COMPANY PROFILE

Maruchu Bussan Co., Ltd.

丸忠物産有限会社

OVERVIEW

About Us

Maruchu Bussan Co., Ltd. (丸忠物産有限会社; Corporate Number 1020002065922) is a Japanese company headquartered in Kannai, Yokohama, established on March 19, 2002.

Our business began with operating hotels in Minami-Senju, Tokyo. Drawing on our own experience with labor shortages and rising recruitment costs in the hotel industry, we now provide foreign talent placement and support for companies, and, as a separate business, we operate a Japanese-language education media site. We are also planning EMON (emons.jp), a Japanese-language education infrastructure. Its planned school is at the conceptual stage and preparing an accreditation application; the plan is tentative and may change.

FOR YOU

Find the right service for you

For hotel guests, companies hiring foreign talent, and Japanese-language schools, teachers and exam candidates. Each service has its own website (in Japanese).

Exterior of Hotel Maruchu CENTRO, a hotel in Minami-Senju, TokyoHotel guests

HOTEL

Hotel Maruchu

Hotels with private rooms throughout, more spacious than a capsule hotel and more affordable than a business hotel. CENTRO and CLASSICO in Minami-Senju, Tokyo offer a public bath, 24-hour showers and laundry, and women-only floors — for short trips and long stays alike.

A calm meeting table for arranging the introduction of foreign workers and support after hiringCompanies and support organizations

HR

Foreign Talent Placement and Support

We introduce foreign workers, including Specified Skilled Workers, and advise on support arrangements after hiring. (We are not a registered support organization.)

Fee-charging employment placement license 14-ユ-302507 / Worker dispatching license 派14-303784

A desk by a window for reading and studying Japanese-language education informationSchools, teachers, exam candidates

MEDIA

Japanese-Language Education Media
Registered Japanese Language Teacher NEXT

A free exam-prep iOS app, information on the certification system and exams, and job consultations. For schools: teacher placement and dispatch, and job advertising.

EMON (右衛門) logoSchool planning

EDUCATION INFRA

EMON (右衛門)

EMON Japanese Language Institute is preparing an application for accreditation (conceptual stage) and is not currently accredited. The plan is tentative and its contents may change.

A planned Japanese-language education infrastructure for foreign workers in local communities. Matching teachers for the Japanese-language courses under the Employment for Skill Development system (scheduled to take effect in April 2027) is planned to start after the system takes effect.

OUR BUSINESS

Business Areas

01 Hotel Operation
We operate two hotels in the Minami-Senju area of Tokyo: Hotel Maruchu CENTRO and Hotel Maruchu CLASSICO. Every room is private — more spacious than a capsule hotel, at a lower price than a business hotel. Guests enjoy a large public bath, 24-hour showers and laundry, and women-only floors, whether staying for a night or for weeks.
Hotel Maruchu official website (Japanese)
02 Foreign Talent Recruitment and Support
For businesses in Japan, we cover the whole process of accepting foreign workers: introducing candidates, reviewing support arrangements, and providing the Japanese-language education required for residence. We hold licenses for fee-charging employment placement and worker dispatching (see Licenses below).
HR business website (Japanese)
03 Japanese-Language Education Media
We operate Registered Japanese Language Teacher NEXT (登録日本語教員NEXT), a media site for registered Japanese-language teachers in Japan, those preparing for the qualification exam, and others working in Japanese-language education. It provides information on the certification system, exam preparation, lesson planning, and jobs and hiring, and offers a free iOS exam-prep app.
Key visual of Registered Japanese Language Teacher NEXT, a Japanese-language education media site nihongo-kyoin-next.jp (Japanese)
04 Japanese-Language Education Infrastructure (EMON)
EMON (右衛門) is a planned Japanese-language education infrastructure for foreign workers in local communities. EMON Japanese Language Institute is preparing an application for accreditation (conceptual stage) and is not currently accredited. The plan is tentative and its contents may change. EMON is separate from our recruitment and placement services.
emons.jp (Japanese)

CORPORATE PROFILE

Company Information

Company name
Maruchu Bussan Co., Ltd. (丸忠物産有限会社)
Corporate Number
1020002065922 (verifiable on the National Tax Agency's Corporate Number Publication Site)
Established
March 19, 2002
Capital
JPY 5 million
Employees
45 (including part-time staff, as of September 2026)
Representative
Weonseok Joseph Choi (山本 元碩), President and Representative Director
Head office
Kannai Ekimae Bldg. 5F, 1-3-9 Furocho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0032, Japan
〒231-0032 神奈川県横浜市中区不老町1-3-9 関内駅前ビル5階
Overseas office
Maruchu Bussan Bangkok Representative Office
TB4 Sanguan Sap Mansion, South Sathorn, Soi 9 Sathorn, Yannawa, Sathorn. Bangkok 10120.
TEL: +66-96-098-0435
Representative: Joseph Choi
Licenses
Fee-charging employment placement business: 14-ユ-302507
Worker dispatching business: 派14-303784
(Both licenses obtained in February 2026)
Hotels operated
Hotel Maruchu CENTRO: 3-2-13 Minamisenju, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-0003
Hotel Maruchu CLASSICO: 2-37-7 Kiyokawa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0022

REPRESENTATIVE

Weonseok Joseph Choi

After serving as Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand, he currently serves as Advisor to the same Ministry and as Advisor to the Governor of the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), an institute under the Ministry, for Global Partnership.

Drawing on his experience in higher education, science and technology policy, and international cooperation, he leads the company's business of placing foreign talent with companies and supporting them after hiring. The company runs its Japanese-language education businesses separately from placement.

Career highlights

2023.09 - 2025
Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand
2025.02 - PRESENT
Advisor to the Governor of TISTR (Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research) for Global Partnership
2026 - PRESENT
Advisor, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand

REFERENCE DOCUMENT

He has been appointed by TISTR (Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research) as Advisor to the Governor for Global Partnership.

TISTR advisor appointment letter (PDF)

CONTACT

Contact Us

Please contact us by email or through our contact form. We do not accept inquiries by phone. Inquiries about recruiting foreign talent can also be sent through the form on our HR business website (in Japanese).

The contact form page is in Japanese, but you may fill it in using either Japanese or English. Inquiries in English are also welcome by email.