A
Compression upside
Estimates compressible payroll by workforce function, then checks whether a licence, physical asset, local density, certification or embodied service can retain the value.
50% of upside
Japan acquisition intelligence
Find Japanese businesses for sale, in English.
A live market index that translates, structures and scores Japanese acquisition opportunities against a clear investment thesis.
One English-first view across fragmented Japanese M&A marketplaces.
- English-ready
- 23,475
- Industry groups
- 8 leading
- Live scoring coverage
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AI scoring methodology
A score you can interrogate.
Mikata tests each listing against a specific acquisition thesis. It separates operational compression, revenue upside and durable scarcity before producing a final ranking score.
B
Revenue upside
Scores four growth plays independently: capacity unlock, go-to-market improvement, internationalisation and supply-chain resilience.
50% of upside
C
Durability
Asks whether the company remains scarce and worth owning if machine intelligence becomes abundant and cheap.
Multiplier on upside
Latest scored listing
Hyogo Seaside Traditional Inn: Popular Seafood Cuisine, 5 Rooms, ¥30M
Ranked
The model supplies evidence interpretation and bounded deltas. Mikata validates literal source evidence, applies caps, and recomputes the arithmetic on the server.
- Strongest revenue play
- Go-to-market upgrade
- Evidence density
- Moderate
- Confidence
- 55%
- Risk flags
- 6 identified
A five-room seaside minshuku in Hyogo run by an owner couple with peak part-time help, sold for succession and health reasons with real estate included. The knowledge-work mix sits in the target band (~0.67) but the compressible payroll is tiny (~2M yen against ~7.5M yen EBITDA, leverage ~0.27), with no pr...
Axis A
35
compression
Axis B
60
revenue
Equal-weight upside
47.50
Confidence factor
× 0.87
Base opportunity
41.09
Axis C 55 durability
× 0.708
Final score
29.07
Eligibility gates
- Size floor
- Unknown
- Sector and structure
- Pass
- Price expectation
- Pass
- Licence transferability
- Unknown
The final score is a sourcing and ranking aid. It is not a probability of success, an IRR forecast, investment advice or a substitute for diligence.
Evidence density limits how far each axis can move from its prior. Confidence discounts upside. A failed gate or durability below 30 produces a reject disposition without erasing the underlying economics.
Read the full scoring methodology →See where the market is moving.
Live category distribution across active listings. Counts change as source marketplaces publish, update and remove opportunities.
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Wholesale & Retail
3,807
02
Food Service
2,933
03
Information & Communications
2,783
04
Manufacturing
2,046
05
Lifestyle Services & Entertainment
1,794
06
Construction
1,462
07
Beauty Services
1,449
08
Hotels & Inns
1,339
A current cross-section of the market.
English-ready opportunities currently tracked by Mikata, with source links preserved for verification.
Tokyo Suburban Hair Salon, Near Station, Growing Sales, Strong Finances, Net Cash ¥65M
Overview Location: Tokyo bedroom town, near station Industry: Barbershop & Hair Salon Employees: 50 Financial Highlights Annual Revenue: ¥100M...
- Asking price
- ¥130M
- Revenue
- ¥100M–¥250M
- Last seen
- 2026-09-23
- AI score
- 28.06
Bento & Prepared Food Sales Business in Gunma
Location: Gunma Prefecture, North Kanto region. Store is located near public facilities (city hall, police station, hospital, etc.). Revenue: ...
- Asking price
- Not disclosed
- Revenue
- ¥10M–¥20M
- Last seen
- 2026-06-01
- AI score
- 23.02
Hiroshima Insurance Pharmacy Business Transfer – Profitable 1-Store Operation
Hiroshima Insurance Dispensing Pharmacy – Business Transfer A profitable single-location pharmacy with strong ties to a local medical institut...
- Asking price
- ¥40M
- Revenue
- ¥100M–¥200M
- Last seen
- 2026-09-21
- AI score
- 26.88
Profitable Asian Cafe & Restaurant Business Transfer – Tokyo (Asking ¥6M)
Overview Business: Asian cafe & restaurant serving authentic curry and Asian dishes Location: West Tokyo area (Tokyo) Operating since: 2024 Em...
- Asking price
- ¥6M
- Revenue
- ¥10M–¥30M
- Last seen
- 2026-08-27
- AI score
- 21.47
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