How to conduct a survey on companies in Japan from overseas.

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When starting a business relationship with a new partner or making an acquisition, the first thing you need to do is to find out more about the company. This is even more important if the company is a Japanese company of a different nationality.

However, many Japanese companies often have their documents written in Japanese, and it can be difficult to know how to do research when dealing with a Japanese company for the first time.

This article explains how clients who are not from Japan can research Japanese companies.

Information that you are able to get by the methods described in this article

Company name
Date of Establishment
Description of business
Address of head office
Address of offices, branches, etc. other than head office
Name of representative
Corporatie number
Phone number
Employee number
Capital
Sales
Main banks
Major shareholders
Main business partners, etc.

You can get the information by researching a company using the methods described here.

How to search for company information?

Company website

You get the basic corporate information from the company website. Usually it is written by the company. They do business with overseas clients, they most likely operate a website in English

In most cases, you can find the company website with a search engine.Information available on the website include date of establishment, capital, number of employees, address,telephone number, locations, and group companies, etc.

Corporate Information Search Service

As the name suggests, the corporate Information Search Service allows you to search for corporate information.

By simply searching for a company name, you can check detailed information about the company. Many of these services are also available in English. The following information can be confirmed by Teikoku Databank, which is representative of this service.

Listed or unlisted
Address
Phone number
Capital
Main business
Date of establishment
Main business partners
Business grouping
Name of representative
Fiscal year end
Sales
Profit
Capital-to-asset ratio

The service can also check for involvement with anti-social forces, and has all the necessary functions to verify the credibility of a company.

However, in order to use this service, you must pass a post-application review. This review takes 7 business days.

Japan Company Handbook (KAISHA SHIKIHOU)

Japan Company Handbook is a leading English-language investment magazine for researching company informationIt provides a compact summary of the characteristics, performance, financials, and stock price movements of each listed Japanese company. It is useful for those who need company information in English, such as those in overseas divisions who are in charge of Japan..It publish four times a year.

Annual securities report

Listed companies are required to submit annual securities reports. These reports are available on each company’s website.he main contents of the annual securities report are as follows.

Corporate Profile
Status of business
Status of Facilities
Status of the submitting company
Status of Accounting
Summary of stock affairs

However, many companies do not prepare their reports in English, and you will need to use a translation service. In addition, in general, only some companies, such as major corporations and listed companies, prepare these reports, therefore you cannot get the information on medium and small sized companies.

Certified copy of company registry

A certified copy of the company register is a document that contains important information about the company. This document contains the following information.

The company name
Address of the head office
Date of establishment
Description of the company’s business
Capital
List of names of officers, directors, and auditors. List of names of officers, directors, and auditors, including addresses for representatives. Branch office: In some cases, the company may not be registered.

If the company you want to check is registered, anyone can obtain the information at the Legal Affairs Bureau, or you can obtain it online.

However, the documents are not in English, therefore when no one in your company can speak Japanese, you will need someone to assist you.

Survey we can conduct

In addition to getting the corporate information retrieval services and registration certificate acquisition services on your behalf described here, we can also conduct reputation checks.

The purpose of a reputation check is to

Protect your brand: Safeguard the brand image that your company has built over the years.
Prevent loss of trust: Avoid relationships that could undermine business credibility.
Guide critical decisions: make informed decisions that affect the fate of the company.
Prevent negative chain of events: avoid negative impacts on stakeholders and the supply chain.

The companies that send substandard products and fall out of touch, or to be a paper company with no real identity are not few.

If you request a reputation check from us, we will thoroughly investigate the company, including credit checks using our own network and surveys of past customers and employees.

We are a member of the World Association of Detective Agencies and have an international network. We have the resources, technology, expertise, and connections to deliver results to your satisfaction.

We are a member of the World Association of Detective Agencies ,therefore have an international network. We have the resources, technology, expertise, and connections to deliver results that satisfy our clients.If you are planning to do major business with a Japanese company and need to do careful investigation, we are able to assist you.

Conclusion

Getting information on Japanese companies from the United States can be difficult. Unlike other countries, English services are not common in Japan, in particular public service,language barriers still exist.

If you would like to request our services, please let us know the name of the company you would like to research and the information you would like to get. We will propose the best research method for your situation.

Please feel free to contact us as there is no cost incurred until we formally make a contract with you.