# Japan Company Search

> Search the Japanese corporate number register by name or number, free and with no account. See the corporation's status and its head office location.

Canonical: https://corpoapi.com/country-search/japan-company-search

Type a company name or corporate number and get matched entities with number, status, and registered address.

## What you get

### Matched registered name

The legal name as filed on the register, ready to match contracts and invoices.

### Corporate number

The local identifier for this entity, the key for a full company profile call.

### Status and address

Current standing and the registered address returned with each match.

## Same lookup with our API

Run the same ranked search via GET /v1/search with jurisdiction `jp`. Search is free on every plan. See the [search endpoint docs](/endpoints/search).

```text
GET /v1/search?q=Acme+Industries&jurisdiction=jp
```

## FAQ

### What is the corporate number?

The thirteen-digit identifier the National Tax Agency assigns to every corporation in Japan. It stays with the entity for life and is the number a profile call takes.

### Is this the commercial registry?

The corporate number register is the national publication the tax side runs, and the commercial registries at the Legal Affairs Bureaus hold the filings behind it. The search reads the national corporate number register.

### Can I search by company name?

Yes. The register is searched by name as well as by number, and a name returns the nearest candidates ranked, with their corporate number and status.