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株式会社週休3日 (3 days a week) is a privately held Japanese workstyle consulting and HR services firm headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, founded in August 2016 by Hiroaki Nagai (永井宏明) and operating since January 2017. The firm specializes in helping Japanese SMEs, nursing care facilities, hospitals, dispensing pharmacies, and local government bodies implement 3-day workweek systems as a recruitment and retention lever. The founder's operating credibility is rooted in having personally run a 3-day workweek schedule since 2006, including six years of managing a nursing care facility on that model where turnover dropped from over 20% to under 6%.

The company's product surface is built around two service pillars. The first is "selected workstyle development" consulting, anchored by a 3-day workweek implementation diagnostic (¥33,000 limited / ¥110,000 regular), implementation support starting at ¥300,000, executive tutoring at ¥55,000/month, and a comprehensive reform package starting at ¥1,500,000. The second is "information dissemination upgrade," comprising SNS management, short video production (¥580,000+), recruitment website creation, and a newer generative AI training and DX support line (AI-Cleeing brand) offered at ¥55,000 per session. Three owned job-matching portals extend the offering into transactional placement: 週休3日.com for general 3-day workweek roles, 週休3日薬剤師.com for pharmacists (launched 2017, claimed to support 50+ pharmacy clients), and 週休3日医師.com for doctors.

The business model is predominantly professional services revenue from project-based consulting fees, supplemented by monthly executive tutoring subscriptions and — following a July 2022 business succession — operational revenue from two dementia group homes (Group Home Kyouka and Asuka). Disclosed scale includes 78 companies supported on workstyle development and 123 companies on information dissemination. The company holds a paid employment placement agency license (22-ユ-300494) issued by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, multiple registered trademarks, and has generated earned media across NHK, TV Tokyo, J-WAVE, TOKYO FM, Nikkei, and Asahi Shimbun. National delivery is achieved via online seminars and Zoom-based consulting, while on-site engagements concentrate in the Tokai region.

Name

3 days a week

Legal name

株式会社週休3日

Website

https://3kka.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

株式会社週休3日 (3 days a week) is a Hamamatsu-based Japanese workstyle consulting firm that helps SMEs, nursing care facilities, pharmacies, hospitals, and local governments implement 3-day workweek systems to solve recruitment and retention challenges, supported by SNS marketing, generative AI training, and proprietary job-matching portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR and Workforce Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Time, Attendance & Scheduling Administration (BPACAIAE), Payroll, Time & Attendance (BPACAPAB)

Keywords

• Workweek consulting
• Recruitment consulting
• Workforce solutions
• Job placement services
• Social media recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Shizuoka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting & Advisory Services: The company generates revenue through consulting services for 3-day workweek implementation, SNS management, short video production, and generative AI adoption support. Services include paid diagnostic assessments, monthly coaching programs, and project-based consulting engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The company provides consulting and advisory services to help Japanese SMEs, nursing care facilities, dispensing pharmacies, hospitals, and local government organizations implement a 3-day workweek system to solve recruitment and retention challenges. Core offerings include 3-day workweek implementation consulting, a diagnostic assessment service, job portal platforms connecting 3-day workweek job seekers with employers (for general workers, pharmacists, and physicians), SNS management and short-video production for recruitment marketing, and generative AI training and DX support services.

Product overview

株式会社逍遙3日は、中小企业・病院・介護施設・调剂药房・地方自治体向けに逍遙3日制導入を軸にした「選ばれる働き方の開発」と若い世代への「情報発信のアップデート」を支援する次世代型の人事&採用支援会社です。主力サービスとして逍遙3日制導入支援・逍遙3日正社員採用支援、逍遙3日.com（総合 job portal）、逍遙3日성은.com（禃剂師专科 job portal）、逍遙3日 Dent.com（医師专科 job portal）なとの job portal サイト运营、 генератив AI 研修・도입支援、SN S運用代行・ショート動画制作などのサービスを提供しています。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 、休薬とんドットコーム（https://3kka-pharmacist.com/）: サイクリストとんドットコームの略称。2017年にリリースしたサイクリスト特化型の採用支援サービス。
• 、休薬とんドットコーム
• アイクリング（AI-Cleeing）
• 、休薬とんドットコーム（https://3kka-pharmacist.com/）

