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Remote AI training and data labeling jobs in Japan

Looking for remote AI training or data labeling work while located in Japan? OpenTrain is the hiring organization for roles that explicitly accept applicants located in Japan; candidates apply through OpenTrain, and OpenTrain may place or refer successful candidates to the client whose project they will support. Review each live posting carefully because eligibility, hours, qualifications, and pay are specified per role.

  • 100% remote
  • Flexible hours
  • Hourly / per-task pay
  • 6 open roles

Senior Webflow Developer (Remote, Part-Time)

OpenTrain seeks an expert Senior Webflow Developer to build and optimize responsive Webflow sites part-time (under 20 hrs/week). Earn $35–$50/hr converting Figma to production, managing CMS, creating animations, improving SEO/CRO, and automating workflows.

Coding & Software
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $35–$50/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Agentic AI Coding Expert (Remote, Part-Time)

Join OpenTrain to train next-generation coding assistants by running, evaluating, and documenting agent-driven software workflows. Part-time remote contract work (20+ hrs/week) paying $70–$126/hr for hands-on technical testing, code review, and process documentation.

Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $70–$126/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Business Document Review Specialist (Remote, Contract)

Create realistic business documents and evaluate AI-generated responses to improve how models handle professional scenarios; remote contractor role paying $35–$50/hr with a ~20+ hour/week commitment.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $35–$50/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Logistics Document Review Specialist

Work remotely as a contractor reviewing packing lists, bills of lading, inventory registers, and supply-chain documents to train AI systems; 20+ hours/week, $40–$50/hr. Join OpenTrain AI to turn your logistics experience into flexible, high-impact annotation work.

General Annotation
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $40–$50/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Japanese Content QA Lead, Remote (Japan), Part-Time

Lead QA for Japanese AI-generated content on OpenTrain: review outputs, coach trainers and QAs, maintain style guides, and help scale quality processes. Contract, 20+ hrs/week, $55/hr, remote within Japan.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Japan
Japanese
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $55/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Japanese AI Response Evaluation Specialist

Join OpenTrain as a remote contractor evaluating Japanese AI responses: fact-check, rate outputs, and write model solutions. $40/hr, 20+ hours/week; applicants must be based in Japan with native/near-native Japanese and C1 English.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Japan
Japanese, English
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Hourly · $40/hr

Posted Jul 9, 2026

Chemistry Expert Reviewer for AI Training

OpenTrain seeks a remote Chemistry Expert Reviewer to design, review, and refine chemistry content and problems for AI training; PhD or ABD with teaching and research experience required. Part-time contractor role, 20+ hrs/week, $70–$90/hr.

Generative AI & RLHF
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $70–$90/hr

Posted Jul 7, 2026

Computational Biology AI Evaluation Expert

Use your computational biology expertise to evaluate and annotate AI-generated outputs across genomics, structural biology, and systems biology. Remote contractor role, 20+ hrs/week, $40–$60/hr — help shape safer, more accurate scientific AI.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $40–$60/hr

Posted Jul 7, 2026

Computational Chemistry Expert for AI Benchmarking

Apply your computational chemistry expertise to review simulations, electronic-structure methods, and cheminformatics pipelines used to train and validate chemistry-focused AI systems. Remote contract role, 20+ hrs/week, $40–$60/hr.

Generative AI & RLHF
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $40–$60/hr

Posted Jul 7, 2026

Video Annotator, Vision-Language Action (VLA)

Join a long-term, remote video-annotation contract to help train vision-language action models by classifying activities and marking objects in everyday household videos using Encord. Fixed-price contract ($58,000 USD) with up to 180 hours/month per annotator and ongoing work for top performers.

Image & Video Annotation
Video
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Intermediate level
Fixed price · $58000

Posted Jul 7, 2026

AI Quality & Testing Software Engineer

Join OpenTrain AI as a part-time, remote Software Engineer focused on QA and testing for AI-powered video generation products — 20+ hrs/week at $30–$42/hr. Bring TypeScript experience, a portfolio of self-built projects, and QA/test automation skills to help improve real AI products.

