# Japan Kanpou Official Gazette Scraper (官報) (`jungle_synthesizer/kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper`) Actor Extract notices from Kanpou (官報), Japan official gazette. Crawls 号外 (special), 本紙 (main), and procurement editions. Structured parsing for bankruptcy (破産), civil rehabilitation, dissolution — extracts debtor, court, case number, trustee, and claim deadline. Japan equivalent of the Bundesanzeiger. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Japan Kanpou Official Gazette Scraper Scrape notices from [Kanpou](https://kanpou.npb.go.jp) (官報), Japan's official government gazette. Crawls 号外 (special), 本紙 (main), and procurement editions across the 90-day rolling archive. Structured parsing for bankruptcy (破産), civil rehabilitation (民事再生), dissolution (解散), and liquidation (清算) notices — extracts debtor, court, case number, trustee, and claim deadline. --- ### Kanpou Scraper Features - Crawls all four Kanpou editions: 本紙 (main), 号外 (special), 政府調達 (procurement), 特別号外 - Returns date range, issue number, notice category, and direct PDF URL for every notice - Structured field extraction for bankruptcy and civil-rehab notices: debtor, address, 法人番号 (hojin bangou), court, case number, trustee, claim deadline - Filter by notice category — bankruptcy, civil rehab, dissolution, liquidation, auction, statutory orders, or all - Returns both Gregorian and wareki (令和) date formats - No login, no proxy — kanpou.npb.go.jp serves traffic publicly --- ### Who Uses Kanpou Data? - **Credit risk teams** — Detect new corporate bankruptcies and civil-rehab filings against Japanese counterparties in near-real time - **M&A and distressed-asset desks** — Track dissolution and liquidation notices for acquisition opportunities - **Compliance and KYC vendors** — Enrich Japanese entity records with bankruptcy / sanctioned-counterparty flags - **Legal and IP firms** — Monitor trustee appointments and claim-filing deadlines on bankruptcy cases of interest - **Financial researchers** — Build longitudinal datasets of Japanese corporate failures by sector and region --- ### How the Kanpou Scraper Works 1. **Configure scope** — Pick a date range (within the free 90-day rolling archive), edition types, and notice categories. 2. **Index crawl** — The scraper walks the issue index for each date in range, collecting notice metadata from the section listings. 3. **PDF extraction (optional)** — With `extractPdfText` enabled, each notice PDF is downloaded and parsed for structured fields. About 3x slower than metadata-only mode, and required for bankruptcy/civil-rehab field extraction. 4. **Export** — One record per notice in your Apify dataset, with both raw and structured fields populated. --- ### Input #### Recent bankruptcy and civil-rehab notices ```json { "dateFrom": "2026-04-01", "dateTo": "2026-05-11", "issueTypes": ["gougai"], "noticeCategories": ["hasan", "minji_saisei"], "extractPdfText": true, "maxItems": 500 } ```` #### All notice categories, metadata only ```json { "dateFrom": "2026-05-01", "dateTo": "2026-05-11", "issueTypes": ["honshi", "gougai"], "noticeCategories": ["all"], "extractPdfText": false, "maxItems": 0 } ``` #### Dissolutions and liquidations only ```json { "issueTypes": ["gougai"], "noticeCategories": ["kaisan", "seisan"], "extractPdfText": true, "maxItems": 200 } ``` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | dateFrom | string | — | Start of issue-date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Empty = 90-day archive start. | | dateTo | string | — | End of issue-date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Empty = today. | | issueTypes | array | `["gougai"]` | Editions: `honshi`, `gougai`, `seifu_chotatsu`, `tokubetsu_gougai`. | | noticeCategories | array | bankruptcy / civil rehab / dissolution / liquidation | `hasan`, `minji_saisei`, `kaisan`, `seisan`, `koubai`, `kokuji`, `seirei`, `shourei`, or `all`. | | extractPdfText | boolean | `true` | Download and parse each PDF. Required for structured bankruptcy fields. | | maxItems | integer | 10 | Cap on records. `0` = unlimited. | | proxyConfiguration | object | none | Proxy settings. Off by default. | *** ### Kanpou Scraper