Native Japanese Transcription — 1 Hour/Day, Japan

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. We connect people with flexible, meaningful work helping teach modern AI systems — from transcription to image labeling and RLHF — and support contributors as they grow skills and long-term opportunities.

About AI training and why it matters

AI training (also called data labeling or human feedback work) is the human side of building AI systems: people create and verify the examples models learn from. This role helps improve speech recognition and language understanding for Japanese audio — work that directly influences how future AI handles spoken Japanese.

Many contributors choose this work because it's 100% remote, flexible, accessible without prior tech degrees, and gives direct impact on cutting-edge AI.

The role

We’re hiring native Japanese speakers located in Japan to produce accurate verbatim transcriptions of short Japanese audio clips and to complete simple listening-based verification tasks. This is long-term, ongoing work with a steady daily cadence of about 1 hour per business day. The schedule is flexible — complete tasks at a time that works for you each day.

• Project type: audio transcription and evaluation (text generation + evaluation/rating).
• Employment: contractor, part-time.
• Workload: ~1 hour/day, Monday–Friday, long-term (12+ months).
• Pay: USD $15 per hour.

What you’ll do day-to-day

Tasks focus on accurate, consistent transcription and light verification. Speed is less important than careful application of rules and consistency across clips.

• Listen to short Japanese recordings and produce clean, standardized verbatim transcripts (not translations).
• Apply strict transcription guidelines and formatting conventions for kanji/kana, okurigana, and punctuation.
• Flag unclear or unusable audio segments and mark portions that cannot be confidently understood using predefined options.
• Complete simple evaluation/rating steps to confirm audio quality or transcription confidence.

Requirements

Candidates must meet every required condition below. You will be asked to complete a short transcription screening sample before beginning.

• Currently located in Japan (Japan-based applicants only).
• Native Japanese speaker with native-level writing accuracy.
• Strong command of Japanese writing conventions (kanji/kana usage, okurigana, punctuation).
• Comfortable applying strict transcription guidelines consistently (no improvising).
• Able to handle imperfect audio and mark unclear sections using project conventions.
• Prior experience with transcription, captioning/subtitling, or speech data labeling/QA preferred.
• Can commit to ~1 hour/day, Monday–Friday, long-term (12+ months).
• Reliable internet, a computer suitable for web-based tools, quality headphones, and a quiet workspace.
• Willing to complete a short Japanese transcription screening sample before starting.
• Required English level: Native or Bilingual (for platform instructions and communications).

Who should apply

This project is a great fit for native Japanese speakers seeking reliable, part-time remote work with predictable daily tasks. Ideal applicants enjoy careful, detail-oriented work and prefer consistent rules over freeform writing.

• Teachers, translators, captioners, or transcribers in Japan who want steady, low-hour work.
• People building experience in speech data labeling or looking for long-term annotation projects.

How the project works, schedule & pay

Work is completed through a web-based labeling tool (platform labeled as “Other” in the project). Tasks are assigned or available daily; you complete them within your chosen time each business day to maintain the required cadence. This is contractor work paid per hour.

• Pay rate: USD $15 per hour.
• Schedule: flexible daily cadence — complete ~1 hour/day, Monday–Friday.
• Term: long-term, ongoing (expected 12+ months).
• Onboarding: short transcription screening sample required before start.
• Equipment: computer, reliable internet, quality headphones, quiet place to work.