Man to Man

Name

Man to Man

Legal name

Man to Man株式会社

Website

https://man-to-man-g.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Human Resources Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) / Industrial Maintenance Staffing (BPACAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce & Contract Worker Monthly Housing (THAMAFAE), Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Human resource solutions
• Worker dispatch services
• Foreign talent recruitment
• Recruitment process outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Worker Dispatch (労働者派遣事業): The company dispatches temporary workers to client manufacturers in sectors including automotive assembly, automotive parts, electrical machinery, semiconductor manufacturing, food manufacturing, and logistics/warehousing. Revenue is generated through the margin between worker wages paid and client billing rates. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Fee-Based Employment Placement (有料職業紹介事業): Placement services for mid-to-long-term contract workers (期間工採用), matching job seekers with client companies for direct employment. Revenue is earned as a success fee from corporate clients upon successful placement.
3. Outsourcing Services (アウトソーシングサービス): BPO services including clerical work, accounting/payroll processing (秘书とクロコ), and operational process outsourcing for corporate clients.
4. Foreign Talent Acquisition (外国人採用・定着支援 - Link Asia): Specialized foreign talent recruitment services covering highly skilled foreign workers, specified skilled workers, international students, and permanent residents. Services include recruitment, registered support agency services, Japanese language education, and regional settlement support. Revenue from corporate clients needing foreign workforce solutions.
5. Gozaru Recruitment Support Service (採用支援 Gozaruサービス): External recruitment team-as-a-service for client companies, covering recruitment requirement hearings, target/persona setting, media selection, candidate pool formation, scout email delegation, and applicant response management.
6. SORTE - Nikkei Brazilian Services: Employment placement, dispatch services, and online Japanese language education targeting Nikkei Brazilian residents and pre-arrival individuals in Japan, operated as a specialized vertical service.
7. DX Services (デジ革ご一緒サービス): DX promotion services using RPA and no-code apps for client business efficiency, cost reduction, and quality improvement. Includes training, education, and mid-to-long-term support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Man to Man is a comprehensive human resources consulting company providing temporary worker dispatch (労働者派遣事業), fee-based employment placement (有料職業紹介事業), and outsourcing (アウトソーシング) services to manufacturing clients, primarily in Japan's Tokai region. The company also operates specialized verticals including foreign worker recruitment and retention (Link Asia), recruitment support (Gozaru), services for Nikkei Brazilians (SORTE), and DX support using RPA and no-code tools. It owns the GAYA dispatch job search portal serving individual job seekers.

Product overview

Man to Man is a total human consulting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of HR services centered around staffing and recruitment solutions. The core offering is 人材ソリューションサービス (Human Resources Solution Services) comprising dispatch/temporary staffing (派遣事業), fee-based recruitment (人材紹介サービス), and temp-to-hire dispatch (紹介予定派遣). The company provides specialized services including foreign worker recruitment and retention support through Link Asia, Japanese-Brazilian community services via SORTE, recruitment support through Gozaruサービス, and DX support via デジ革ご一緒サービス. Additional offerings include the GAYA dispatch job search media platform, BPO services (秘书とクロコ), and outsourcing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Link Asia: 外国人採用・定着支援サービス - Foreign employment and retention support services
• Gozaruサービス
• SORTE
• デジ革ご一緒サービス
• 秘书とクロコ
• GAYA
• 求人ジョブズ
• PROJETO SORTE
• 工場派遣求人サイト

