2025 Japan Summer Analyst Program (Tokyo)

2025 Japan Summer Analyst Program (Tokyo)

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. 

We are one of the largest and most active foreign financial firms in the Japanese market which reflects more than 50 years of client focus, innovation and the continuous pursuit of excellence. 

Our strategic alliance with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) leverages the combined capabilities of Morgan Stanley’s global reach and financial expertise and MUFG’s unparalleled local client footprint, to better meet client needs and deliver best-in-class financial services and products. 

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

Our unique program allows you to submit one application to be considered across all our hiring business areas, based on the preferences you provide. All degree majors are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility 

• Graduating from an overseas university (outside of Japan) or studying abroad outside of Japan during the academic year June 2024 to September 2025. 
• Proficiency* in both English and Japanese. 
• Graduating between October 2025 and September 2026 from any degree / discipline.
• Interested in starting a career in Tokyo. 

*All Japanese proficiency levels are welcome to apply. Japanese proficiency is considered alongside your business preferences and other skill sets. Minimum beginner proficiency required.

Internship Period 

10 weeks between June – August 2025 

Hiring Business Areas 

• Equity Research 
• Finance
• Fixed Income Sales and Trading
• Institutional Equity Sales and Trading (includes opportunities in Quantitative Finance)
• Investment Banking
• Technology 

If you are studying towards an MBA or PhD, please apply for our 2025 Summer Associate Program instead. Applications open via our website on Monday, June 24th.

Application Deadline 

We recruit on a rolling basis and encourage those who are ready, to apply early. After each deadline listed below, applications will be shared with the hiring business areas. 

• Deadline 1: August 18, 2024 (23:59 Japan Standard Time) 
• Deadline 2: September 15, 2024 (23:59 Japan Standard Time) 
• Deadline 3: October 13, 2024 (23:59 Japan Standard Time) 

Events 

We offer a variety of events, so you can connect directly with us whether you’re in Tokyo this Summer or anywhere else in the world! 

Other opportunities for those with alternative graduation dates opening from mid-September 2024: 

Graduating from a university in Japan between September 2025 and September 2026 and not studying abroad during this upcoming academic year? Please apply to our 2026 Full Time Analyst Program for domestic university students. Applications open Monday, September 16th, via our website.  

Graduating from any university between September 2024 and September 2025? Please visit our website to apply for our 2025 Full Time Analyst Program.

For enquiries, please email us at Recruit.Japan@morganstanley.com