Coding & Software
Video
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Expert level
Hourly · $30–$42/hr

Posted Jul 6, 2026

Engineering Document Review Expert

Join OpenTrain as an Engineering Document Review Expert to evaluate technical reports, design documents, and project analyses for AI training — remote contractor role, 20+ hours/week, paid $20–$40 USD/hour. Ideal for engineers with technical-reporting experience.

Generative AI & RLHF
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Chemistry Document Review Specialist

Join OpenTrain to review and validate technical chemistry documents for AI training—edit experimental write-ups, fact-check equations and datasets, and produce clear explanations. Remote contractor role, 20+ hrs/week, pay $20–$40 USD/hr, English required.

Writing & Editing
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Physics Content Review Specialist

Join OpenTrain AI as a remote Physics Content Review Specialist to evaluate and refine physics documents used to train AI models; this contractor role requires 20+ hours/week and pays $20–$50/hr. Bring your physics background to improve model reasoning and scientific accuracy.

Generative AI & RLHF
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$50/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Mathematics Expert, Advanced Problem Solving & Evaluation

Join OpenTrain as a Mathematics Expert to write and evaluate advanced math solutions and proofs that train and benchmark AI systems. Flexible contract work (20+ hrs/week), remote worldwide, $20–$40/hr.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Legal Document AI Training Expert (Remote Contract)

Share original, professionally authored legal documents to help train responsible AI agents — remote contractor work, 20+ hours/week, paid $20–$40/hr. Ideal for practicing lawyers, legal researchers, or compliance consultants with strong drafting and legal-analysis experience.

Legal & Finance
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Computer Science AI Training Specialist

Join OpenTrain as a remote, part-time Computer Science AI Training Specialist to author and evaluate technical examples that teach AI systems; contractor work at $20–$40/hr for 20+ hours/week. Ideal for CS graduates with strong writing and domain expertise in algorithms, systems, databases, networki

Generative AI & RLHF
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Financial Document Review Specialist

Apply your financial analysis expertise to review reports and write structured feedback that trains AI systems. Remote, part-time contractor work (20+ hrs/week) paying $20–$40/hr with estimated project earnings of $3,200–$6,400.

Legal & Finance
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Physics Professor / Researcher, AI Content Reviewer

Join OpenTrain to develop and review physics problems, solutions, and explanations used to train and evaluate AI; remote contractor role for PhD-level candidates at $70–$90/hr, 20+ hours/week. Work is asynchronous and text-focused.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $70–$90/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Biology Document Review Specialist

Join OpenTrain to review and annotate biological datasets and documents, author and edit lab reports, and craft prompts that teach AI biological concepts. Part-time contractor role (20+ hrs/week), paid $20–$40/hr, fully remote and open worldwide.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Tongan Audio Transcription & Linguistic Analysis Expert

Join OpenTrain AI to transcribe and analyze Tongan audio, help train language models, and shape AI with cultural expertise; remote, contract role paying $45–$95/hr with a typical 20+ hour weekly commitment. Native or near-native Tongan and English fluency required.

Audio & Speech
Audio
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $45–$95/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Financial Crime & AML Compliance Expert (Remote Contract)

Join OpenTrain to design AML, fraud and scam scenarios and shape detection frameworks for AI systems in a remote contract role (20+ hrs/week) paying $50–$90/hr. Use hands-on financial-crime experience to write scenario libraries, escalation criteria, and practical guidance.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $50–$90/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Red Team Lead, Offensive Cybersecurity for AI Evaluation

Lead red-team evaluation for AI security: design offensive-evaluation frameworks, safe proxy tasks, and scoring rubrics. Remote contractor role, 20+ hrs/week, $50–$90/hr; requires 5+ years in offensive security, red teaming, or vulnerability research.

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $50–$90/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Medical Document AI Training Specialist

Submit original medical documents you authored to help train AI — remote contractor role paying $20–$40/hr for 20+ hours/week. Worldwide, English-language submissions only; strong de-identification and medical judgment required.

