# Japan Corporate Number (Houjin Bangou) Company Lookup Scraper (`scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper`) Actor

Search Japanese companies by name and scrape their official 13-digit corporate number (houjin bangou), registered name, kana reading, address and prefecture from the national corporate-number registry. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.25 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
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# Windows
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```bash

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# README

## Japan Corporate Number (Houjin Bangou) Company Lookup Scraper

> Search Japanese companies by name and get their official 13-digit corporate number (法人番号 / houjin bangou), registered name, kana reading, address and prefecture. Clean structured data for KYB, due diligence, lead generation and entity resolution.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples)**


![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify&logoColor=white)
![Company data](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-Japan%20companies-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Corporate number</strong><br>official 13-digit ID</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Name & address</strong><br>plus kana & prefecture</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### What you get

Each record is one Japanese company matched to your search, ready for a CRM, a KYB workflow or a spreadsheet:

- **corporateNumber**: the official 13-digit corporate number (法人番号)
- **name**: the registered company name
- **kana**: the kana (furigana) reading of the name
- **address**: the registered address
- **prefecture**: the prefecture parsed from the address (for example 東京都, 大阪府, 愛知県)
- **url**: a direct link to the company's public registry page
- **source** and **observedAt**: provenance and freshness

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| KYB and onboarding | Fintech and compliance teams confirming a Japanese entity's official number |
| Due diligence | Analysts resolving company names to a canonical corporate number |
| Lead generation | Sales teams building lists of Japanese companies by name pattern |
| Data enrichment | Teams appending corporate numbers and addresses to existing records |

### How to use it

1. Enter a **company name** (Japanese or kana works best, for example `トヨタ自動車`, `ソフトバンク`, `楽天`).
2. Choose a **match type**: partial (name contains the text) or prefix (name starts with the text).
3. Set **Max Items** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**What is a corporate number (法人番号)?**
It is the official 13-digit identifier assigned to every registered company and organization in Japan. It is the canonical key for identifying a Japanese legal entity.

**Can I search in Japanese?**
Yes. Searching by the Japanese or kana company name gives the best matches. The registered names are in Japanese.

**How do I find one specific company?**
Use the exact name with prefix matching to narrow results, then pick the record whose address matches the entity you want.

**How fresh is the data?**
Records are read live at run time, so each result reflects the registry at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

<!-- example-tasks -->
### Example use cases

Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:

- [Toyota group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-toyota-japan-companies): Look up Toyota group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Sony group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-sony-japan-companies): Look up Sony group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Mitsubishi group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-mitsubishi-japan-companies): Look up Mitsubishi group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Hitachi group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-hitachi-japan-companies): Look up Hitachi group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Panasonic group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-panasonic-japan-companies): Look up Panasonic group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [SoftBank group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-softbank-japan-companies): Look up SoftBank group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Rakuten group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-rakuten-japan-companies): Look up Rakuten group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Nintendo group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-nintendo-japan-companies): Look up Nintendo group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Mitsui group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-mitsui-japan-companies): Look up Mitsui group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.
- [Sumitomo group companies in Japan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/examples/jphb-sumitomo-japan-companies): Look up Sumitomo group companies in Japan by corporate number with legal name, address and prefecture for KYB.

<!-- /example-tasks -->

<!-- related-actors -->
### Related scrapers

- [Singapore ACRA Entities Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-acra-entities-scraper)
- [Singapore SGX Listed Companies Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-sgx-listed-companies-scraper)
- [Polymarket Prediction Markets & Odds Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/polymarket-markets-scraper)

<!-- /related-actors -->

<!-- scrapers-lat-cta -->
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat

This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).

---

> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the Japan National Tax Agency. It only accesses publicly available corporate-number data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `companyName` (type: `string`):

Company name to search for (Japanese or kana works best, for example トヨタ自動車, ソフトバンク, 楽天). Matches registered company names.
## `matchType` (type: `string`):

How the company name is matched: partial (name contains the text) or prefix (name starts with the text).
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of companies to collect. Optional.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "companyName": "トヨタ自動車",
  "matchType": "partial",
  "maxItems": 50
}
````

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "companyName": "トヨタ自動車",
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "companyName": "トヨタ自動車",
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-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 '{
  "companyName": "トヨタ自動車",
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/japan-houjin-bangou-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Japan Corporate Number (Houjin Bangou) Company Lookup Scraper",
        "description": "Search Japanese companies by name and scrape their official 13-digit corporate number (houjin bangou), registered name, kana reading, address and prefecture from the national corporate-number registry. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "jwAPf1eU7gCdMXn9S"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scrapers_lat~japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
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                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-japan-houjin-bangou-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapers_lat~japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-japan-houjin-bangou-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapers_lat~japan-houjin-bangou-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-japan-houjin-bangou-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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",
                "properties": {
                    "companyName": {
                        "title": "Company name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Company name to search for (Japanese or kana works best, for example トヨタ自動車, ソフトバンク, 楽天). Matches registered company names."
                    },
                    "matchType": {
                        "title": "Match type",
                        "enum": [
                            "partial",
                            "prefix"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "How the company name is matched: partial (name contains the text) or prefix (name starts with the text).",
                        "default": "partial"
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of companies to collect. Optional."
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
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                                "type": "object",
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```