If you do business in Japan — or want to — you already know that the public sector buys an enormous amount of goods, construction, and services through open tenders. The problem is that almost all of it is published in Japanese, on government portals that were never designed with non-Japanese readers in mind. A lot of capable companies simply never see the work they could be bidding on.
We built a small, free tool to help with that: japan-tenders.loreatec.jp.
What it does
It collects tenders from Japan’s official government procurement portal (官公需情報ポータル / KKJ) and translates each one into English, so you can read what is being requested without copy-pasting into a translator. New tenders are added every day.
What you can do with it
- Browse the latest tenders in English, newest first.
- Search by keyword to find work that matches what you do.
- Filter by category (goods, construction, services), certification grade, prefecture, and date.
- See the details that matter at a glance — the issuing organization, the location, the issue date, and the submission deadline.
- Open the original documents — every listing links back to the source PDF or announcement page, so you can check everything against the official Japanese record.
An important note
The translations are automatic, so treat the site as a fast way to find opportunities, not as a legal document. When something looks relevant, open the linked original and confirm the details in Japanese — or with someone who reads it — before you invest time in a bid. That is how we use it ourselves.
Would rather not check every day?
You can subscribe to a weekly email digest of new tenders, so the opportunities come to you.
It is free to use. Take a look: japan-tenders.loreatec.jp.