Medical & Health
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20–$40/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Physics Expert Adjudication Specialist

OpenTrain AI is hiring senior physicists to adjudicate contested physics arguments, compare solutions, and produce rigorous written evaluations used to train next-generation AI systems. This remote contractor role requires a PhD, senior research leadership, ongoing publications, 20+ hours/week, and

Generative AI & RLHF
Text
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $80–$160/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Video Content Data Labeling Associate (POV Household Videos)

Annotate short first-person household task videos to train AI: classify clips, track objects across frames, and write clear quality judgments. Remote contractor role, $20/hr, 20+ hrs/week, start within ~24 hours with estimated project earnings of $3,200.

Image & Video Annotation
Video
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $20/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Senior Full Stack Engineer (Remote, Contract)

Join OpenTrain as a Senior Full Stack Engineer building web systems that power AI-training workflows. Remote contractor role, 20+ hrs/week, pay $30–$90/hr; 3+ years full‑stack experience required.

Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $30–$90/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Software Engineer, Human Data Platforms

Work remotely as a Software Engineer on Human Data Platforms building document workflows and pipelines for AI training; part-time contractor role at $50–$70/hr (20+ hrs/week) requiring Python, React, cloud, and document-processing experience.

Coding & Software
Document
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $50–$70/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Dioula-English Transcription & Linguistic Reviewer

Remote contract role transcribing and timestamping Dioula and English spoken video, and evaluating tone, intent, grammar, and nuance to improve AI language models; 20+ hrs/week, pay $15–$95/hr. Ideal for bilingual linguists or experienced transcribers comfortable with independent, detailed language

Audio & Speech
Video
Remote · Worldwide
DYU, English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $15–$95/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

Cocos2d-x Game Developer

Join OpenTrain AI as a contract Cocos2d-x developer building and refining 2D gameplay systems that support AI training and data-generation projects. Remote, part-time (20+ hrs/week), pay up to $120/hr; entry-level candidates with hands-on Cocos2d-x experience encouraged to apply.

Coding & Software
Computer Code Programming
Remote · Worldwide
English
Part-time · Flexible
Entry level
Hourly · $50–$120/hr

Posted Jul 3, 2026

What this work can involve

Work labeled for applicants in Japan covers tasks that help teach and evaluate machine-learning systems. Depending on the posting, that can include annotating images or video, transcribing or recording audio, writing or rating model responses, evaluating search results, translating text, reviewing code, or applying subject-matter knowledge to label or verify content. Exact responsibilities, acceptance criteria, and deliverables vary by assignment, so inspect the individual posting for the project you want to apply to.

  • Annotation and labeling: marking objects, bounding boxes, categories, or attributes in images and video clips.
  • Language and content tasks: transcribing audio, translating text, writing or rating conversational responses, and evaluating search relevance.
  • Specialized reviews: code review, expert validation, or applying subject-matter knowledge to judge accuracy or safety.

How hiring works through OpenTrain

All applications for these roles go through OpenTrain. OpenTrain is the hiring organization for roles open to applicants located in Japan, and OpenTrain may place or refer successful candidates to the client whose project they will support. The live posting for each role is the authoritative source for eligibility, qualifications, hours, pay, location rules, and any client-specific requirements.

  • Apply through OpenTrain; individual listings state required qualifications and eligibility.
  • OpenTrain may place or refer selected candidates to the client whose project they support.

Frequently asked questions

What can this work involve?
AI training work for applicants located in Japan can involve many different tasks used to improve models: tagging or labeling images and video, transcribing or recording speech, translating or checking text, writing or rating model outputs, judging search results, or reviewing code and expert content. Each posting specifies the exact duties, required skills, and any language or regional requirements you must meet, so read the live posting for the role you are considering.
Where can I find role-specific details?
Individual live postings are the only source of truth for details such as who is eligible, what the responsibilities are, required qualifications, hours, schedule, and pay. If a listing accepts applicants located in Japan, that acceptance and any additional restrictions will be named on the posting. Inspect the posting closely to confirm whether you meet the listed requirements before applying.
How does hiring work through OpenTrain?
Hiring for these roles is handled through OpenTrain; candidates apply through OpenTrain, and OpenTrain may place or refer successful candidates to the client whose project they will support. The live posting will indicate any role-specific eligibility, qualifications, and client rules you must meet.