Products and services

• 3-Day Workweek Implementation Consulting (週休3日制導入支援) End-to-end consulting service that helps Japanese SMEs, hospitals, nursing care facilities, dispensing pharmacies, and local government bodies design and operate 3-day workweek systems to address recruitment and retention challenges. Service starts at ¥300,000 (excluding tax).
• 3-Day Workweek Diagnostic Assessment (週休3日制導入診断) Online diagnostic assessment service that evaluates whether implementing a 3-day workweek would suit a company's situation and helps identify recruitment/retention challenges. Priced at a limited-time offer of ¥33,000 (regular price ¥110,000).
• Job Portal: 週休3日.com (Shukyu3nichi.com) Job portal platform listing 3-day workweek employment opportunities across industries, connecting job seekers interested in 3-day workweek roles with employers offering such arrangements.
• Job Portal: 週休3日薬剤師.com (Shukyu3nichi Pharmacist) Job matching platform connecting pharmacists with dispensing pharmacies offering 3-day workweek positions. Has supported recruitment for over 50 pharmacy clients.
• Job Portal: 週休3日医師.com (Shukyu3nichi Doctor) Job portal for doctors seeking 3-day workweek positions.
• SNS Management & Short Video Production Service SNS management and short video production service to help companies improve recruitment marketing and reach younger generations including Gen Z job seekers. Includes an SNS/Short Video Start & Recovery package priced at ¥580,000 (plus actual travel expenses).
• Generative AI Training & Implementation Support (AI-Cleeing) Generative AI training and implementation consulting services for SMEs, including ChatGPT and other AI tool training for businesses. Online generative AI training for visiting nursing stations is ¥55,000 per session.
• Executive Tutoring (経営陣の家教) Monthly executive coaching program offering 2 sessions of 45 minutes each (online) covering topics such as 3-day workweek, workstyle reform, recruitment support, SNS, AI, and DX. Teams of up to 5 people can participate, ¥55,000/month with a 3-month minimum.
• Comprehensive Recruitment & Retention Improvement Support Comprehensive reform support package combining 3-day workweek implementation, SNS/short video services, and recruitment website development. Starting at ¥1,500,000.
• Paid Employment Placement Services Fee-based employment placement services operated under paid employment placement agency license (permit number 22-ユ-300494), connecting job seekers with 3-day workweek employers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94.2% of workers in their 20s and 30s find companies with 3-day workweek options more attractive (company survey, Sept 2021)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 株式会社エイトレッド (Attred Co., Ltd.)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2017株式会社エイトレッド has invited the company to participate in online events, conferences, and cross-talk sessions as a speaker or panelist.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• en Japan: Japanese HR services company operating recruitment, placement, and HR consulting businesses. Comparable for overlapping services (placement agency, mid-career recruitment, HR advisory) targeting Japanese employers and SMEs.
• Wantedly: Recruitment platform emphasizing company culture and mission, popular with SMEs and startups in Japan. Comparable because it competes for the same employer recruitment budget and serves similar early-career and Gen Z candidate audiences.
• SmartHR: Cloud HR and payroll platform purpose-built for Japanese SMEs. Comparable because it sells into the same SME employer base with HR operations tooling, competing for the same IT/HR modernization budget the subject company addresses through consulting.
• freee: Cloud HR/payroll SaaS for Japanese SMEs and small businesses. Comparable because it sells workforce administration (payroll, time, attendance) modernization directly to the same SME buyer the subject company serves through consulting.
• BizReach: Mid-career recruitment platform and operator of HR media properties in Japan. Comparable because it monetizes employer-candidate matching and HR content marketing, paralleling the subject's job portal and content-driven acquisition model.

Broad incumbents

• Pasona Group: Major Japanese staffing and HR services firm serving SMEs and large enterprises. Comparable for its workstyle reform, temporary staffing, and recruitment offerings targeting similar customer segments in Japan.
• Persol Holdings: Large Japanese staffing and HR services group with temporary staffing, placement, and HR consulting arms. Comparable as a broad incumbent in staffing and HR solutions overlapping the subject's employment placement and workstyle reform offerings.
• Indeed Japan: Global job search engine with deep Japan operations. Comparable because it captures employer recruitment marketing spend and competes for candidate traffic that the subject company's job portals also seek to monetize.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest HR services conglomerate spanning recruitment, staffing, and HR technology. Comparable because it serves the same employer/candidate pool with broader, more scalable solutions; relevant as the dominant incumbent whose scale dwarfs the subject company.

Emerging players

• HRBrain: HR tech cloud platform offering employee management, talent management, and workforce analytics for Japanese SMEs and mid-market firms. Comparable for its focus on HR system modernization in the same customer segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCX3kjmJ5t2JZ2cY5J5Xz3YQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/3kka.co.jp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3kka-co-jp
• Instagraminstagram.com/3kka_co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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