Since July 2026, private employers with 37.5 or more regular workers must employ people with disabilities as at least 2.7% of the workforce, and those above 100 that fall short pay a levy. These firms support quota planning, job design, special-subsidiary set-up and retention. None of them works in English, so the free public bodies above are often the best place to start.
Related: Disability employment quota rises to 2.7% for private employers · Disability employment quota
Free public services first
- JEED (Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers)
Government agency that runs the disability employment levy and grant system and advises employers on employing disabled people. For: Employers in Japan. - Local Vocational Centers for Persons with Disabilities
JEED centres in every prefecture offering vocational assessment, job coach support and employer consultation on hiring and retaining disabled staff. For: Employers and disabled job seekers. - Hello Work specialised support desks for persons with disabilities
Public employment offices that handle job openings for disabled job seekers and guide employers on meeting the statutory employment rate. For: Employers and disabled job seekers.
Providers (10, alphabetical)
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D&I Inc.
Advises employers on disability hiring, supports home-based employment and retention, and runs a disability job site and placement service.
Japanese only.
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Decoboco Base Co., Ltd.
Certified consultation provider advising employers on workplaces for staff with developmental, intellectual and mental disabilities.
Japanese only.
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FVP Co., Ltd.
Certified consultation provider that helps employers set up special subsidiaries, trains managers and staff and supports retention.
Japanese only.
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General Partners Co., Ltd.
Runs the atGP disability job site and recruitment service, and offers employer consulting and training programmes.
Japanese only.
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Kaien Co., Ltd.
Supports employers hiring people with mental and developmental disabilities through recruiting, HR consulting and on-site retention support.
Japanese only.
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LITALICO Inc.
Certified consultation provider that runs employment transition services and supports employers with disability hiring and retention.
Japanese only.
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Persol Diverse Co., Ltd.
Persol group special subsidiary that offers disability recruiting, employer consulting, special subsidiary know-how and return-to-work support.
Japanese only.
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S-Pool Plus, Inc.
Runs farm sites where client companies directly employ staff with intellectual or mental disabilities, with recruiting and on-site support.
Japanese only.
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Startline Co., Ltd.
Certified consultation provider offering disability employment consulting, supported satellite offices, special subsidiary set-up, training and retention support.
Japanese only.
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WEL'S (NPO)
Non-profit certified consultation provider offering employer consultations, in-company training placements and job retention support.
Japanese only.
Details come from each firm's own published information and public registers, checked 2026-10-14.
How firms are listed
Listing is free and every firm meets the same criteria: it serves employers in Japan, it can work with clients in English (except where a category says otherwise), and we can confirm it from a public register (sharoushi, bar or gyoseishoshi registration, a labour-ministry licence or notification) or at least its corporate number. We do not list recruitment agencies, executive search, staffing or RPO firms, because the publisher, Makana Partners, works in that field. Firms appear in alphabetical order. A listing is not an endorsement, and no one can pay to be listed or to change how they appear.
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