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Bidding on tenders in Japan.
How public procurement works in Japan — registration, eligibility, bid security and submission — checked against the official rules.
Bidding
How to bid for government contracts in Japan
How Japanese government procurement works in 2026: the Government Procurement Portal and the Kanpo, the new 2026 thresholds, general competitive bidding and the 50-day bid period, the Unified Qualification for foreign companies, e-bidding certificates, complaints through CHANS, payment terms, and what the India–Japan CEPA does and doesn't give Indian firms.
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How a foreign company gets Japan's Unified Qualification and bids on government tenders, step by step
A step-by-step guide for foreign companies to Japan's Unified Qualification for all ministries (全省庁統一資格) in 2026: categories and regions, documents, the scoring tables and A–D grades, exchange rates, processing and the Japanese-address requirement, e-bidding certificates, finding and reading tender notices, bidding, and after award.
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Japanese government procurement glossary: 政府調達 terms explained in English
Plain-English definitions of the Japanese terms you meet in government tenders in 2026: 政府調達, 会計法, 予決令, 一般競争入札, 指名競争入札, 随意契約, 総合評価落札方式, 予定価格, 入札公告, 入札説明書, 仕様書, 全省庁統一資格, 調達ポータル, 官報, 入札保証金, 低入札価格調査, 建設業許可, 経営事項審査, 共同企業体 and more.
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