Sourcing Bottleneck
Universities and career centers rarely have real overseas connections — talented people are left to fend for themselves.
AMERA
A global career development program for the world's most driven talent — beginning with a fully structured, mentor-led project placement inside Tokyo's leading companies.
The Opportunity Gap
Talent shouldn't have to wait for a better system.
The best global placements shouldn't depend on where you happened to grow up. Almost no one gets a real shot at structured, project-based experience abroad — not for lack of ability, but because no one built the bridge.
Low-Stakes Execution
Unstructured, unpaid internships treat interns as admin help, not as talent worth developing.
Administrative Nightmare
Months of visas, paperwork, and bureaucracy discourage all but the most persistent applicants.
“The people who do make it abroad rarely find the placement themselves — they inherit it through who they know. Everyone else never gets a real shot.”
The Program
A career development program, engineered around you.
Every placement follows one structure — designed so you leave with real capability, not a photocopy of someone else's job description.
Educational Priority
Your project is designed around your learning goals first — every placement is built to teach, not just to occupy your time.
Project-Centric Scope
You're assigned a defined, real-world project with a clear outcome — something you can point to and explain, not a vague internship title.
Structured Mentorship
Close supervision from your host company and our Tokyo-based delivery team, from your first day through your final presentation.
Vetted Host Ecosystem
Every host company is screened before a single student is placed — your experience is protected before it even begins.
The Destination
Tokyo is just the beginning.
Your first cohort places you inside a curated network of Tokyo companies — from market-entry consultancies to fast-growing tech firms — working on real EU-facing projects that need exactly what you bring.
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Coming SoonProgram Fee
One all-inclusive placement. Half price for our founding cohort.
Everything you need for a fully supported Tokyo placement, in a single program — no tiers, no add-ons.
Founding Cohort — 50% Off
Full Program — Tokyo Placement
€5,000-50%
€2,500
- Host company matching & program administration
- Application & document support
- Cultural & workplace training
- CV, portfolio, and interview coaching
- Dedicated mentorship track
- White-glove placement with top-tier hosts
- Priority access & dedicated career coaching
Many students significantly offset their program cost through mobility grants, scholarships, or funding available via their home university — ask your advisor during onboarding.
How It Works
Five steps from application to Tokyo.
Apply
Tell us about your field of study, your ambitions, and why an international project matters to you right now.
Screening & Interview
A deep skills and motivation interview — we select independent, highly-driven students who are ready to represent themselves abroad.
Matching
We pair you with a host company and project scope suited to your field, from EU market research to content localization and beyond.
Prepare
Cultural training, CV and portfolio work, interview coaching — everything you need before you board a flight.
Depart & Grow
Four to eight weeks in Tokyo, under close mentorship, working toward a project outcome you'll carry for the rest of your career.
The Full Picture
Every safeguard in place. Every experience worth having.
For the students living it, and the families supporting them — the structure, the community, and the experience behind every placement.
Vetted Host Partners
Every company in our network is screened for quality before a single student is placed.
Structured Supervision
Close mentorship from both your host company and our Tokyo delivery team, throughout your placement.
A Built-In Peer Network
You're placed alongside a cohort of driven peers from around the world, and connected with Japanese students, interns, and professionals across our partner companies.
Cohort Events & Activities
Welcome dinners, city excursions, and cultural outings organized for every cohort — so the experience is about more than just the internship.