Software Engineer & Community Builder based in Tokyo.
With 10+ years of experience in mobile development, I am dedicated to bridging the gap between global tech talent and the Japanese market.
WHAT I’M BUILDING & LEADING:
🚀 KBOY, Inc. | CEO of a licensed recruitment agency in Japan, helping international engineers navigate their career paths in Tokyo.
👥 App大学 (formerly Flutter大学) | Founder of Japan’s largest membership-based Flutter developer community.
🎤 FlutterNinjas | Founder of the premier English-speaking Flutter conference in Japan.
📖 The Japan Tech Playbook (Coming Soon!) | Currently developing a comprehensive guide to help foreign engineers land their dream jobs in Japan.
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
I'm a Popping dancer and a CrossFit/HYROX athlete. I believe the discipline from fitness translates directly into building great software and communities.
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Kei Fujikawa
The next Japan Tech Meetup is Wednesday, October 28, at Bitcoin Base in Yotsuya.
Foreign and Japanese engineers, food, drinks, conversation.
This is the fourth one. The last one had 24 people.
7:00 to 9:30 PM, ¥2,500 with food and drinks included.
Hope to see you there!
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Kei Fujikawa
Tonight: Japan Tech Meetup in Tokyo. 21 people coming, 4 spots left.
7:00 PM in Okubo, one stop from Shinjuku. Foreign and Japanese engineers, pizza, drinks, conversation.
¥2,500, food and drinks included.
lu.ma/v4o5i7kx
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Kei Fujikawa
Quick reminder: the Japan Tech Meetup is this Friday, Sept 18,
in Tokyo.
14 people are signed up so far. Foreign and Japanese engineers,
pizza, drinks, and conversation. No talks, no slides.
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Okubo station, one stop from Shinjuku
¥2,500, food and drinks included
A few spots left if you're in Tokyo this week:
lu.ma/v4o5i7kx
(Not in Japan? Follow the calendar and you'll catch the next one:
lu.ma/keifujikawa)
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Kei Fujikawa
Spent the morning at Ultra Tendency Japan for the next WE ARE HIRING video.
Good conversation about what the team actually does day to day, how much Japanese you really need for the role, and what it took to build a data engineering team here from Germany.
If you're a data engineer thinking about Japan, this one's worth waiting for.
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Kei Fujikawa
Tokyo folks: I'm hosting a meetup on Friday, September 18.
A small, in-person evening in Okubo. Pizza, drinks, and engineers
in one room. No talks, no slides, just conversation with people
working through the same things you are.
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
ARK Space Okubo, 1 min from Okubo Station
¥2,500, food and drinks included
If you're in Tokyo and want to meet other engineers here, come along.
Link below.
luma.com/v4o5i7kx
(Not in Japan yet? Hang tight, I'll put something online together.)
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Kei Fujikawa
Massive JLPT wins in our Inner Circle today! 🇯🇵🎉
Our community chat is filled with passing certificates: N3, multiple N2s, and N1!
I didn’t teach them Japanese, but when you surround yourself with ambitious engineers aiming for Japan, the momentum takes over.
English gets your foot in the door, but leveling up your Japanese unlocks high-tier roles and serious trust with Tokyo founders.
Proud of everyone who grinded late nights between writing code. Keep crushing it! 🔥
(Did you take the JLPT in July? Drop your result below! 👇)
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Kei Fujikawa
🚨 FINAL HOURS: The Japan Tech Playbook closes today at 3:59 PM Japan time (11:59 PM Pacific).
This round: 17 engineers from 13 countries joined. Italy, UAE, Poland, Taiwan, Georgia, USA, Indonesia, Netherlands, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and members already in Japan.
If you saw the video about the engineer who went from watching one video to working in Okinawa, this is the system behind that story.
After today: doors close, and the next price is $399+.
👉 buy.stripe.com/eVq00k3dAbsk6SzekY5AQ01
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Kei Fujikawa
Our first "We Are Hiring" video successfully landed an engineer in Japan! 🇯🇵✈️
A few months ago, I interviewed Hiro at his fast-growing startup for our very first "We Are Hiring" feature.
Today, I’m incredibly proud to announce a massive success story: A talented engineer from the UK has officially accepted the offer and just relocated to beautiful Okinawa! 🌴☀️
When I started this channel, my goal was simple: to tear down the walls between Japanese startups and international developers. Seeing a real engineer transform their life and career through one of our videos is the ultimate proof that the "Side Door" strategy works.
This is just the beginning. More startups and more direct access to Tokyo's top CTOs are coming your way.
If you want to see the exact video that triggered this life-changing move, check out the full interview here👇
Congratulations to Hiro's team and the incredible engineer from the UK! Welcome to Japan!
Stay building,
Kei
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Kei Fujikawa
See you at the next meetup!
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Kei Fujikawa
We will have the second in-person meetup in Tokyo next week!!
The place is the global tech startup called "Adora" that I collaborated a month ago.
If you want to come here, don't forget to get tickets in advance!! Only 15 people available because of the limited space of Adora office.
Don't miss out!!
luma.com/686asrjf
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