About Japan Business Directory
Japan Business Directory is an English-language directory of 37+ businesses across Japan, built for foreign residents, tourists, and international researchers who need trustworthy, current information without relying on machine translation.
Why it exists
Most Japanese business listings are Japanese-only, or translated so loosely that hours, addresses, and services get lost. We publish direct, accurate English descriptions instead.
How listings are verified
Our team calls or emails each business to confirm its address, phone number, and hours before granting the verified badge — self-reported listings stay unverified until checked.
Our mission
Make it as easy to find a trustworthy hospital, hotel, or hardware store in Japan as it is in your home country, in your own language.
Our team
Japan Business Directory is maintained by a small team of Japan-based researchers and engineers who verify listings directly with business owners and keep category, city, and hours data current as businesses open, close, and change.
Frequently asked questions
The directory is built for English-reading foreign residents, tourists, and business researchers looking into companies in Japan — not for Japanese-language domestic search.
Our team confirms a business's address, phone number, and hours directly with the owner before adding the verified checkmark badge to its listing.
Self-service submission is planned for a future release. For now, contact us through the Contact section on our Get Listed page and we'll add or update your listing manually.
Verified listings are re-checked periodically, and every listing shows the date it was last updated so you can judge how current the information is.