Understand the requirement
See why mandatory information must be shown in Japanese and what a packaged processed-food label normally contains.
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Selling packaged food in Japan? Create a Japanese label draft in English.
Required food label information for products sold in Japan generally needs to be shown in Japanese. Enter your product information in English, review the Japanese suggestions, and create a free draft for a product manufactured in Japan.
This tool refers primarily to official Japanese government sources. It is not a government service and does not guarantee legal compliance.
- 1Check the Japanese-language requirement
- 2Build a draft from your own product data
- 3Send the draft and source documents for review
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The guide, drafting tool and review service are connected, so you can move from understanding the rule to preparing your own label.
Create a free draft
Enter product information in English, confirm Japanese wording, and create a draft for a domestic or imported packaged processed food.
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Send the information from your draft and ask whether a Human Review is available for your product. The scope, fee and estimated response time will be explained before any paid work begins.
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The legal explanation links to the Consumer Affairs Agency and current Japanese Food Labelling Standards. Current Japanese materials take priority over unofficial summaries or older translations.