Japan Government Data & Procurement Search

Search Japanese government open data catalogs, Cabinet Office procurement links, and jGrants subsidy programs in one run.

• ✅ Search 3 Japanese government sources together with one keyword list
• ✅ Find dataset catalogs, procurement navigation links, and subsidy program records in one output
• ✅ Use it without coding, or connect it to ChatGPT, Claude, MCP, Make, Zapier, or n8n
• ✅ Pay only for what you use: $0.002 per record
• ✅ Free $5 Apify credit on signup = about 2,500 records to test with

Japan government information is often split across separate portals, published with different structures, and difficult to scan quickly if you are working in English. This Actor gives you a single search layer across Japan's e-Gov open data catalog, Cabinet Office procurement pages, and jGrants subsidy listings, then returns normalized records you can review, export, or feed into your workflow.

It is best for discovery, monitoring, and early-stage research. You can use it to see what data exists, which procurement pages are relevant, and which subsidy programs match your topic before you move into deeper downstream analysis.

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What you can do with it

1. Discover Japanese government datasets before you build a research workflow

If you are exploring a topic like transport, population, energy, healthcare, or Tokyo-specific public data, this Actor can show you which e-Gov datasets are relevant without manually browsing the portal.

What you enter

• One or more search terms like Tokyo, transport, demographics, renewable energy
• Keep e-Gov open data catalog enabled

What you get back

• Dataset titles
• Publishing organizations or agencies where available
• Record descriptions and metadata previews
• Dataset links you can open directly

This is especially useful when you need to answer a simple question first: does the Japanese government already publish data on this topic?

2. Find Cabinet Office procurement pages related to your topic

If you need Japan government procurement signals, this Actor can search Cabinet Office procurement information links and return the pages that match your keyword.

What you enter

• Terms like IT, security, cloud, translation, consulting
• Keep Cabinet Office procurement enabled

What you get back

• Procurement-related link titles
• Source URLs
• Cabinet Office authority labeling in the normalized output
• Search-term-level traceability for each result

This works well when you want a discovery layer for public procurement pages without manually scanning government navigation pages.

3. Search Japanese subsidy and grant programs through jGrants

If you are looking for public support programs in Japan, this Actor can search jGrants and return structured subsidy program results.

What you enter

• Terms like manufacturing, export, SME, startup, DX, regional
• Keep jGrants subsidies enabled

What you get back

• Program titles
• Issuing bodies where available
• Deadlines
• Maximum subsidy amounts when present
• Target-area or location information
• Detail-page links

This is useful for grant discovery, subsidy watchlists, and initial opportunity screening.

4. Build a Japan public-sector watchlist across multiple source types

Some users do not want just one kind of record. They want a broader view of what is happening around a topic: datasets, procurement pages, and funding programs.

What you enter

• A short keyword set like mobility, disaster, aging, AI, carbon
• Enable all three categories

What you get back

• A mixed but normalized result set across 3 sources
• Source labels such as egov_catalog, cao_procurement, and jgrants
• A dataset you can export into Excel, CSV, or JSON for triage

This makes it easier to create a weekly or monthly topic watchlist without repeating the same search process across several Japanese government portals.

5. Use it from ChatGPT, Claude, or no-code automation

This Actor is designed for both manual and automated use. You can run it inside Apify, call it from your automation stack, or expose it to LLM workflows via Apify MCP.

What you enter

• Search terms and source toggles in Apify
• Or the same parameters from your automation tool

What you get back

• Structured records in the dataset
• Stable source labeling
• Search-term tracing for each record
• Output that is easy to send into spreadsheets, dashboards, or AI agents

That means you can go from search -> review -> export -> summarize -> monitor without rebuilding the search layer yourself.

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How to use

You do not need to write code to use this Actor.

1. Open the Actor and click Try for free
2. Enter one or more search terms such as Tokyo, procurement, subsidy, or health
3. Choose which categories to include:
   • e-Gov open data catalog
   • Cabinet Office procurement
   • jGrants subsidies
4. Set max results per source
5. Run the Actor
6. Review the results in Apify or export them as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS

If you are only testing, the free $5 Apify credit is enough for about 2,500 records at the current price.

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What you get back

The Actor returns normalized records from the selected Japan government sources. Exact fields vary by source, but the output is designed so you can review mixed results in one table instead of jumping between unrelated websites.

Common output fields include:

Field	What it means
name	Normalized primary title or label for preview
type	Normalized record type such as open data dataset, procurement notice, or subsidy program
status	Status when available from the source
country	Usually JP
authority	Upstream authority or platform such as e-Gov, Cabinet Office, or jGrants
_source	Source label for the record
_search_term	The keyword that produced the result
_collected_at	UTC collection timestamp

Depending on the source, you may also see dataset titles, agency names, descriptions, deadlines, award ceilings, locations, and landing-page URLs.

