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Remote Japanese Jobs in AI Training

43 open jobsmost pay $25–125/hr7 platforms hiringupdated 9 days ago

These are live remote Japanese jobs from the platforms we track, checked every 24 hours.

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eligibility

Do I qualify?

What you need

  • Native or near-native Japanese
  • Many roles require living in Japan
  • A degree or licence for specialist roles, like medicine or psychology
  • Good English to follow the guidelines
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Countries these jobs accept

Open worldwide
7 of 43
Countries not stated
6 of 43
Open in United States
8 of 43
Open in United Kingdom
7 of 43
Open in India
7 of 43
Open in Kenya
7 of 43
Open in Philippines
7 of 43

pay

What Japanese jobs pay, by platform

Median and range in US dollars per hour, from the live jobs on this page.

  • micro1

    $20–200/hr · 4 open

    $138/hr median

  • Meridial

    $6–65/hr · 10 open

    $65/hr median

  • Rise Data Labs

    $15–45/hr · 3 open

    $30/hr median

  • Alignerr

    $12–40/hr · 1 open

    $26/hr median

  • Welo Global

    $25/hr · 6 open

    $25/hr median

  • RWS TrainAI

    $22/hr · 4 open

    $22/hr median

  • Pay for 21 live jobs with listed pay, by platform. Data as of 17 Oct 2026.

platforms

Platforms hiring for these jobs

Sorted by Legit Score. Check that the payout method works where you live before you apply.

  • AlignerrLegit · not rated yet

    Labelbox runs this AI-training network for domain experts and skilled generalists, with posted rates from about $10 to $200 an hour.

    Pay
    $10–100/hr
    Open roles
    15
    Countries
    Worldwide
    Payout methods
    Stripe (bank transfer), PayPal
  • LiltLegit · not rated yet

    AI training contributors by language, plus subject-matter experts.

    Pay
    Pay not disclosed
    Open roles
    398
    Countries
    Most countries
    Payout methods
  • MeridialLegit · not rated yet

    Freelance AI trainer projects by domain, run by Invisible Technologies.

    Pay
    $5–200/hr
    Open roles
    547
    Countries
    Most countries
    Payout methods
  • micro1Legit · not rated yet

    An AI data lab that takes on vetted experts as remote contractors to produce training and evaluation data, with applicants screened by its AI interviewer, Zara.

    Pay
    $2–400/hr
    Open roles
    294
    Countries
    Most countries
    Payout methods
    Deel (withdraw by bank transfer, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer and more)
  • Rise Data LabsLegit · not rated yet

    AI data and evaluation roles for generalists and specialists.

    Pay
    $5–60/hr
    Open roles
    70
    Countries
    Canada, UK, US only
    Payout methods
  • RWS TrainAILegit · not rated yet

    AI conversation specialists hired by language and dialect.

    Pay
    $22/hr
    Open roles
    115
    Countries
    Most countries
    Payout methods
  • Welo GlobalLegit · not rated yet

    Search quality raters and AI data roles in many languages.

    Pay
    $2–105/hr
    Open roles
    265
    Countries
    Most countries
    Payout methods

the work

What the work is

These remote jobs pay Japanese speakers to help train AI: reviewing expert answers written in Japanese, scoring speech and voice output, and recording natural spoken Japanese. Across the 21 live jobs on this page that list pay, most pay $25–125/hr, and the median is $37/hr. Most expect native-level Japanese, and many hire only candidates based in Japan, though some welcome applicants from elsewhere.

Words you will see on this page

  • AI trainer (someone paid to write, check or rate the examples AI models learn from)
  • Data annotation (labelling data (text, images, audio) so AI can learn from it)
  • Search quality rater (someone who checks whether search results match what a person was looking for)
  • Rater (someone who scores AI or search results against written guidelines)
  • Legit Score (our 0–100 rating of how safe a platform is to work for, based on published inputs)

faq

Real questions, short answers

Do I need to live in Japan?

In many cases, yes. A large share hire only people based in Japan, while others accept candidates from other countries. Each posting lists the countries it takes applications from.

What do remote Japanese AI jobs involve?

Within their own fields, specialists write and check answers in Japanese; evaluators judge how natural the AI's speech sounds; voice performers record scripts or conversations in Japanese.

How much do Japanese AI training jobs pay?

Across the 21 live jobs on this page that list pay, most pay $25–125/hr, and the median is $37/hr.

Which platforms hire Japanese speakers?

Right now Lilt, Meridial and Welo Global have the most open roles here.