LITALICO Shigoto Navi (Disability Employment and Job Search)

LITALICO Shigoto Navi (LITALICO仕事ナビ) is a job and employment portal for people with disabilities in Japan. For parents thinking ahead to a child’s future or for young adults preparing to enter the workforce, it brings together two valuable resources in one place: job listings from companies hiring through Japan’s disability employment system and a directory of services that help people prepare for work. It provides a practical starting point for one of the questions many families eventually face—how to find meaningful employment as an adult.

The job search includes thousands of listings that can be filtered based on the features that matter most to each job seeker. Parents and job seekers can search for remote positions, jobs that welcome applicants with no previous work experience, workplaces where other employees with disabilities already work, and positions that make use of foreign language skills. Listings can also be filtered by the workplace accommodations employers provide, including quiet work environments, wheelchair-accessible facilities, flexible working hours, reduced workloads, regular check-ins with supervisors, and understanding around medical appointments. Employers also indicate which types of disabilities they have experience supporting, including physical, intellectual, developmental, and mental health conditions.

For people who are not yet ready to move directly into employment, the site also includes a nationwide directory of employment support services that can be searched by prefecture. These include employment transition support (就労移行支援), which provides training and support for people preparing for competitive employment, and continuous employment support A-type and B-type (就労継続支援A型・B型), which offer supported work opportunities for people who need additional assistance. The site also features first-person stories from people with disabilities describing their own journeys into employment, offering realistic perspectives and encouragement for families who are uncertain about what the future may look like.

LITALICO Shigoto Navi is operated by LITALICO, a company that provides disability support services throughout Japan. Both the job listings and the employment support directory cover the entire country. The website is available only in Japanese, and there is no English version. However, the site works well with browser translation, allowing many foreign families to navigate both the job search and the directory of employment support services.