Supplier due diligence
Japan Third-Party Risk Management Checklist
Use this checklist when Japanese counterparties need repeatable public-source screening under a third-party risk program.
Key takeaways
- Third-party risk starts with role and risk-tier classification.
- Entity matching should happen before public-risk interpretation.
- RegBase supports repeatable public-source evidence collection.
- High-risk relationships need broader controls beyond public records.
Practical workflow
- 1Classify the third party by role, sector, geography, access, and risk tier.
- 2Confirm legal entity identity with Japanese name and Corporate Number.
- 3Search RegBase company, enforcement, public-risk, and subsidy pages.
- 4Save evidence and record approval, clarification, or escalation.
- 5Schedule refresh checks based on risk tier and relationship changes.
Define the relationship before searching
A Japanese counterparty can be a supplier, distributor, customer, agent, service provider, data processor, or investment target. Each role creates different public-record priorities.
A third-party risk workflow should therefore begin with role and risk tier, not only company name search.
Build a repeatable evidence packet
A useful evidence packet includes the matched company page, Corporate Number context, source URLs, search date, search terms, reviewer notes, and the decision outcome under internal policy.
- Company identity and source labels
- Public enforcement and public-risk records
- Original Japanese source URLs
- Reviewer notes and escalation status
Important limitation
RegBase supports public-source screening and evidence collection. It is not a credit report, sanctions result, legal opinion, or final due-diligence conclusion.