Ask Japan

Check whether a new request can be taken now. Remote work (calls, online reservations) has a daily limit; on-the-ground work takes one job at a time. Returns open or full and when it reopens.

Check whether a Japanese corporation is a registered Qualified Invoice Issuer (needed for consumption-tax credit). Accepts T + 13 digits or the 13-digit corporate number.

Check whether a MARU Order restaurant is taking takeout orders now, its hours and whether it accepts JPYC with a discount.

One profile for a Japanese corporation from its 13-digit corporate number: registered name and address, invoice (tax) registration status, and listing, industry and capital if it files with EDINET.

Get a MARU Order restaurant's menu: categories, items with tax-included JPY prices, options (size, toppings), allergens and sold-out flags. Use list shop slugs from the maru://order/shops resource.

Get the status of a request: received, quoted (price and how to pay), paid, in_progress, done (with result), cancelled or refunded.

List the services MARU Japan Hands provides in Japan (Japanese phone calls, restaurant and golf reservations, shopping proxy, on-site checks, interpreting, Osaka stays, home search and property viewings, app development), with prices in JPY, limits and what is not offered.

Get the address for a 7-digit Japanese postcode, including large offices that have their own postcode.

Place a takeout order. Returns an order number and a link. The customer pays at pickup at the counter, or opens the link to pay with JPYC (discounted). This tool never charges or moves money.

Instant cost estimate to buy an item sold in Japan and ship it: item price (from the shop page the user or agent found), our fee (10%, minimum JPY 2,000) and shipping estimated from Japan Post's official EMS table. Read-only: it does not order or charge anything.

Send a request for a service in Japan. Fixed-price services (phone_call JPY 1,500, restaurant_booking JPY 3,000, interpreting JPY 5,000 per 30 min) return the quote and payment details immediately. Other services get a fixed quote from a person within 2 hours (JST 09:00-21:00); requests sent outside hours are handled from 09:00. No email is needed: follow up with get_request_status. Creating a request is free and does not move any money. Full refund if we cannot do the task or you cancel before work starts.

Find postcodes by part of a Japanese address or an office name, e.g. 大阪市北区梅田.

Search all ~5.8 million corporations registered in Japan by name (Japanese, partial match). Returns corporate number, address, type and whether it is closed. Use the corporate number with get_company_profile.

Filter companies that file securities reports in Japan (EDINET) by industry (Japanese name, e.g. 不動産業, 輸送用機器) and minimum capital. Returns securities code and capital.