Japan's small-business support system,
opened to you.
Foreign-owned companies in Japan pay a quiet tax: hours lost to Japanese-language paperwork, and public support programs that never reach them because everything about them is written in Japanese. We work on both — in English, at fixed prices.
Three things, done plainly.What we do
AI in your daily operations
Japanese emails, invoices, contracts, city-hall forms. Much of what slows you down is repetitive language work — exactly what today's AI handles well, if it is set up around your actual tasks. We find where your hours go and build the workflow that gives them back.
Public funding you can't see
Japan runs hundreds of subsidy programs for small businesses, and nationality is not a barrier to most of them — language is. Application guidelines exist only in Japanese, so the money flows past foreign-owned companies. We read the programs, tell you which ones fit, and help you plan the application.
A steady management partner
Pricing, cash flow, business plans, and the unwritten rules of doing business here. Advice grounded in the same frameworks Japanese small companies use — explained in English, by people who run businesses themselves.
Two easy ways to start.Start here
Intro call
Tell us what eats your week. We will tell you honestly whether we can help, and what we would try first. No slides, no pressure.
Book a callOperations & Funding Check
A structured review of where Japanese-language work slows your business, and which public programs your company could realistically use. Written report in English plus a 60-minute debrief, within 10 business days. If we find nothing you can act on, we refund the fee.
See the detailsA small Kyoto company,
run by practitioners.Who we are
Asunaro Create is a Kyoto company founded in 2026. Our team combines software and AI practice, nationally licensed expertise in Japanese business administration and SME consulting, and the lived experience of running a long-established Kyoto business. We are small on purpose — you talk to the people who do the work.
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