AGAMI
AGAMI / AI & automation
AI & Automation Potential Consultancy · APC · AI・業務自動化

AI that gives your team their time back.

We help Japanese SMBs turn everyday repetitive work into hours saved — starting with a short initial diagnostic, with no access to your systems. Visible results in 2–4 weeks.

Tried AI, but nothing actually changed?

You're not alone. Most teams sign up for an AI tool and find their daily work looks exactly the same — because the tool was never connected to how the work really happens. That's the gap we close.

No passwords or system access
during the audit
Visible results in 2–4 weeks
not a transformation program
Your data stays where you want it
designed around your privacy needs from day one
Who this is for

Built for SMBs already on cloud tools.

10–100 employees, an owner-accessible decision-maker, and repetitive text-heavy work — that's the sweet spot.

Common fit

High inquiry/document volume

  • Web / marketing / IT agencies
  • Real estate
  • EC / D2C shops
  • Inbound-tourism lodging
  • Recruiting firms
Also a strong fit

More integration, still solid value

  • Manufacturing / wholesale
  • Construction
  • Cram schools / training
A different starting point

Handling sensitive data?

  • Accounting / tax / 社労士

If your work involves sensitive client data, a first automation usually isn't the right starting point — but we're glad to talk about where you could introduce us to clients who'd be a good fit, or where a narrower, lower-risk project might work for you directly.

How we're different

Diagnose first. Build what pays back.

We diagnose before we build.

Many providers begin with a tool recommendation. We first identify where AI actually fits your business — so you invest in what pays back, not in hype.

We build for payback.

Every recommendation is tied to hours saved each month. If it won't earn its keep, we don't build it.

We work inside your real systems.

Not a chatbot bolted on the side — automation that runs inside the tools your team already uses every day.

Your data stays where you want it.

We design around your privacy and data-residency needs from day one. Your information doesn't have to leave Japan.

Backed by real engineering.

Years of hands-on build experience sit behind every project. Our recommendations are grounded in practical engineering, not presentation-only advice.

And we help you fund it.

Many projects qualify for government support — we'll help you check.

The free / paid line

The Check tells you if AI can help.
The Audit tells you exactly what to build.

AI Readiness Check · Free

"Should I care about this?"

InputSelf-reported
OutputInstant generic snapshot
DepthDirection, not numbers
The offering ladder

From initial diagnostic to ongoing partnership.

Each step is a real deliverable — not a sales call in disguise.

00

AI Readiness Check

Free
~2 min · instant result

A self-serve snapshot of where automation could help — no system access.

01

AI Opportunity Audit

¥50,000–150,000
1–2 weeks

Expert-observed diagnosis — costed, prioritized plan with subsidy-fit assessed.

02

Quick Win Build

¥300,000–800,000
2–4 weeks

We implement your first automation in weeks and prove the time saved.

03

Ongoing Partnership

From ¥80,000/mo
Ongoing

We manage, refine, and expand it as your needs grow.

What we actually build

Four standard automation templates.

Outcomes, not tool names — what matters is the result, not what's running behind it.

Inquiry Triage

Email/form/LINE → AI classify → log → notify → draft reply

Meeting-to-Action

Transcript → AI summary + actions → tasks created → team notified

Document Intake

Attachment/Drive → OCR if needed → AI extract → record + review flag

Weekly Management Summary

Sheet/CSV → AI summary + anomalies → management report
A fair question

Why not just use a cheap, off-the-shelf AI add-on?

A cheap add-on automates the easy 10% — and leaves the work that actually eats your team's day untouched. Worse, without a diagnosis it's easy to automate the wrong thing. We start by finding where the real time goes, build automation that works inside your actual systems, keep a person in control of every output, and keep your data where it belongs. You pay a little more than a template — and get something that genuinely changes your day, not just a demo that impresses once.

Why now

Japan's SMB AI gap is wide — and closing slowly.

1 in 7

Only about 1 in 7 small businesses in Japan has adopted AI — and most say they simply don't know where to start.

Survival, not luxury

Japan's labor shortage isn't easing. For many SMBs, automation is becoming survival, not luxury.

15 min → 1 min

The payoff is concrete: a single repetitive task — like reading and entering order documents — can drop from 15 minutes to 1.

Directional figures — confirm current sourcing before publishing.

Funding the first project

The Digitalization & AI Adoption Subsidy can cover roughly half.

Worried about cost? The government will often cover a large share of an eligible project. We'll help you find out if you qualify — so the question becomes which automation to start with, not whether you can afford one.

Up to ¥4.5M, at roughly half the eligible cost (up to two-thirds for businesses near minimum wage), including up to two years of cloud fees.

As of June 2026 · confirm current round details before relying on figures. Read the full guide (PDF) →
Where this fits

A path to build work, when it makes sense.

This consulting track answers “where can automation save team time.” When the answer becomes a build project, it can hand off cleanly to AGAMI's Research & Prototyping Lab. If the real issue is product or customer value rather than internal workflow, the Product & Service Potential track is the better fit.

See where AI fits your business — free, in two minutes.

No system access, no commitment — just a clear read on where you could win back time.