Philip Morris Japan Recognized as a Top Employer for Seven Consecutive Years

Philip Morris Japan Achieves Top Employer Status for Seven Years

On January 15, 2026, Philip Morris Japan (PMJ), based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, announced its certification as a Top Employer in Japan by the Top Employers Institute, headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This marks the seventh consecutive year that PMJ has received this prestigious recognition. Concurrently, its parent company, Philip Morris International (PMI), has secured the Global Top Employer certification for ten consecutive years.

The Top Employers Institute evaluates companies worldwide based on their human resource practices and employment environments, assessing criteria such as working conditions, recruitment, employee development, benefits, and diversity and inclusion. PMJ and PMI were recognized for their commitment to creating a remarkable employment environment, meeting the needs of an evolving world. PMJ is now among 17 companies certified for the 2026 fiscal year, reflecting the ongoing transformation to enhance the workforce.

The certification process by the Top Employers Institute assesses whether PMJ meets standards across six areas of human resources:

1. Drive: Business and human resource strategy, leadership development.
2. Organizational Design: Structuring and restructuring, digitalization of HR, improving the work environment.
3. Attraction: Corporate branding, talent acquisition, enriching training systems.
4. Development: Performance enhancement, career progression, providing learning opportunities.
5. Unity: Values, morale and integrity, sustainability and inclusion.
6. Engagement: Well-being, compensation and evaluation, exit support systems.

Both PMI and PMJ continuously strive for the highest standards in all these areas. Their commitment and results led to receiving the Top Employer certification. Currently, PMI employs more than 83,100 people globally, with approximately 1,600 employees in Japan working towards the goal of a smoke-free society. This recognition encourages PMJ to continue leading industry transformation as a global company that values diversity and inclusion and aims to maintain a high-quality HR system and workplace environment.

For more information about careers at PMJ, you can visit the Philip Morris Japan Careers website. To learn about PMI’s human resources and employment environment, view the Develop Your Career at PMI page. For details about the Top Employers Institute, check their official website.

PMI’s Vision: A Smoke-Free Society

Philip Morris International (PMI) works towards achieving a smoke-free society, evolving its product portfolio over the long term to include products without paper cigarettes or nicotine. As of June 30, 2025, PMI’s smoke-free products are available in major cities and national markets across 100 countries, with an estimated 41.5 million adult smokers using PMI's smoke-free products worldwide. This segment accounts for about 41% of PMI’s net revenue from January to September 2025.

Since 2008, PMI has invested $14 billion aiming to phase out cigarette sales by innovatively developing and commercializing smoke-free products for adult smokers. This includes building world-class scientific evaluation capabilities in preclinical system toxicology, clinical and behavioral research, and post-marketing surveillance. Based on strict scientific assessments, the FDA has approved sales for certain PMI devices and tobacco sticks, marking these as the first in their categories to obtain such permission. Moreover, products like IQOS devices and General snus have become the first Modified Risk Tobacco Products (MRTP) approved by the FDA.

With solid capabilities in life sciences, PMI aims to expand into wellness and healthcare, intending to enhance life quality through seamless health experiences.

About Philip Morris Japan (PMJ)

PMJ is a subsidiary of PMI, involved in marketing and promoting PMI products in Japan since 1985. Currently, PMJ has around 1,600 employees and holds a 42.6% share in the Japanese tobacco market, leading with heated tobacco products. PMJ promotes PMI's goal of a smoke-free society and actively works towards expanding smoke-free facilities and attractions nationwide.

For more details about PMJ's initiatives toward a smoke-free society, please refer to the PMJ website.