Rakuten

Life here is very comfortable. Unlike most Japanese companies, overwork or stress is little to none. (Though this varies a lot from position to position).

Excellent work-life balance.

Free meals every day.

Compensation is very less compared to equivalent positions at other companies.

There is very little scope for growth.

Promotion, at times, is still on the basis of your age and not skill.

It can take more than 3-4 years to see any considerable growth in compensation.

Rakuten is trying hard to adopt a Western work culture and is getting there.

I was very lucky to get managers with a modern mindset.

However, there are still some older employees and managers with orthodox opinions that make that transition slower.

It will take still more time for them to accept the changes required in Japanese societies for growth.