Good day everyone,
I am interested to know how do you find an internship in HCI in Japan, either as a researcher or any other area related to user research.
Thank you in advance 
Unfortunately, internships in Japan aren’t so common. Furthermore, most Japanese tech companies have products that are for the domestic market, so it means any research would likely require Japanese. So I think your chances of finding an internship are pretty slim unless you’re a fluent Japanese speaker and are already living in Japan.
Assuming you are still in university though, you could check if your institution has any connections to Japan. I have heard of places like Tokyo Institute of Technology accepting researchers from international universities, and The Canada-Japan Co-op Program provides Canadian students with internship opportunities in Japan. I think that being a university student is actually a requirement for the visa that is normally used for internships.
Thank you for the information 