Hi Josh,

It is great - arguably the best city in the world and host to the Olympics in 2020! On Japanese, no, you do not need to know Japanese as the day to day work can largely be covered in English. Most of our clients are communicating in English, particularly at the senior levels. There would be an expectation that the candidate would have interest in learning some Japanese as it will ultimately help them in both their role and socially. That is also one of the reasons we think 2 years is a good stretch initially as that is enough time to get reasonably proficient if the desire is there.

SAM