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Top 25 Contingent search firms based in Japan

RevenueBase identified 108 contingent search firms headquartered in Japan as of September 2026 and tracks 5,085 professional contacts across them, including 205 with verified work emails. Jing is the largest hub.

This list covers contingent search firms headquartered in Japan, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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108Companies
5,085Contacts tracked
205Verified emails
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The 25 largest contingent search firms based in Japan

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 108 contingent search firms based in Japan, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contingent search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,098 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With a legacy of over 50 years, we are not just a recruitment consultancy; we are the bridge that connects businesses with exceptional talent, fostering growth and innovation…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200257 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“RGF Professional Recruitment is one of the oversea brands of RGF International Recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“East West Consulting is an executive search firm that proactively scouts and supplies our clients with qualified professionals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidence品川区東品川2-2-4 天王洲ファーストタワー6f, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000136 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Face to Face 47”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMinato, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200115 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Talisman is a recruitment agent offering a range of all-in-one services relating to personnel and hiring, including the recruitment services that are Talisman’s main business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5069 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Accretive Talent for Japan (ATJ) is a specialized recruitment firm offering both Retained and Contingency services with offices across Asia Pacific.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In Skillhouse, we are passionate about supporting our candidates’ careers long term.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidence千代田区, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AEGIS JAPAN was established for the purpose of providing our customers with superior staff and management personnel, utilizing our global connections and extensive experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceMinato City, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Gobi Group is a Tokyo-based recruitment firm with extensive understanding of the Japanese market.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Us -> We want to provide people with career opportunities which improve their lives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ACS Japan is a Tokyo based executive search company delivering Permanent & Contracting Recruitment Services that reflect the core values and needs of the business world today.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceChuo-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Icon Partners we aim to provide a service that goes beyond simple human resource consulting and job introductions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceChiyoda-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The MLC Group provides retained and contingent recruiting services in addition to recruitment consulting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kaneko & Associates' mission is to provide strategic support in executive talent selection for client corporations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidence港区, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Strategic Consulting Japan offers superior Executive Search services as well as consulting services such as; Succession Planning, Business Analysis & Career Counseling.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“RLink Partners Company Profile: We are a boutique recruitment company based in Tokyo Japan.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Embarc is focused and reliable delivery At Embarc, we believe amazing achievements are made when innovative people connect.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceTokorozawa, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Advanced Search Partners (AS Partners) was founded in 2009 by Seima Shibusawa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Focus Consulting Partners is an executive search firm dedicated to making a positive impact on candidate careers and our partnering client companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WITH international Japan PEVC 2”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceTokyo, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For employers:"VISHU Co, Ltd: Your premier talent acquisition partner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidence港区, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceMinato-ku, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Octavia Executive Search is a human resource agency specialized in Headhunting search-type that has the strength to recruit important leaders for business such as the executives…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidence港区, JapanHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Contingent search firms based in Japan at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
4.0%Verified-email coverage
47.1Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
20.4%Largest-city concentration · Jing
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
45
11-50
27
51-200
22
201-500
6
1,001-5,000
5

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Japan, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Japan, over 108 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among contingent search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Japan whose own description of what they do matches “contingent search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names contingent search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among contingent search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Japan are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 205 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names contingent search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many contingent search firms are there based in Japan?

RevenueBase identified 108 contingent search firms headquartered in Japan as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

JAC Recruitment, headquartered in Tokyo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most contingent search firms?

Jing leads with 22 headquartered companies, followed by Tokyo (21) and Xian (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 205 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 108 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.