Japan Human Capital Data
Inside Japan's listed companies
What Japanese companies pay, how many of their managers are women, how many fathers take leave, and how far women's pay trails men's, from the disclosures they file with the regulator, in English.
3,789 companies · latest annual reports filed 2025-10 to 2026-09
By industry
- Air transportation5
- Banks83
- Chemicals201
- Construction149
- Electric appliances229
- Electric power & gas26
- Fishery, agriculture & forestry11
- Foods125
- Glass & ceramics51
- Information & communication609
- Insurance15
- Iron & steel38
- Land transportation61
- Machinery211
- Marine transportation11
- Metal products88
- Mining5
- Nonferrous metals32
- Oil & coal products9
- Other financing business43
- Other products110
- Pharmaceuticals81
- Precision instruments52
- Pulp & paper24
- Real estate131
- Retail trade323
- Rubber products16
- Securities & commodity futures33
- Services556
- Textiles & apparel47
- Transportation equipment80
- Warehousing34
- Wholesale trade300
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The 100 largest employers
| Company | Employees | Avg salary | Women in mgmt | Male leave | Pay ratio F/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor CorporationTransportation equipment · 7203 | 73,133 | ¥10.06M | 3.9% | 79.0% | 67.0% |
| Denso CorporationTransportation equipment · 6902 | 43,889 | ¥9.15M | 2.2% | 99.5% | 66.4% |
| East Japan Railway CompanyLand transportation · 9020 | 39,598 | ¥8.19M | 9.0% | — | 88.9% |
| Aisin CorporationTransportation equipment · 7259 | 34,956 | ¥7.77M | 3.1% | 79.8% | 69.1% |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 7267 | 32,547 | ¥9.33M | 3.6% | 116.8% | 72.8% |
| Fujitsu LimitedElectric appliances · 6702 | 32,224 | ¥10.12M | 13.1% | 94.1% | 79.2% |
| Nippon Steel CorporationIron & steel · 5401 | 32,102 | ¥9.09M | 1.8% | 88.0% | 67.1% |
| Mitsubishi Electric CorporationElectric appliances · 6503 | 29,949 | ¥9.13M | 4.2% | 89.9% | 64.2% |
| Hitachi, Ltd.Electric appliances · 6501 | 25,934 | ¥9.95M | 8.9% | 94.5% | 71.6% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Machinery · 7011 | 23,373 | ¥10.72M | 2.9% | — | 74.9% |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 7201 | 23,174 | ¥8.57M | 11.3% | 75.5% | 84.7% |
| Canon Inc.Electric appliances · 7751 | 22,921 | ¥8.82M | 4.6% | 86.3% | 76.1% |
| Mazda Motor CorporationTransportation equipment · 7261 | 22,857 | ¥7.11M | 5.8% | 67.1% | 84.1% |
| West Japan Railway CompanyLand transportation · 9021 | 22,524 | ¥7.28M | 4.3% | 81.4% | 82.4% |
| NEC CorporationElectric appliances · 6701 | 21,934 | ¥9.94M | 12.1% | 85.6% | 76.2% |
| Kyocera CorporationElectric appliances · 6971 | 19,667 | ¥7.40M | 6.3% | 59.6% | 55.9% |
| Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.Foods · 2212 | 19,175 | ¥6.27M | 3.1% | 37.9% | 64.9% |
| SoftBank Corp.Information & communication · 9434 | 19,150 | ¥8.71M | 10.9% | — | 78.3% |
| Central Japan Railway CompanyLand transportation · 9022 | 18,518 | ¥8.61M | 2.8% | 99.0% | 75.9% |
| Transcosmos Inc.Services · 9715 | 18,141 | ¥4.99M | 27.2% | 99.0% | 67.3% |
| Subaru CorporationTransportation equipment · 7270 | 17,948 | ¥7.64M | 4.3% | 82.6% | 78.0% |
| Suzuki Motor CorporationTransportation equipment · 7269 | 17,871 | ¥8.28M | 2.2% | 73.2% | 66.0% |
| JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd.Insurance · 7181 | 17,706 | — | 10.6% | 100.0% | 75.1% |
| Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.Construction · 1925 | 16,508 | ¥11.01M | 6.3% | 87.3% | 59.6% |
| Secom Co., Ltd.Services · 9735 | 15,991 | ¥6.73M | 9.4% | 56.7% | 76.5% |
| Kubota CorporationMachinery · 6326 | 15,897 | ¥8.61M | 5.1% | 92.3% | 81.1% |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.Transportation equipment · 7012 | 15,361 | ¥9.10M | 2.6% | 48.0% | 69.2% |