Here is a simplified example:

[
  {
    "name": "Open data catalog for urban transport statistics",
    "type": "open_data_dataset",
    "country": "JP",
    "authority": "e-Gov",
    "_source": "egov_catalog",
    "_search_term": "transport"
  },
  {
    "name": "Procurement information page for digital services",
    "type": "procurement_notice",
    "country": "JP",
    "authority": "Cabinet Office",
    "_source": "cao_procurement",
    "_search_term": "digital"
  },
  {
    "name": "Regional SME modernization subsidy",
    "type": "subsidy_program",
    "country": "JP",
    "authority": "jGrants",
    "_source": "jgrants",
    "_search_term": "SME"
  }
]

The goal is not to force every source into identical semantics. The goal is to make cross-source review fast enough to act on.

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Coverage

This Actor currently searches 3 Japanese government sources:

Source	What it covers	Best use
jp_egov_opendata_catalog	Japan e-Gov open data catalog dataset search	Discover government datasets and catalog entries
jp_cao_procurement_links	Cabinet Office procurement information links	Find relevant procurement navigation pages and entry points
jp_jgrants_subsidies_search	jGrants public subsidy program search	Find subsidy and grant opportunities

Coverage matters here because the sources are not all the same kind of thing.

• The e-Gov source is a dataset catalog search, not a database of individual contract awards
• The Cabinet Office source is a procurement links discovery layer, not a full GEPS replacement or agency-wide contract register
• The jGrants source returns subsidy program listings, not applicant-level or beneficiary-level private records

So the right mental model is: this Actor helps you find relevant public-sector information across Japan government portals, but it is not a single complete database of all Japanese public procurement or all government records.

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Pricing

This Actor uses simple usage-based pricing:

What triggers a charge	Cost
Actor start	$0.005
Each record returned	$0.002

In practical terms:

• 100 records cost about $0.205
• 500 records cost about $1.005
• 1,000 records cost about $2.005
• The free $5 Apify credit covers about 2,500 records

That makes it inexpensive to test a few topics, compare source types, and decide whether this search layer fits your workflow.

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Connect to your tools

You can use this Actor manually or connect it to your stack.

Tool	How to use it
Apify Console	Run it directly with a form input
Make.com	Use the Actor via Apify integration
Zapier / n8n	Trigger runs and pass results into downstream steps
ChatGPT / Claude	Connect through Apify MCP
Scripts / apps	Call it through the Apify API

If you want to use it with LLM workflows, Apify MCP is usually the cleanest option.

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When to use something else

This Actor is a strong fit when you want a single discovery and monitoring layer across several Japan government information sources.

Choose something else if you already know you need a narrower product:

• Use a dedicated procurement database if you need a full tender-management workflow
• Use a source-specific legal or regulatory tool if you need full legal text coverage
• Use a dedicated health-data actor if you want Japan medical and healthcare datasets rather than mixed government search
• Use a province, prefecture, or city-specific pipeline if you need local data outside these national portals

In short, this Actor is best for finding relevant public information quickly, not for replacing every downstream system.

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FAQ

Q: Does this search all Japanese government data?
A: No. It currently searches 3 sources: the e-Gov open data catalog, Cabinet Office procurement links, and jGrants subsidy listings.

Q: Does it return complete contract award databases?
A: No. The Cabinet Office source is primarily a procurement information links layer, and the e-Gov source is a dataset catalog. This Actor is best used for discovery and monitoring.

Q: Can I search in English?
A: Yes, but result quality depends on the source and topic. Japanese keywords will often produce broader and more precise coverage than English-only terms.

Q: Does it include subsidy deadlines and amounts?
A: For jGrants records, the output can include deadlines, max subsidy amounts, and target areas when those fields are available upstream.

Q: Can I export the results?
A: Yes. Apify datasets can be exported in formats like JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and RSS.

Q: Can I use multiple search terms in one run?
A: Yes. You can pass a keyword list, and the Actor will search each term across the enabled sources.

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Related Actors

If you are working on Japan and nearby public-sector data workflows, these may also fit:

Need	Actor
Japan health and medical data	Japan Health & Medical Data Search
Japan legal and regulatory materials	Japan Legal Database Search
Singapore public-sector sources	Singapore Government Data Search
Taiwan public-sector sources	Taiwan Government Data Search

More actors: apify.com/lentic_clockss

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Also Available

• Direct API: https://opendata.best/api/v1/data
• Postman collection: Fork and test
• GitHub: Collection source files