Procurement intelligence — Japan

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US federal solicitations performed in Japan, and Japanese central-government award results. Hashike turns published procurement records into research you can use — connecting the notice to the buyers, suppliers, and historical awards around it.

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Public records don't organize themselves. Hashike turns thousands of scattered notices and award filings into one connected system — the opportunity, the buyer, the supplier, and the market around it — with every figure traceable back to its source.

What is on file right now

Last updated Oct 19, 2026, 19:11 JST

US federal (performed in Japan)

Open opportunities38
Notices tracked (all types)109
Buyer groups6
Prefectures8
Categories9

Source: SAM.gov, refreshed daily. “Open” means a notice that invites a response (a solicitation, combined synopsis/solicitation, presolicitation, sources sought, or a special notice with a deadline), is not cancelled or inactive, and whose response deadline has not passed. A notice that states no deadline is counted as open and marked “No response deadline stated”. Award notices, justifications and other records that invite no response are counted as neither open nor closed.

Japanese central-government procurement

Award results166,629
Total awarded¥5.77T
Suppliers17,465
Government bodies45

Rolling 60 months (2021-10-16 – 2026-10-16) · Source: central-government award results published on Japan's Procurement Portal (調達ポータル). Amounts in yen (JPY). Local and prefectural procurement is not included, and these figures are never combined with the US federal ones.

One opportunity, several layers

A notice is the starting point. Hashike breaks it down into the requirement, the category, the buyer, the place of performance and the award history around it. Below is a real notice from the feed.

  1. OpportunityP530 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
  2. Notice type, NAICS, and PSC codesSources Sought · 236220 · Y1BZ
  3. CategoryAircraft sustainment · Construction
  4. BuyerDEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE ARMY.W2SN ENDIST JAPAN
  5. Place of performanceOkinawa
  6. Award historyComparable award counts, the distribution of values, the suppliers who performed the work and the buyers behind it are produced per requirement in a research brief — always with the population and filters stated.

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DICAS priorityKanagawaShip sustainmentFacilities & O&MDEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE NAVY.NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR YOKOSUKA

Fire Watch Services SRF-JRMC Yokosuka

Posted 2026-10-16· Response deadline 2026-10-30

DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE NAVY.NAVFACSYSCOM FAR EAST

Spill Response Services

Posted 2026-10-14· Response deadline 2026-11-04

OpportunityP530 Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
BuyerDEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE ARMY.W2SN ENDIST JAPAN
Place of performanceOkinawa
CategoryAircraft sustainment · Construction

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Markets covered today

Japan. Korea, Guam, Hawaii and the wider region are added when a reliable source for each is in place — a market is not listed as covered before it is.

Who this is for

Japanese companies

US federal and US Forces Japan opportunities in Japanese: the requirement translated, the registrations spelled out, and whether comparable work has gone to a Japanese firm.

US companies

Federal work performed in Japan, with the buying offices, places of performance and the suppliers who have held the work before.

Analysts and researchers

Procurement data with its population and method stated, so a figure can be traced back to the records behind it.

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Japan's ~4.0M private-sector establishments, broken down by industry

Per the 2024 Economic Census (Basic Survey), Japan has 4,023,941 private-sector establishments. The largest industry is Wholesale and Retail Trade at 964,106 (24.0% of the total). By prefecture, Tokyo has the most at 550,608 (13.7% of the national total).

Data updated Oct 3, 2026

Private establishments (nationwide)

4,023,941

2024 Economic Census, all industries combined

Largest industry

Wholesale and Retail Trade — 24.0%

964,106 of 4,023,941 nationwide

Largest prefecture

Tokyo — 13.7%

550,608 establishments, all industries

Combined share, the 16 prefectures Hashike tracks

56.0%

Hashike's own coverage is limited to prefectures where US federal notices name a place of performance (mostly US bases and installations) — 16 of Japan's 47 prefectures.

Establishments by industry major group (nationwide, top 8)
Wholesale and Retail Trade
964,106 (24.0%)
Medical, Health Care and Welfare
433,229 (10.8%)
Construction
400,342 (9.9%)
Accommodations, Eating and Drinking Services
371,131 (9.2%)
Services, n.e.c.
323,469 (8.0%)
Manufacturing
316,194 (7.9%)
Real Estate and Goods Rental and Leasing
280,462 (7.0%)
Scientific Research, Professional and Technical Services
228,153 (5.7%)

Share of the national total, 4,023,941 establishments

Establishments by prefecture (the 16 Hashike tracks, all industries)
Tokyo
550,608 (13.7%)
Osaka
306,207 (7.6%)
Kanagawa
236,749 (5.9%)
Hokkaido
169,567 (4.2%)
Fukuoka
168,108 (4.2%)
Hyogo
153,445 (3.8%)
Shizuoka
121,331 (3.0%)
Hiroshima
95,777 (2.4%)
Kyoto
82,532 (2.1%)
Miyagi
75,555 (1.9%)
Niigata
75,372 (1.9%)
Kagoshima
52,536 (1.3%)
Okinawa
43,822 (1.1%)
Yamaguchi
43,149 (1.1%)
Nagasaki
41,619 (1.0%)
Aomori
38,935 (1.0%)

Share of the national total, 4,023,941 establishments

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  • Every statistic names its population. A number whose denominator is unclear does not go on the page.
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