| LIXIL CorporationMetal products · 5938 | 15,128 | ¥7.30M | 7.9% | 86.9% | 62.7% |
| Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.Air transportation · 9201 | 14,627 | ¥10.11M | 33.6% | 96.4% | 49.6% |
| Sekisui House, Ltd.Construction · 1928 | 14,178 | ¥9.07M | 4.6% | 111.0% | 56.0% |
| Bridgestone CorporationRubber products · 5108 | 13,934 | ¥7.71M | 5.5% | 95.2% | 83.9% |
| Mitsubishi Motors CorporationTransportation equipment · 7211 | 13,498 | ¥7.89M | 6.8% | 84.6% | 79.8% |
| Sankyu Inc.Land transportation · 9065 | 12,452 | ¥7.31M | 2.4% | 58.6% | 67.3% |
| Komatsu Ltd.Machinery · 6301 | 12,435 | ¥9.02M | 9.2% | 84.1% | 79.5% |
| Seiko Epson CorporationElectric appliances · 6724 | 12,311 | ¥8.09M | 5.9% | 95.7% | 78.4% |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd.Iron & steel · 5406 | 12,253 | ¥8.32M | 3.8% | 1.6% | 81.8% |
| Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 7272 | 12,082 | ¥8.35M | 3.7% | 80.2% | 73.5% |
| Alsok Co., Ltd.Services · 2331 | 11,741 | ¥6.22M | 7.2% | 48.1% | 74.5% |
| Shimizu CorporationConstruction · 1803 | 11,434 | ¥10.43M | 5.7% | 94.0% | 64.2% |
| Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Electric appliances · 6981 | 11,174 | ¥8.38M | 4.4% | 87.0% | 65.1% |
| JTEKT CorporationMachinery · 6473 | 11,109 | ¥7.73M | 2.6% | 84.7% | 76.7% |
| Fukuyama Transporting Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 9075 | 10,994 | ¥5.17M | 3.5% | 37.7% | 56.2% |
| Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.Electric appliances · 6504 | 10,901 | ¥8.41M | 4.2% | 94.1% | 71.4% |
| JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd.Banks · 7182 | 10,659 | ¥7.29M | 20.8% | 100.0% | 68.8% |
| LY CorporationInformation & communication · 4689 | 10,577 | ¥9.02M | 18.6% | — | 79.5% |
| Rakuten Group, Inc.Services · 4755 | 9,989 | ¥8.51M | 33.5% | 73.3% | 78.0% |
| KDDI CorporationInformation & communication · 9433 | 9,891 | ¥10.51M | 10.8% | 85.9% | 83.3% |
| Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 9023 | 9,532 | ¥8.37M | 3.3% | 97.0% | 67.3% |
| Taisei CorporationConstruction · 1801 | 9,518 | ¥11.91M | 2.1% | 123.4% | 59.0% |
| Obayashi CorporationConstruction · 1802 | 9,472 | ¥12.39M | 6.9% | 116.7% | 69.3% |
| Konoike Transport Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 9025 | 9,290 | ¥5.87M | 4.8% | 96.4% | 49.3% |
| Isuzu Motors LimitedTransportation equipment · 7202 | 9,089 | ¥8.38M | 5.3% | 89.5% | 85.9% |
| Kajima CorporationConstruction · 1812 | 8,959 | ¥12.45M | 3.5% | 94.3% | 58.2% |
| Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Other products · 7912 | 8,911 | ¥8.61M | 12.3% | 106.8% | 80.4% |
| Kinden CorporationConstruction · 1944 | 8,676 | ¥9.97M | — | 66.8% | 62.9% |
| Toyota Boshoku CorporationTransportation equipment · 3116 | 8,655 | ¥7.75M | 3.3% | 74.0% | 76.2% |
| Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.Construction · 1878 | 8,400 | ¥9.66M | 7.5% | 120.9% | 66.0% |
| EDION CorporationRetail trade · 2730 | 8,364 | ¥5.43M | 3.3% | 85.1% | 45.8% |
| The Kansai Electric Power Company, IncorporatedElectric power & gas · 9503 | 8,336 | ¥9.39M | 4.8% | 109.0% | 68.3% |
| Otsuka CorporationInformation & communication · 4768 | 8,287 | ¥10.28M | 12.6% | 63.5% | 61.4% |
| Asahi Kasei CorporationChemicals · 3407 | 8,233 | ¥8.48M | 7.7% | 99.4% | 76.6% |
| Daikin Industries, Ltd.Machinery · 6367 | 8,212 | ¥8.96M | 9.3% | 98.1% | 81.6% |
| IHI CorporationMachinery · 7013 | 8,199 | ¥10.01M | 6.1% | 3.3% | 68.4% |
| AGC Inc.Glass & ceramics · 5201 | 8,122 | ¥9.05M | 6.2% | 83.6% | 72.2% |
| Kandenko Co., Ltd.Construction · 1942 | 8,110 | ¥10.12M | 2.4% | 50.3% | 81.1% |
| Daiichi Sankyo Company, LimitedPharmaceuticals · 4568 | 8,009 | ¥10.98M | 15.3% | 103.7% | 78.2% |
| Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.Information & communication · 4307 | 7,982 | ¥13.33M | 11.7% | 90.9% | 73.1% |
| Kao CorporationChemicals · 4452 | 7,761 | ¥8.65M | 28.7% | 90.1% | 90.8% |
| TOTO Ltd.Glass & ceramics · 5332 | 7,758 | ¥7.81M | 22.4% | 95.9% | 61.7% |
| Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Rubber products · 5110 | 7,675 | ¥6.68M | 5.9% | 115.3% | 74.1% |
| Life CorporationRetail trade · 8194 | 7,499 | ¥5.83M | 6.6% | 99.2% | 66.1% |
| NSK Ltd.Machinery · 6471 | 7,231 | ¥7.88M | 2.6% | 95.8% | 74.7% |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Nonferrous metals · 5802 | 7,209 | ¥8.96M | 4.4% | 97.0% | 75.1% |
| Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, IncorporatedElectric power & gas · 9501 | 7,157 | ¥8.83M | 7.1% | 92.9% | 83.5% |
| Toray Industries, Inc.Textiles & apparel · 3402 | 7,027 | ¥8.38M | 6.9% | 92.8% | 71.1% |
| Kraftia CorporationConstruction · 1959 | 6,886 | ¥7.62M | 1.0% | 101.2% | 72.9% |
| Nitto Denko CorporationChemicals · 6988 | 6,813 | ¥8.44M | 7.7% | 77.8% | 79.4% |
| Fuji Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 8278 | 6,681 | ¥5.15M | 15.3% | 51.5% | 56.0% |
| Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 7282 | 6,657 | ¥7.45M | 4.0% | — | 79.1% |
| Resorttrust, Inc.Services · 4681 | 6,585 | ¥6.62M | 11.7% | 78.2% | 68.5% |
| TDK CorporationElectric appliances · 6762 | 6,573 | ¥9.21M | 5.7% | 66.2% | 72.5% |
| SMC CorporationMachinery · 6273 | 6,560 | ¥7.80M | 1.5% | 78.3% | 55.8% |
| Oriental Land Co., Ltd.Services · 4661 | 6,528 | ¥6.05M | 20.8% | 91.6% | 78.8% |
| NEXTAGE Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 3186 | 6,492 | ¥5.26M | 8.6% | 67.4% | 65.9% |
| Kyushu Railway CompanyLand transportation · 9142 | 6,483 | ¥6.40M | 6.4% | 100.0% | 79.4% |
| Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedChemicals · 4005 | 6,465 | ¥9.59M | 9.2% | 101.1% | 77.2% |
| Takara Standard Co., Ltd.Other products · 7981 | 6,445 | ¥6.29M | 7.9% | 95.4% | 69.0% |
| Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.Electric appliances · 6770 | 6,305 | ¥6.91M | 3.9% | 72.9% | 66.3% |
| SHIFT Inc.Information & communication · 3697 | 6,201 | ¥6.85M | 6.1% | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| Sakai Moving Service Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 9039 | 6,083 | ¥4.95M | 3.1% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| TISI Inc.Information & communication · 3626 | 6,066 | ¥8.29M | 15.2% | 92.0% | 81.1% |
| Tokai Rika Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 6995 | 6,043 | ¥7.53M | 2.1% | 96.5% | 69.1% |
| Renesas Electronics CorporationElectric appliances · 6723 | 6,025 | ¥7.50M | 4.9% | 39.1% | 74.8% |
| COSMOS Pharmaceutical CorporationRetail trade · 3349 | 5,977 | ¥5.10M | 13.5% | 62.4% | 50.1% |
| Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Machinery · 6305 | 5,926 | ¥7.74M | 3.0% | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| Terumo CorporationPrecision instruments · 4543 | 5,736 | ¥8.22M | 13.2% | 88.3% | 83.4% |
| Token CorporationConstruction · 1766 | 5,718 | ¥6.22M | 4.7% | 28.2% | 67.1% |
| Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.Construction · 1911 | 5,581 | ¥9.76M | 4.2% | 71.4% | 51.6% |
| The Yokohama Rubber Company, LimitedRubber products · 5101 | 5,559 | ¥6.93M | 3.5% | 100.7% | 75.4% |
| Sharp CorporationElectric appliances · 6753 | 5,553 | ¥7.82M | 4.7% | 93.3% | 80.4% |
Ranked by parent-company headcount. Parent-company figures unless marked on the company page. "Pay ratio F/M" is women's average pay as a percentage of men's. Source: EDINET (Financial Services Agency), annual securities reports, used under the Public Data License 1.0. Figures extracted, standardised and translated by The Hardest Market; the original filings are authoritative. How the data is compiled.