Market and business research
Reading public records, statistics, trade press and competitor material, then turning it into something a decision rests on.
About us
A Tokyo company that has done this work since 2006.
Onmitsu Inc. is a Japanese corporation based a minute from Akihabara station. For twenty years our work has been research, market analysis and business support for Japanese companies. The English desk applies that same work for clients abroad.
Corporate number 3010001126939 Verifiable in the national registry
Company
Registered details
Everything below is on the public record. If you want a certified copy of our commercial register extract before contracting, ask and we will send it.
| Legal name | Onmitsu Inc. / 株式会社隠密 |
|---|---|
| Corporate number | 3010001126939 |
| Established | 6 November 2006 |
| Representative | Chiaki Dokai, Representative Director |
| Registered office | 708 Altair Akihabara Bldg., 1-8-4 Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0025, Japan |
| Phone | +81 3-6319-2800 |
| Business hours | 09:00–18:00 JST (UTC+9), Monday to Friday |
| Contact | [email protected] |
| Japanese site | onmitsu.co.jp |
Our Japanese practice
What we have been doing for twenty years
The English desk is not a new business. It is the same practice, pointed outward. Our Japanese clients hire us for these six areas, and the skills transfer directly.
Overseas expansion support
Helping Japanese companies assess foreign markets — which is the same problem you have, viewed from the other side.
Remote assistant teams
We recruit, train and run remote administrative staff. That team is what staffs the Japan Desk.
Digital marketing support
Acquisition, content and measurement for Japanese companies — useful when your product needs a Japanese-language presence.
Operations, DX and AI adoption
Working out how a company actually gets things done, and removing the steps that no longer earn their place.
Subsidy and grant advisory
Navigating Japanese public support schemes, which requires reading government documentation closely and accurately.
Scope
What we do, and what we will not do.
Several activities in Japan are reserved by law for licensed professions. We stay firmly on our side of that line, and we would rather tell you now than after you have paid.
We do
- Research, verify and translate public and commercial information
- Identify, screen, approach and correspond with Japanese companies
- Attend places, meetings and events on your behalf
- Interpret and translate in both directions
- Map which permits, agencies and timelines apply to your situation
- Handle scheduling, documents, forms and follow-up as your assistant
- Introduce you to licensed lawyers, judicial scriveners, administrative scriveners and tax accountants
Introductions are made at no charge, to you or to them. We are paid only for the research, translation, interpretation and coordination work we actually perform.
We do not
- Register or incorporate a company for you, or prepare its registration filings
- Prepare or file visa, residence or licence applications with any government office
- Give legal advice, or review or draft your contracts
- Act as a real-estate broker or sign a lease on your behalf
- Represent you in any dispute or negotiation as your legal agent
- Take a commission or success fee on deals you close
- Investigate private individuals
Under Japanese law these activities are reserved for licensed professionals, and the restriction applies regardless of what a fee is called. Anyone who offers to do them for you as “consulting support” is taking a risk on your behalf.
Why this desk
A Japanese company, priced like a freelancer.
Onmitsu Inc. has operated in Tokyo since 2006, doing research, market analysis and business support for Japanese companies. This desk is new. The company behind it is not.
| Freelance marketplace | Market-entry consultancy | Onmitsu Japan Desk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical entry price | $15–$150 | ¥900,000+ ($6,000+) | $290–$3,500 |
| Prices published | Yes | Rarely | Yes, all of them |
| Registered Japanese company | No | Yes | Yes, since 2006 |
| Single task, no retainer | Yes | No | Yes |
| Team behind the work | One person | Yes | Yes, with cover |
| Can act on-site in Japan | Sometimes | Yes | Yes, Tokyo office |
| Signs an NDA and a contract | Varies | Yes | Yes, at no cost |
To be straightforward with you: this English desk opened in 2026 and our track record to date is with Japanese clients. What we bring is twenty years of doing this work in Japan, in Japanese — not a list of foreign case studies we do not yet have.
Start a request
Tell us what you need done in Japan.
You do not need a polished brief. A company name, a product, or a question is enough to get a scope and a price back.
Response time
Within one Japanese business day. Our hours are 09:00–18:00 JST, Monday to Friday — that is UTC+9, with no daylight saving.
Office
708 Altair Akihabara Bldg., 1-8-4 Kanda-Sakumacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0025, Japan
Email
Phone
+81 3-6319-2800 — answered in Japanese first. Email is faster if you write in English.
Confidentiality
We will sign your NDA before you send anything sensitive. Just say so in the message and we will send it back the same day.