Japan is famous for its industrial and technological advances until today, after the 1990s Japan had an economic collapse and monetary crisis. With this phenomenon, Japanese companies are reducing local employees for counting bankruptcy and have started recruiting overseas employees for cheaper wages. Overseas employees and workers are kensh?sei and jissh?sei which is a short temporary contract work system in a company in Japan. This system became a pull factor for employees in Indonesia, which became a new habitus in the 2000s. The employees who want to migrate to Japan refer to the factors of habitus and capital they have. The theory and concept of this study use Pierre Bourdieu on habitus and capital, as well as Nanang Martono on social change strategies. The conclusion of this research is a perspective on the habitus and capital of Indonesian employees who will leave for Japan