Your Japanese candidates see Hirevire in Japanese. From the first click to submission.

Every button, instruction, prompt, and error message auto-translates. Write your interview questions in Japanese, and the entire candidate-facing experience renders natively. Available on every paid plan. No setup call. No add-on.

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The same Hirevire application page, rendered in English vs. 日本語. This is exactly what your candidate sees.

Set the language once in your job settings, or add ?lang=ja to any application URL. Candidates always see the experience in their language.

What translates, what does not

We are upfront about the scope, because hiring teams have been burned by tools that overclaim.

Auto-translated

What the candidate sees, automatically

  • All on-screen instructions and microcopy
  • Buttons, navigation, and form labels
  • Recording controls and progress indicators
  • Camera and microphone permission prompts
  • Error messages and validation prompts
  • Submission confirmation and follow-up screens
  • Your careers page, if enabled
You configure

In the language you want answers in

  • Your interview questions
  • Any job-specific instructions you add
  • Candidate emails (invites and reminders default to English, and can be manually updated per job)

Most teams hiring in Japan write their questions in Japanese, and candidates respond in Japanese. Some teams running bilingual programs write questions in English to screen for English proficiency, while still giving candidates the comfort of a Japanese UI.

A small but useful note: your recruiter dashboard stays in English. We did this on purpose. Your recruiters do not have to learn a Japanese admin panel, and your candidates still get a fully native experience.

Why this matters

A Japanese-speaking candidate landing on an interface with English buttons does not give you a fair signal. They get nervous, they second-guess clicks, they bounce before recording. You lose qualified people for reasons that have nothing to do with the job.

Translating the candidate experience is not a polish feature. It is the difference between getting honest answers and getting whoever can navigate your tool.

AI Reviews work on Japanese responses

Hirevire transcribes Japanese audio and video responses, then runs your scorecard rubric against the transcript. You get the same AI-generated summary and scoring you would for English candidates.

To get the best transcription accuracy, set the Transcription Language in your job's AI settings to Japanese. Once configured, AI Reviews surface candidate strengths, gaps against your rubric, and a recommended next step.

Three ways to set the language

Method 1

Set it in your job settings

When creating a job, pick Japanese from the language dropdown. Every candidate who opens that job sees the experience in Japanese, regardless of how they arrived.

Method 2

Use a URL parameter

Add ?lang=ja to any application URL. Useful when sharing the same job in multiple languages, or when sourcing candidates through region-specific channels.

Method 3

Let candidates choose

If you do not set a language, candidates can toggle it themselves from the language picker in the application page footer. Useful for mixed-language sourcing where you cannot predict candidate preference.

All three methods work on every paid plan.

Pricing

Multilingual candidate experience is included on every paid plan at Hirevire. There is no separate language module, no per-language fee, and no minimum contract. You can change the language on any job, at any time, from your dashboard.

Try it with a real job

Start a free trial, set the language to Japanese, and send the application link to yourself. You will see the full candidate experience in Japanese in under five minutes. No credit card needed.

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Questions? Reply to any of our emails. We respond within a day.

Frequently asked questions about Japanese candidate interviews

Does Hirevire support hiring Japanese-speaking candidates?
Yes. The entire candidate-facing experience, including buttons, instructions, prompts, error messages, and confirmations, renders natively in Japanese. Available on every paid plan with no setup call.
How do I share a job application link in Japanese?
Add ?lang=ja to any Hirevire application URL, or set Japanese as the default language in the job's settings. Both methods work on every paid plan.
Can I ask interview questions in Japanese?
Yes. Write your questions in Japanese in the job settings, and candidates will see and respond in Japanese. Most teams hiring in Asia-Pacific do exactly this.
Does AI scoring work on Japanese responses?
Yes. Hirevire transcribes Japanese audio and video responses, then runs your scorecard rubric against the transcript. The AI Review surfaces matched strengths, gaps against your rubric, and a recommended next step (Move forward, Hold for review, or Reject), summarized in English for the recruiter.
What if my candidate's browser is already set to Japanese?
If you have not forced a language at the job or URL level, Hirevire detects the candidate's browser locale and serves the application in Japanese automatically. If browser detection misses, the page falls back to the job default, then English.
Is Japanese support an extra paid feature?
No. Japanese is included on every paid Hirevire plan at no extra cost.