Products and services

• 労働者派遣事業 (Worker Dispatch / Temporary Staffing) Temporary worker dispatch placing personnel in manufacturing, automotive assembly, parts manufacturing, electrical machinery, semiconductor, food processing, and logistics warehouse roles. Serves corporate manufacturers with same-day single-worker requests and planned workforce scaling.
• 有料職業紹介事業 (Fee-Based Employment Placement) Recruitment services for planned contract worker hiring (kikan-ko), helping corporate clients recruit and retain contract employees by combining dispatch and placement expertise. Includes pre-hire motivation and candidate-job fit confirmation to support client production plans.
• Link Asia (外国人採用・定着支援) Foreign worker recruitment and retention support handling all visa statuses including highly skilled professionals, specified skilled workers, international students, designated activities (internships), and permanent residents. Operates as a Registered Support Organization providing recruitment plus work/life support and Japanese language education. Also conducts municipal-commissioned regional globalization initiatives and international exchange programs.
• Gozaruサービス (Recruitment Support Service) External recruitment team support service for client companies, covering recruitment requirements consultation, target persona setting, media selection, candidate pool formation, scout email delegation, and applicant response management. Functions as outsourced recruiting department for clients.
• SORTE Specialized services for Japanese-Brazilians by Japanese-Brazilians including employment placement, staffing dispatch, online Japanese language education, and media publishing. Supports both current residents and individuals planning to relocate to Japan, with bilingual staff preventing job mismatch.
• デジ革ご一緒サービス (DX Support Service) Digital transformation support using RPA and no-code apps to improve client operational efficiency, reduce headcount needs, and improve quality. Includes training, education, and mid-to-long-term support to embed tools into client culture.
• 派遣検索GAYA (GAYA Dispatch Job Portal) Job search engine aggregating dispatch job postings from major recruitment media, allowing job seekers to search dispatch positions and view results sorted by hourly wage (high to low) to optimize candidate earnings.
• 秘書とクロコ (Secretary and Croco BPO) Online BPO service handling data entry, accounting tasks, and payroll processing on behalf of clients. Designed for SMEs that have work but not enough volume or time to hire dedicated staff, with trial use available.
• アウトソーシングサービス (Outsourcing Services) Business process outsourcing services for enterprises covering clerical work, accounting, payroll processing, and operational process outsourcing to reduce client administrative burden.
• 自動車・航空系の期間工求人 (Automotive and Aviation Kikan-ko Job Placement) Job placement services for kikan-ko (fixed-term contract workers) in automotive and aviation manufacturing, offering high hourly wages and joining bonuses.
• 求人ジョブズ (Factory Jobs - Manufacturing Dispatch Portal) Job portal dedicated to dispatch roles in factory and manufacturing industries, aggregating positions across assembly, inspection, processing, and related functions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manufacturing dispatch workers can earn ¥300,000–¥480,000+ per month including overtime, night shift allowances, and attendance bonuses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Man to Man Assist株式会社 (Man to Man Assist)coreOthersGroup company specializing in production contracting (生産受託業務) and logistics contracting (物流受託業務). Provides operational outsourcing support for manufacturing and logistics clients, extending Man to Man's service capabilities.
• Man to Man Animo株式会社 (Man to Man Animo)coreOthersGroup company providing QR check-in systems for events, website and web system development, and disability employment support services (障害者雇用支援事業). Expands Man to Man's digital and social impact service offerings.
• テックポート株式会社 (Tech Port)supportingTechnology or IntegrationGroup company developing AI-based commissioned software and package software products, plus AI and IoT solutions. Supports Man to Man's DX service offerings (デジ革ご一緒サービス) and technological capability expansion.
• Man to Man Vietnam株式会社 (Man to Man Vietnam)supportingOthersGroup company providing staffing and recruitment services for Japanese companies operating in Vietnam. Extends Man to Man's foreign talent acquisition capabilities to the Vietnamese market.
• 日総工産株式会社 (Nisso Kosan)supportingOthersNISSO Group affiliated company specializing in manufacturing production staffing (製造生産系人材サービス). Business partnership within the NISSO Group ecosystem, serving shared manufacturing sector clients.
• 株式会社ベクトル伸和 (Vector Shinwa)supportingOthersNISSO Group affiliated comprehensive human resources services company (人材総合サービス). Partner in serving shared client needs across staffing and HR services.
• 株式会社アイズ (EYES)supportingOthersNISSO Group affiliated company in engineering (エンジニアリング事業) and factory automation (ファクトリーオートメーション事業). Partnership for technical staffing and automation solutions.
• 日総ブレイン株式会社 (Nisso Brain)supportingOthersNISSO Group affiliated company providing clerical/administrative staffing services (事務系人材サービス). Partnership for back-office and clerical worker placement.
• 株式会社ニコン日総プライム (Nikon Issou Prime)supportingOthersNISSO Group affiliated company providing comprehensive HR services and research/development of systems for creating work opportunities and sustainable working environments for senior workers (高年齢者の活躍機会創出及び働き続けられる仕組みの構築に関する企画、研究開発、運営サポート).
• 日総ぴゅあ株式会社 (Nisso Pure)minorOthersNISSO Group affiliated company providing light work contracting (軽作業請負) and product sales (物販). Minor partnership for light manufacturing and retail support.
• 日総ニフティ株式会社 (Nisso Nifty)minorOthersNISSO Group affiliated company operating facility care (施設介護事業), home care (在宅介護事業), and day service (通所介護事業). Supports Man to Man's social services and senior worker placement ecosystem.
• オールジヤパンガード株式会社 (All Japan Guard)minorOthersNISSO Group affiliated company providing outsourcing of various security services (各種警備業務のアウトソーシング事業). Minor partnership for security staffing services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Will Group: Japan-listed staffing firm with strong factory/manufacturing dispatch, placement, and foreign-worker operations. Direct competitor for the same blue-collar dispatch and 期間工 recruitment mandates.
• World Intec: Japanese staffing group with significant manufacturing-dispatch and factory placement operations, including auto OEMs and electronics manufacturers. Comparable business mix and customer vertical to Man to Man.
• Staff Service Holdings: Japan's largest temporary staffing agency by revenue, with a major manufacturing-dispatch franchise and Toyota Group relationships. Directly comparable to Man to Man on factory dispatch scale, fee model, and blue-chip auto customers.
• Outsourcing Technology: Japanese staffing/outsourcing specialist with manufacturing dispatch and engineering staffing exposure. Comparable mid-tier Japanese staffing competitor with overlapping factory-worker services.
• DIP Corporation: Japan-listed staffing and digital HR services company operating job boards (Indeed, Bâto-kyu) and temp placement. Competes with Man to Man for manufacturing dispatch clients and via digital channels.
• Nisso Kosan (日総工産): Affiliated NISSO Group company specializing in 製造生産系人材サービス — direct functional peer in factory/manufacturing dispatch. Listed on TSE with explicit overlap in auto OEM customers and Tokai operating geography.

Broad incumbents

• Pasona Group: Japan-listed major HR services group with diversified staffing, placement, BPO, and outsourcing. Overlaps with Man to Man on manufacturing dispatch and outsourcing service lines.
• Adecco Japan: Local subsidiary of global staffing leader Adecco, offering temporary staffing, placement, and outsourcing across Japan including manufacturing vertical. Comparable enterprise staffing offering to Man to Man's portfolio.
• ManpowerGroup Japan: Japanese arm of global staffing major ManpowerGroup, providing temporary staffing, placement, and workforce solutions to manufacturers. Direct overlap with Man to Man's temp staffing and placement service lines.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest HR services conglomerate operating Indeed, Rikunabi, and major staffing brands (including temporary dispatch). Operates at much larger scale but competes for the same corporate clients in manufacturing dispatch.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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