About Us
Encourage 10 million Japanese to speak fluent English
Our Mission
Encourage 10 million Japanese to speak fluent English
English is the world’s language. Here in RareJob, we believe that everyone should learn how to communicate in English, including the people from the world’s fourth largest economy, Japan.
Our Vision
Chances to discover potential.
Chances to empower others.
Chances to make breakthroughs.
We deliver such chances to everyone, everywhere through the Internet. We help create a new world where people can pay forward amidst challenges.
Our History
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2007
RareJob started with the goal of encouraging millions of Japanese to speak fluent English. Kato-san saw the great potential of Filipinos and the English language. Experiencing Filipinos' hospitality and proficiency in English, characteristics that are very important in teaching the English language.
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2008
We started small with our first tutors from the University of the Philippines. Our capital increased through third-party investments. Our first headquarters was established in Tokyo. It was also in the same year that RareJob started accepting tutors all over the country.
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2009
We started offering our services to corporate clients. We reached our first milestone: 1,000 lesson-conducting tutors. The increase was mainly due to the expansion of our accepted schools. RareJob is no longer exclusive to students from the University of the Philippines.
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2011
RareJob continued to expand. We had around 2,000 lesson-conducting tutors
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2012
RareJob's total number of free trial users exceeded 100,000. We started offering lessons from 5 AM to 12 MN (PH time) in the same year.
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2013
It was a very good year for RareJob. We got the "Privacy Mark" and the total number of free trial users exceeded more than 200,000. In this year, we have already provided more than 10 million lessons.
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2014
RareJob got listed in the Mothers, Tokyo Stock Exchange. By this time, we have already reached 3,000 lesson-conducting tutors.
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2017
We have already provided more than 15 million lessons. We have also given chances to more than 17,000 tutors.
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2018
RareJob celebrated its 10th anniversary—a decade of providing chances for everyone, everywhere. We continued to push for technological innovations by creating new communication platforms and strive to shape the future of language education through progress-oriented programs.
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2020
RareJob has moved up to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange where leading large Japanese companies are listed.