Find the next owner
for your business in Japan.
A private succession and acquisition platform for business owners, buyers, operators, and advisors in Japan. Built for discreet transitions, qualified buyers, and legitimate business continuity.
Many viable businesses close, not because they fail, but because no one is ready to take them on.
Across Japan, profitable small and mid-sized businesses are quietly winding down. Some owners are retiring without a successor. Some family businesses lack the next generation. Some founders are facing new regulatory pressure. Others simply want to step back while preserving what they built.
These are not failing companies. They are operating businesses with customers, staff, suppliers, brands, and decades of accumulated value, and they need a structured path forward.
Japan Succession Desk exists to give those businesses a discreet, professional path to their next chapter.
Sources: METI and SME Agency estimate (2019) for 2025. Immigration Services Agency, Business Manager visa rules in force from 16 October 2025.
Whatever the right next step is, we structure it properly.
Sell the business
A full or partial exit to a qualified buyer. Structured with confidentiality, due diligence, and professional advisory support.
Find an operator or successor
For owners who want to step back but preserve the business. Connect with experienced operators and qualified successors who will continue your work.
Restructure for continuity
Investor recapitalization, partial sales, partnerships, or staged transitions that preserve continuity for staff, customers, and brand.
A discreet marketplace, not a public listing service.
All listings are anonymized. Sensitive details are released only to qualified buyers under appropriate confidentiality agreements.
Profitable Tokyo Café, Owner Seeking Successor
Specialty Manufacturing, Family Business
Osaka Specialty Import Business, Partial Acquisition Available
Built for the parties who actually move these transactions forward.
Preserve what you built.
Foreign founders, aging Japanese owners, family businesses without a successor, and small company owners exploring exit, partial step-back, or operator handoff.
List a business →Find businesses worth continuing.
Japanese operators, entrepreneurs, companies seeking bolt-on acquisitions, investors, family offices, and qualified foreign residents legally able to operate in Japan.
Apply as a buyer →Represent and serve.
Immigration lawyers, gyoseishoshi, accountants, tax advisors, business brokers, M&A consultants, and corporate lawyers supporting due diligence, structure, and compliance.
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