Kyujin Bokkusu

What Kyujin Bokkusu does

Kyujin Bokkusu (求人ボックス) is a Japanese job search aggregation platform operated by Kakaku.com, Inc., a publicly listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (TSE: 3019) founded in 1997. The platform aggregates more than 20 million job listings from across Japan and serves more than 10 million monthly visitors, functioning as a two-sided marketplace that connects job seekers with employers and recruitment agencies. It ranked #1 in the 2026 Oricon Customer Satisfaction Survey for job search sites, a position it has held for three consecutive years. The platform supports single sign-on via Google, Yahoo, LINE, and Apple, and is Privacy Mark certified.

The platform's core technology is its proprietary aggregation and search infrastructure that ingests listings from thousands of employer and agency sources across Japan and normalizes them into a unified searchable index. Adjacent products include Salary Navi (salary benchmarking), Journal (editorial content), a Job Search API for enterprise integration, AGENT (a recruitment-agency service charging a 15% placement commission), a Messaging feature for direct employer-candidate communication (launched 2025-06), and Jobcube.com for international markets. An AI-driven job posting summarization feature is offered, with the caveat that summaries may not be fully accurate.

The business model is freemium for employers: posting is free, with optional paid upgrade tiers operating on click-based billing for enhanced visibility and applicant reach. Additional revenue lines include AGENT placement commissions, enterprise API access, and ancillary services. The customer base spans retail, hospitality, IT, construction, logistics, automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare, indicating broad long-tail adoption. Revenue is not separately disclosed within Kakaku.com's consolidated financials. Brand visibility has been extended through major media partnerships, including the NTV King of Conte 2026 sponsorship and a recruitment campaign tied to the VIVANT drama in 2026.

Name

Kyujin Bokkusu

Legal name

株式会社カカクドットカム (Kakaku.com, Inc.)

Website

https://xn--pckua2a7gp15o89zb.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kyujin Bokkusu is a Japanese job search aggregation platform operated by Kakaku.com, aggregating 20M+ listings and serving 10M+ monthly visitors via a freemium posting model with paid upgrades, agency placement commissions, and enterprise API access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Search Platform

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

POI, Local Listings & Business Directory Platforms (BPAMANAD)

Keywords

• Job search platform
• Online recruitment
• Job aggregation
• Career resources
• Salary information

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Employer Job Posting (Free Tier): Free posting board (採用ボード) allows employers to post jobs at zero cost from initial posting through hiring completion. Generates employer leads and brand exposure, with optional paid upgrade as upsell.
2. Paid Job Listing Upgrades (Optional): Optional paid placement service places employer job ads in higher-visibility positions on the platform. Charged per click (click-based billing), with configurable bid prices and auto-budget management. Employers can use for limited periods to accelerate hiring.
3. 採用ボード for AGENT (Placement Commission): Performance-based placement fee for licensed recruitment agencies. Fee is 15% of the placement fee received by the recruitment agency from the hiring company, triggered only upon successful candidate placement. Initial account creation and job posting are free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kyujin Bokkusu is a Japanese online job search platform that aggregates more than 20 million job listings across full-time, part-time, contract, dispatch, freelance, and internship categories. It serves both job seekers with a free search experience across web and mobile apps, and employers/recruitment agencies with free posting tools and paid placement upgrades. The platform is operated by Kakaku.com, Inc. and receives 10 million or more monthly visitors.

Product overview

求人ボックス (Kyujin Box) is a comprehensive job search aggregation and recruitment platform operated by Kakaku.com, Inc. The platform operates on a multi-product architecture consisting of: (1) the core Kyujin Box job search aggregation engine that indexes over 20 million job listings, (2) the free 採用ボード (Saiyou Board) for employers to post job advertisements, (3) the results-based 採用ボード for AGENT service for recruitment agencies, (4) the 給料ナビ salary information portal for compensation research, (5) the ジャーナル media platform for career content, and (6) enterprise services including a Job Search API and listing integration tools. The platform serves job seekers across all employment types (full-time, part-time, contract, dispatch) and age groups, while providing employers with free and paid recruitment solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kyujin Bokkusu Job Search Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 million+ job listings aggregated from across Japan
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• VIVANT (ドラマ)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Special recruitment campaign with the TV drama 'VIVANT' — exclusive job listings featured on Kyujin Bokkusu tied to the show, with event staff recruitment posting offering daily wages of 30,000 yen.
• 日本テレビ放送網 (NTV) — King of Conte 2026minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 May 2026Main sponsor of the King of Conte 2026 (コント日本一決定戦), a major televised comedy competition aired on NTV. Serves as a marketing partnership to build brand awareness among the program's audience, which overlaps with working-age demographics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mynavi: Mynavi is one of Japan's largest job advertising portals for new graduates and mid-career professionals. Comparable to Kyujin Bokkusu as a major destination for Japanese job seekers with extensive employer listings across industries.
• Wantedly: Wantedly is a Japan-focused job platform particularly strong in startup, tech, and creative hiring. Comparable as a Japanese job marketplace, though its focus on company culture fit differentiates it from Kyujin Bokkusu's breadth-first approach.
• Indeed: Global job search aggregator operating extensively in Japan. Indeed is the closest direct competitor to Kyujin Bokkusu's aggregation model, similarly indexing external listings and offering free employer posting with paid visibility upgrades.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a US job aggregator that distributes employer listings across many partner sites using an AI matching model. Closely comparable business model to Kyujin Bokkusu's aggregation-plus-paid-placement approach.
• en Japan: en Japan operates multiple job platforms (En転職, Enバイト, etc.) targeting Japanese job seekers across employment types. Directly comparable multi-segment job board strategy to Kyujin Bokkusu.
• Rikunabi (Recruit Holdings): Rikunabi is the flagship new-grad and mid-career job board from Recruit Holdings, a major Japanese media/services conglomerate. Direct competitor in Japan job listings with similar employer-posting model and SEO-driven job-seeker acquisition.
• doda (Persol Holdings): doda is Persol Holdings' career-change job board and agent service. Operates both a listing-based platform and a recruiter-mediated placement model similar in structure to Kyujin Bokkusu's AGENT service.

Emerging players

• Glassdoor: Glassdoor combines job listings with company reviews and salary data, overlapping with Kyujin Bokkusu's Salary Navi sub-product. Comparable as an information-augmented job search platform, though less dominant in Japan.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn (Microsoft) operates globally as a professional network with a significant job listings component active in Japan. Functions as a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (job search, recruiter tools) as part of a wider professional-networking portfolio.

Others

• Tabelog (Kakaku.com): Tabelog is a sister brand under Kakaku.com that integrates with Kyujin Bokkusu for restaurant-operator recruitment. Relevant as a sibling platform demonstrating Kakaku.com's cross-product distribution and B2B integration capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kyujinbox
• Facebookfacebook.com/kyujinbox

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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