Restaurant Service-Japanese Speaker

Role summary

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The Restaurant Service–Japanese Speaker role involves welcoming guests, taking orders, explaining menus, serving food and beverages, processing payments, and maintaining high service standards at The Westin Tokyo. Candidates should have strong Japanese communication skills, a professional and friendly manner, and preferably previous experience in a hotel, restaurant, or luxury hospitality setting. Basic or conversational English may be useful in serving international guests. The successful candidate is expected to be attentive, punctual, well presented, flexible with shifts, and comfortable working during weekends and holidays. A genuine interest in guest satisfaction, teamwork, food and beverage service, and Marriott’s hospitality standards is essential.

About the employer

The Westin Tokyo is a luxury hotel in Ebisu, Tokyo, operated under the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand, part of Marriott International. Westin is known for its wellness-focused hospitality, including the signature Heavenly Bed, nutritious dining options, fitness facilities, and programs designed to help guests feel refreshed while traveling. The hotel serves business travelers, leisure visitors, international guests, and local customers through accommodation, restaurants, bars, meeting spaces, and events. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hotel companies, with a broad portfolio of global brands and career opportunities across lodging, food and beverage, sales, operations, and corporate functions. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment with structured service standards, training opportunities, and potential mobility within Marriott properties in Japan and overseas.

Working in Japan

Japan offers hospitality, restaurant, hotel, tourism, retail, technology, manufacturing, and education opportunities, particularly in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Okinawa, and Hokkaido. The culture values punctuality, politeness, cleanliness, teamwork, and careful attention to detail. Life can be convenient and safe, with excellent public transport, though Tokyo rent and daily expenses are relatively high. Japanese ability greatly improves employment prospects and everyday integration; English is especially useful in international hotels and tourist areas. Foreign workers need an appropriate residence status before starting work. Depending on the role and qualifications, options may include employer-sponsored work status or the Specified Skilled Worker route for eligible food-service positions. Candidates should confirm sponsorship, salary, housing, insurance, and working hours directly with the employer. Relocation usually requires a valid passport, visa or certificate of eligibility, registered address, health insurance, and tax procedures. Japan is an archipelago rather than one island, offering beaches, mountains, historic cities, and distinctive regional lifestyles.