Japan company verification
Search and verify Japanese companies in English.
Start with an English name, Japanese legal name, Corporate Number, or company website. Review registry context, public records, and the original Japanese source in one English profile.
English names are used for discovery only when their source is recorded. The Japanese registered name and Corporate Number remain visible for identity confirmation.
Search to evidence
Identify first. Then verify.
- 1Enter a company name, Corporate Number, or website.
- 2Confirm the Japanese legal entity and registered address.
- 3Review public records and open the original source before relying on a finding.
No matching record does not mean the company is risk-free. Collection scope and source dates are shown with the result.
Index
≈ 27,900
public sanctions and suspensions
Index
≈ 335,000
Official Gazette notices
Index
≈ 5,850,000
Japanese corporations searchable
Latest disclosure
Nov 6
most recent public record
Breakdown: enforcement ≈11,500 / procurement suspensions ≈10,700 / license actions ≈3,480 / subsidy and other public-record sanctions ≈2,210
The total counts published records across categories; it is not a unique-incident count across authorities.
Sanction, corporate-registry, and Gazette counts are approximate database-statistics estimates. Source materials are published by the respective Japanese government bodies; original Japanese URLs are linked from each record. Latest enforcement update: Nov 6, 2026.
Research index
High-signal research paths
Jump to the English pages overseas compliance teams usually need first.
Consumer Affairs Agency
CAA / advertisingMisleading representations, subscription sales, and consumer transaction cases.
Financial Services Agency
FSA / financeFinancial sector business improvement orders, SESC recommendations, and penalties.
Business Suspension Orders
High severityCompanies ordered to suspend business under Japanese administrative law.
Public Risk Disclosures
Beyond actionsLabor violation disclosures, unregistered operator warnings, and similar public lists.
Subsidy Fraud Disclosures
GrantsImproper receipt disclosures for employment subsidies and COVID-era business grants.
Data Sources
Source policyOfficial Japanese sources, update cadence, and evidence handling policy.
English research hubs
Company identity hub
Japanese Company Registry and Corporate Number Search
Search Japanese company profiles by Japanese or English name or Corporate Number. Compare RegBase public records with official Corporate Number and commercial registration sources.
Supplier due diligence hub
Japan Supplier Due Diligence Hub
A public-source due diligence hub for overseas teams screening Japanese suppliers, vendors, distributors, and manufacturing partners.
Regulatory enforcement hub
Japanese Regulatory Enforcement and Public Risk Hub
Search and understand Japanese regulatory enforcement actions, administrative sanctions, business suspension orders, public warnings, and public-risk disclosures in English.
These hubs answer common overseas search questions before routing users into company search, enforcement search, and public-record source links.
Sources and coverage
Understand coverage and verify original sources
Review the public sources included in RegBase, their update policy, and coverage limitations. Follow each record to the original Japanese disclosure and check its date and scope.
New English guides
45 practical guides for Japanese company checks
Start with focused guides for company verification, Corporate Number lookup, supplier due diligence, vendor screening, Official Gazette notices, business suspension orders, and regulator-specific enforcement records.
What is covered
Laws & regulations
- · Antimonopoly Act / Subcontract Act
- · Specified Commercial Transactions Act
- · Premiums & Misleading Representations Act
- · Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
- · Road Transport Vehicle Act / Minimum Wage Act
- · Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Act
- · Personal Information Protection Act
- · Telecommunications Business Act
Action types
- · Cease and Desist Orders
- · Surcharge Payment Orders
- · Business Suspension / Improvement Orders
- · Recommendations & Directives
- · Criminal Accusations
- · Public risk / subsidy disclosure records
- · Administrative Guidance & Warnings
Use cases for global compliance teams
Japan Supplier Due Diligence
Screen Japanese suppliers with public enforcement actions, Corporate Number data, original Japanese source links, and public company profiles.
Japan Third-Party Risk Management
Search Japanese counterparties for public regulatory enforcement actions, business suspensions, government orders, and company registry context.
Japanese Regulatory Enforcement Search
Search Japanese regulatory enforcement actions across agencies and laws with English context, public source links, evidence status, and company profiles.
Japanese Company Compliance Screening
Search Japanese company compliance profiles in English, including public enforcement actions, Corporate Number identifiers, registry context, and source evidence.
These pages target high-intent searches from teams outside Japan, including supplier due diligence, third-party risk management, company compliance screening, and regulatory record review.
High-signal search paths for Japan compliance
These pages are designed for specific English searches such as "Japanese company enforcement record," "Japan administrative sanctions search," "JFTC cease and desist order," and "Consumer Affairs Agency surcharge payment order."
How English company names are sourced
Japanese companies are not legally required to register an English name. To minimize risk of false matches, RegBase does not translate or romanize company names for display. An English company name is shown only when an official or verified official-source record is available.
Registered English name from gBizINFO (Japan's government corporate registry).
Verified against a recorded official company, EDINET, IR, or government source.
No official English-name source is recorded, so the original Japanese company name is displayed.
Always cross-reference the Corporate Number (法人番号 — Japan's unique 13-digit entity identifier) when matching records.
Need a person, not just a search result?
Ask a Japan-based team to review the company.
We can identify the Japanese legal entity, explain the available records, scope a screening report, or review a supplier list before you make a commercial decision.
- ✓ English name to Japanese legal-entity matching
- ✓ Public-record and official-source review
- ✓ Clear scope, delivery date, and price before work begins
Direct inquiry
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Send the English name or website you have. We can check the Japanese legal entity and tell you what information is available.
Important — read before using these records
- English titles and summaries are provided for reference only. English company names are shown only when an official or verified official-source record exists. The authoritative record is the original Japanese source linked on each detail page.
- English summaries are machine-translated and may contain errors. Verify against the Japanese source before making any compliance, credit, or legal decision.
- RegBase aggregates public government disclosures and is not a credit-rating agency, sanctions list, or legal advisory service.