{"uid":"cap_PaRqpP0VOR0pFKHt8eL5s","slug":"japan-corporate-registry-lookup-houjin-kyb-c46a0302","name":"Japan Corporate Registry Lookup (Houjin KYB)","description":"Japanese company KYB report in one call — company lookup + verification from a corporate number or company name. Returns the official 国税庁 registry record, lifecycle status, kana + romaji name readings, risk flags (closed registry, recent registration/changes), an English summary, and the dataset vintage. Use for counterparty due diligence, supplier onboarding, or invoice fraud checks — replaces 3-4 separate lookups.","url":"https://houjin.agentic-jp.com/report","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"city":{"type":"string","description":"Optional city/ward filter for name resolution"},"name":{"type":"string","maxLength":128,"description":"Company trade name (Japanese or English) to resolve when the number is unknown"},"prefecture":{"type":"string","description":"Optional prefecture filter for name resolution"},"corporate_number":{"type":"string","description":"13-digit Japanese corporate number (法人番号). Either this or `name` is required."}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"status":"active","data_as_of":"2026-05-14","resolution":{"method":"corporate_number"},"risk_flags":[],"summary_en":"国税庁 is an active government agency registered in 東京都, 千代田区; no risk flags.","name_readings":{"kana":"コクゼイチョウ","romaji":"kokuzeichou"},"corporate_number":"7000012050002"}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.25","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.25/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.25","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.25","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_nD3j17IpEShO-69kiqhbq","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.25","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Looks up and verifies Japanese corporations from the National Tax Agency registry by corporate number or fuzzy name search, returning status, risk flags, and reading information.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you verify that 'Sony Group Corporation' is an active registered company in Japan? Look it up in the National Tax Agency registry and tell me if there are any risk flags or issues with their registration.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Vendor onboarding due diligence","prompt":"We're onboarding a new Japanese supplier called 株式会社山田製作所 based in Osaka. Can you look them up in the Japanese corporate registry and confirm they're actively registered, get their official corporate number, and flag anything unusual?"},{"title":"KYB check by corporate number","prompt":"I have a corporate number for a Japanese company — 7000012050002 — can you pull their full registry record from the National Tax Agency and tell me their current status and any risk flags?"},{"title":"Resolving ambiguous Japanese company name","prompt":"I need to find the official registry record for a company called 'Tokyu' in Tokyo — I'm not sure of the exact legal name. Can you do a fuzzy search in the Japanese corporate registry, filtering to Tokyo prefecture, and give me their corporate number and official name reading in romaji?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with the corporation's active/inactive status, the 13-digit corporate number, risk flags (if any), an English-language summary, official name readings in kana and romaji, the data freshness date, and the method used to resolve the lookup (by number or name search).","failureModes":["Company not found in registry — no matching record for the given name or corporate number","Ambiguous name match — multiple companies match the fuzzy name search, requiring additional prefecture/city filters","Invalid corporate number format — number is not exactly 13 digits","Missing required input — neither corporate_number nor name provided","Network or payment failure — x402 USDC payment not processed correctly"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need authoritative KYB data on Japanese corporations sourced directly from the National Tax Agency's 5.78M-company registry. It is ideal for compliance workflows, vendor due diligence, and resolving Japanese company names to official records including kana/romaji readings — especially when you have either a corporate number or a Japanese/English trade name to search with. Prefer this over generic web searches when you need structured, verified, official registry data with risk flagging.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T18:34:25.007Z","isFirstParty":false}