse's Career Loss "The stress of my wife/husband who quit their job to follow me is significant. Family discord is affecting my work." "I'm worried that accompanying the expatriate will just become a 'blank' in my resume." To resolve these anxieties and management worries associated with overseas assignment, we have developed "Kakedas for Expats," a service that supports business professionals working overseas and their accompanying spouses through "career counseling" and "external 1-on-1s." ## Two Features of "Kakedas for Expats" ### 1. Accompaniment Support by Career Consultants with Overseas Expatriate Experience "Kakedas" has 4,105 registered national certified career consultants (as of January 31, 2026). Among them, career professionals with overseas expatriation experience and practical experience in cross-cultural environments will closely support consultants. Person A: Total of 10 years overseas assignment at a major food manufacturer's production base. In charge of corporate planning to production control. Person B: Experienced overseas assignments from Asia to the US. Held various positions from top of local subsidiary to overseas business planning. Person C: Experienced overseas assignment as a system engineer. Handled everything from information systems to human resources at a major manufacturing company. Person D: Accompanied spouse on overseas assignment, experiencing a blank period of about 4 years including maternity and childcare leave. Extensive track record in supporting accompanying spouses. Person E: 5 years of expatriate experience in China. Experienced in corporate sales for Japanese and local companies. In addition to those with overseas expatriate experience, career consultants with diverse industry and occupational experience will respond to consultations.