FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Inexperience is not a problem. If you love vegetables, love growing plants, and want to work with us, we look forward to your entry.
Your job preference will be considered. After joining the company, your first assignment will be determined through training and interviews to see your aptitude.
Yes, you can. Please consult with the HR department.
After the new graduate training, we will confirm your intention after seeing the flow of all departments as OJT for 3 months, and then decide the assignment.
You will be placed in the headquarters in Saitama prefecture, the farm, or Kumamoto.
It will be judged based on your aptitude, your wishes, and the business situation within the company.
In our international business department, we travel to various countries for international exhibitions, conferences, prototype surveys, etc. Also, staff from our research and seed production departments also take business trips abroad. Depending on the project, there may be opportunities for overseas postings.
After joining the company, we provide OJT training. We also support self-improvement by subsidizing the costs of acquiring foreign languages and other qualifications. We also promote reading and subsidize book costs for those who post book reviews on the company's internal portal site.
We have a complete maternity and parental leave system. In the fiscal year 2018, two women took maternity and child care leave and returned to work.
Working hours
Headquarters 8:40-17:00 (October-March) 8:40-17:30 (April-September)
Tone Research Farm 8:00-17:00
Holidays
Sunday, Public holidays, Summer holidays, Year-end and New Year holidays, Special (Marriage, Long-service award, etc.)
Annual paid leave (10 days in the first year, up to 20 days), condolence leave, prenatal and postnatal leave, childcare leave, etc.
*103 days off per year (Fiscal year 2019)
Maternity and Childcare Leave
Maternity Leave... You can take 6 weeks before delivery and 8 weeks after delivery.
Childcare Leave... You can take it until your child is 1 year old. It can be extended to 2 years depending on the circumstances.
Contracted Recreational Facilities
There is a resort condominium (Maiko Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture), and we are members of Exiv (Karuizawa and others).
Long Service Awards
Every 5 years after 10 years of service, employees receive a long service award, which comes with a commemorative gift and a holiday.
Self-improvement Support
We subsidize the cost of acquiring foreign languages and other qualifications.
We promote reading and share book reviews on the company's internal portal site. We subsidize book costs for employees who post reviews.
Seed stores in Japan, agricultural cooperatives, home centers, production groups, various manufacturers. Overseas seed companies, production groups, etc.
We have the assets and experience of vegetable variety hybridization that comes with a history of over 100 years. We also value the challenge of changing the world by breeding the vegetables we want to eat as consumers and enriching the dining table, without being bound by the common sense of the industry. We have been expanding overseas from an early stage compared to the scale of our company.
No experience is necessary. Whether you love vegetables, enjoy cultivating plants, or just want to work with our team, we look forward to your application.
Your desired position will be considered. After joining the company, we assess your suitability through training and interviews to determine your initial assignment.
Yes, you can. Please consult with the person in charge of recruitment in the General Affairs Department.
We observe the flow of all departments as an On-the-Job Training (OJT) during the new graduate training for 3 months, and then we determine the assignment based on the confirmation of the individual's intention.
This will be determined based on your aptitude, your wishes, and the company's operational situation.
OJT training after joining the company. We support self-improvement, including language learning such as English, and other qualification acquisition expenses.
We promote reading and subsidize book costs for users who post book reviews on the company's internal portal site.
You will be placed either at our headquarters in Saitama, on a farm, or in Kumamoto.
At our international business division, we travel to various countries for international exhibitions, meetings, and prototype surveys.
Also, staff from our research and seed production departments travel overseas. Depending on the project, there can be opportunities for overseas assignments.
We have complete maternity and paternity leave systems in place. In fiscal 2018, two women took maternity and childcare leave and returned to work.
Working hours
Head office 8:40-17:00 (October-March), 8:40-17:30 (April-September)
Okutone Research Farm 8:00-17:00
Holidays and vacations
Sundays, holidays, summer, year-end and New Year, special (marriage, long-term service awards, etc.)
Annual paid leave (10 days in the first year, up to 20 days), condolence leave, maternity leave, childcare leave, etc.
※103 holidays per year (FY2019)
Maternity/childcare leave
Maternity leave... You can take 6 weeks before birth and 8 weeks after birth.
Childcare leave... Available until the child turns one. It can be extended to two years depending on the circumstances.
Contracted recreational facilities
Resort condominium (at Myoko Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture), EXIV membership (Karuizawa etc.)
Long-term service awards
After 10 years of joining the company, employees are recognized every 5 years, and commemorative gifts and holidays are awarded.
Self-development support
Financial aid is provided for learning English and other languages, and for obtaining other qualifications.
Promoting reading and sharing book reviews on the company's portal site. The company subsidizes the cost of books for employees who post reviews.
Seedling shops, agricultural cooperatives, home centers, production organizations, various manufacturers in Japan. Overseas seedling businesses, production groups, etc.
We have the assets and experience of vegetable hybridization that comes with a history of over 100 years since our founding.
We are not bound by the common sense of the industry and actively challenge to change the world by breeding vegetables that we want to eat as consumers and enriching the dining table.
We started expanding overseas early relative to the size of our company, and we are expanding.