Output Fields ```json { "issue_date": "2026-05-08", "issue_date_wareki": "令和8年5月8日", "issue_type": "号外", "issue_number": "第104号", "notice_id": "13", "notice_category": "公告", "notice_subcategory": "裁判所", "title": "破産手続開始決定", "body_text": "債務者 株式会社サンプル工業 (東京都港区赤坂1-2-3) について破産手続開始決定...", "entity_name": "株式会社サンプル工業", "entity_address": "東京都港区赤坂1-2-3", "entity_corporate_number": "8010001012345", "court_name": "東京地方裁判所", "case_number": "令和8年(フ)第1234号", "trustee_name": "山田 太郎", "trustee_contact": "東京都千代田区霞が関3-2-1 03-1234-5678", "claim_deadline": "2026-07-15", "pdf_url": "https://kanpou.npb.go.jp/20260508/20260508g00104/20260508g001040013f.html", "source_url": "https://kanpou.npb.go.jp/20260508/20260508g00104/" } ``` | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | issue\_date | string | Kanpou issue date (Gregorian YYYY-MM-DD) | | issue\_date\_wareki | string | Issue date in wareki format (e.g. 令和8年5月11日) | | issue\_type | string | Edition: 本紙, 号外, 政府調達, 特別号外 | | issue\_number | string | Kanpou issue number (e.g. 第104号) | | notice\_id | string | Unique notice ID within the issue (page number) | | notice\_category | string | Notice category heading (e.g. 公告, 省令, 告示) | | notice\_subcategory | string | Subcategory (e.g. 裁判所, 会社その他) | | title | string | Notice title text | | body\_text | string | Extracted notice body text | | entity\_name | string | Debtor / entity name for bankruptcy and dissolution notices | | entity\_address | string | Debtor address | | entity\_corporate\_number | string | 13-digit 法人番号 (hojin bangou) when present | | court\_name | string | Court name for judicial notices (e.g. 東京地方裁判所) | | case\_number | string | Case number 事件番号 (e.g. 令和8年(フ)第1234号) | | trustee\_name | string | Bankruptcy trustee or liquidator (破産管財人 / 清算人) | | trustee\_contact | string | Trustee contact address or phone | | claim\_deadline | string | Claim filing deadline (YYYY-MM-DD) | | pdf\_url | string | Direct PDF URL for the notice | | source\_url | string | Kanpou issue index URL | *** ### FAQ #### How do I scrape Japan's official gazette? Kanpou Scraper handles it. Set a date range within the 90-day rolling archive, pick edition types and notice categories, and run. With `extractPdfText` enabled, you get structured fields (debtor, court, trustee, deadline) for bankruptcy and civil-rehab notices. #### How much does this actor cost to run? Kanpou Scraper uses pay-per-event pricing on the `default_2603_basic` profile at a 1.0x coefficient. No proxy fees. A 500-notice run with PDF extraction enabled costs cents in platform fees. #### Can I get historical Kanpou notices beyond 90 days? Kanpou Scraper covers the free 90-day rolling archive at kanpou.npb.go.jp. Older notices are paywalled by the National Printing Bureau and are not scraped by this actor. #### What categories include structured field extraction? Kanpou Scraper extracts structured debtor/court/trustee/deadline fields for bankruptcy (破産) and civil rehabilitation (民事再生) notices. Dissolution and liquidation notices populate entity name, address, and 法人番号. Other categories return title and body text only. #### Does this actor need proxies? Kanpou Scraper runs proxy-free. kanpou.npb.go.jp is a Japanese government site that serves traffic publicly without rate-limiting at the volumes this actor produces. *** ### Need More Features? Need historical-archive access beyond 90 days, kanji-to-romaji normalization, or webhook delivery on new bankruptcy filings? [Open an issue](https://console.apify.com/actors/issues) or get in touch. ### Why Use Kanpou Scraper? - **Structured judicial fields** — Bankruptcy and civil-rehab notices have debtor, court, case number, trustee, and claim-deadline parsed into separate columns. Most gazette scrapers stop at title and PDF link. - **法人番号 when present** — The 13-digit hojin bangou is extracted directly from notice text when included, which makes joining to Japanese corporate registries trivial. - **Both calendars** — Returns issue date in both Gregorian and wareki (令和) formats, so downstream tools and humans can both read it. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `dateFrom` (type: `string`): Start date for issue date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Kanpou provides a free 90-day rolling archive. ## `dateTo` (type: `string`): End date for issue date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today. ## `issueTypes` (type: `array`): Which Kanpou editions to crawl. Bankruptcy and dissolution notices are concentrated in 号外 (special edition). ## `noticeCategories` (type: `array`): Which notice categories to extract. High-value for commercial users: bankruptcy, civil rehab, dissolution, liquidation. ## `extractPdfText` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, download each notice PDF and extract structured fields (debtor, trustee, case number, deadline). Required for bankruptcy and civil rehab parsing. Roughly 3x slower than metadata-only mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of notice records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. kanpou.npb.go.jp is a government site and does not require proxies. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "issueTypes": [ "gougai" ], "noticeCategories": [ "hasan", "minji_saisei", "kaisan", "seisan" ], "extractPdfText": true, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "issueTypes": [ "gougai" ], "noticeCategories": [ "hasan", "minji_saisei", "kaisan", "seisan" ], "extractPdfText": true, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "issueTypes": ["gougai"], "noticeCategories": [ "hasan", "minji_saisei", "kaisan", "seisan", ], "extractPdfText": True, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "dateFrom": "", "dateTo": "", "issueTypes": [ "gougai" ], "noticeCategories": [ "hasan", "minji_saisei", "kaisan", "seisan" ], "extractPdfText": true, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Japan Kanpou Official Gazette Scraper (官報)", "description": "Extract notices from Kanpou (官報), Japan official gazette. Crawls 号外 (special), 本紙 (main), and procurement editions. Structured parsing for bankruptcy (破産), civil rehabilitation, dissolution — extracts debtor, court, case number, trustee, and claim deadline. Japan equivalent of the Bundesanzeiger.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "YLUrWFze4CTY1hO07" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-kanpou-japan-gazette-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "dateFrom": { "title": "Issue Date From", "type": "string", "description": "Start date for issue date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Kanpou provides a free 90-day rolling archive." }, "dateTo": { "title": "Issue Date To", "type": "string", "description": "End date for issue date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today." }, "issueTypes": { "title": "Issue Types", "type": "array", "description": "Which Kanpou editions to crawl. Bankruptcy and dissolution notices are concentrated in 号外 (special edition).", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "honshi", "gougai", "seifu_chotatsu", "tokubetsu_gougai" ], "enumTitles": [ "本紙 (Main)", "号外 (Special)", "政府調達 (Procurement)", "特別号外 (Special Special)" ] }, "default": [ "gougai" ] }, "noticeCategories": { "title": "Notice Categories", "type": "array", "description": "Which notice categories to extract. High-value for commercial users: bankruptcy, civil rehab, dissolution, liquidation.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "hasan", "minji_saisei", "kaisan", "seisan", "koubai", "kokuji", "seirei", "shourei", "all" ], "enumTitles": [ "破産 Bankruptcy", "民事再生 Civil Rehab", "解散 Dissolution", "清算 Liquidation", "競売 Auction", "告示 Gazette", "政令 Cabinet Order", "省令 Ministerial Order", "All Categories" ] }, "default": [ "hasan", "minji_saisei", "kaisan", "seisan" ] }, "extractPdfText": { "title": "Extract PDF Text", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, download each notice PDF and extract structured fields (debtor, trustee, case number, deadline). Required for bankruptcy and civil rehab parsing. Roughly 3x slower than metadata-only mode.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of notice records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. kanpou.npb.go.jp is a government site and does not require proxies." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```