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Japan Supplier Evidence Check

Find what English supplier research misses.

Send us up to 3 Japanese suppliers you’re already considering. We compare their English-facing information with relevant Japanese primary sources, then tell you what to do next.

  • CONTACT
  • VERIFY FIRST
  • DEPRIORITIZE
  • NO MATERIAL GAP
Pilot price
$29
Scope
Up to 3 suppliers
Delivery
3 business days
Check my suppliersView a worked sample

Initial pilot — limited to 5 orders · Public-source research · Full refund if we can’t complete the research

Worked sample · 3 pagesMarujyu Oya · Outcome: VERIFY FIRST
  • Public sources only
  • Direct source links
  • Checked date on every report
  • Fact / inference separated
  • NO MATERIAL GAP allowed
  • No supplier contact

From the worked sample

What the Japanese sources added

Marujyu Oya, a Yamagata soy sauce and miso maker, checked for a U.S. specialty-food importer. Sources checked September 27, 2026.

  1. 1 · English-accessible view

    • Products, English contact form, email and phone
    • Overseas sales network listed, including the USA
    • Halal certification from Japan Islamic Trust (JIT)

    Looks worth contacting.

  2. 2 · Japanese primary-source check

    • The company’s MAFF export plan states that exports were routed through a domestic Japanese trading company
    • The plan’s FY2021 markets and FY2029 targets do not include the U.S.
    • The plan identifies capacity, product-adaptation and direct-export know-how issues
    • Public sources cite different halal certifiers Inference

  3. 3 · What changes

    CONTACT VERIFY FIRST

    Still worth contacting. Confirm the buying route, available capacity, U.S. product versions and current certificate scope first.

What you receive

See the report before you buy

These are the three pages of the Marujyu Oya worked sample, unedited. Your report covers the same elements for each supplier you send.

View the Marujyu Oya worked sample (PDF)Check my suppliers — $29

For each supplier

What you get

  • A clear outcome

    One research outcome per supplier, so the next step is easy to decide.

  • Japanese-source evidence

    What relevant Japanese primary sources say, summarized in English.

  • The English vs. Japanese gap

    Where Japanese sources add to, or confirm, the English-accessible picture.

  • What to verify next

    Specific questions to raise with the supplier before you commit time.

  • Direct source links

    Every material finding links to its source, with fact and inference separated.

Research outcomes

Every supplier gets one of four outcomes

  • CONTACT

    Public evidence supports reaching out now.

  • VERIFY FIRST

    Worth contacting, with specific points to confirm first.

  • DEPRIORITIZE

    Public evidence suggests looking at other options first.

  • NO MATERIAL GAP

    Japanese sources didn’t change what English sources already show. No meaningful gap found is still a valid completed result.

No-gap policy

We do not manufacture findings. If English-language evidence already answers the commercial question, we may return NO MATERIAL GAP. This is a valid completed research result.

How it works

From checkout to report

  1. Pay $29 and send the supplier names

    After checkout, a short form asks for up to 3 Japanese companies and the decision you’re making.

  2. We check English and Japanese public sources

    English-accessible information first, then relevant Japanese primary sources.

  3. Receive the evidence report

    By email within 3 business days after we receive your completed order form.

Scope

Is this for you?

Good fit

You already have Japanese supplier names and want a public-source evidence check before you spend time on them.

  • Small importers
  • Specialty-food and retail buyers
  • Sourcing consultants
  • Brands evaluating Japanese suppliers

Not included

This is public-source research only.

  • Supplier discovery
  • Supplier contact
  • Quotation requests
  • Negotiation
  • Factory audit
  • Credit check
  • Certification verification
  • Legal advice
  • Food-safety review
  • Import-compliance advice

Delivery. Delivered by email within 3 business days after we receive the completed order form following successful payment.

Refunds. Full refund only if the research cannot be completed. A NO MATERIAL GAP result is a completed result and is not itself a reason for a refund.

$29 pilot

Check up to 3 Japanese suppliers

  • Delivered within 3 business days
  • Public-source research with direct source links
  • Full refund if we can’t complete the research

Initial pilot — limited to 5 orders

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