hourmane.com

What It Is

アワマネ（Hourmane） is a cloud-based compliance management service for Japanese companies employing foreign part-time workers. Its core purpose is to help manage the rule that people with permission to engage in activities outside their visa status—such as international students and dependents—must not work more than 28 hours in any rolling 7-day period. It is not a general-purpose attendance system, but rather a compliance monitoring tool built on top of existing attendance data.

Core Features and Integrations

The main workflow is to import attendance data and automatically manage the 28-hour limit, helping companies avoid discovering violations only at month-end when compiling spreadsheets. The system can send email alerts to headquarters and individual stores before a worker exceeds 28 hours, so reminders can be seen even without logging in. For international students’ long vacation periods, it supports registering vacation periods based on employee reports and managing work under the rules of 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day. Historical work status can be exported as CSV, making it useful as evidence that the company has fulfilled its management obligations. For integrations, the official website explicitly supports ジョブカン勤怠管理, KING OF TIME, and 楽楽勤怠管理, enabling daily automatic synchronization by registering login details for the existing attendance system.

Pricing and Launch

Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via quotation. Fees vary depending on the number of foreign part-time workers and the required functions. The onboarding process includes a current-state interview, service explanation, quotation/application, and initial setup support. The official website states that usage can begin in as little as 2 weeks. No information was found about a free plan, free trial, or payment methods.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its focused use case and detailed rule handling, making it especially suitable for multi-store companies that need to identify compliance risks early. CSV evidence export also fits legal and HR recordkeeping needs. The drawbacks are that public information is limited: common enterprise procurement concerns such as permission controls, audit logs, security certifications, data encryption, and backup policies are not disclosed. The number of supported attendance systems is also limited, so companies using other systems may need to confirm supported data formats or integration methods.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is best suited for retail, restaurant, and service companies operating in Japan that employ many foreign part-time workers, especially where headquarters needs centralized oversight of working hours across multiple stores. For users in China, the service is mainly designed around Japanese immigration law and Japanese attendance systems. Accessibility from Chinese networks, RMB or Chinese credit card payments, and local customer support are not disclosed, so china_access is tentatively assessed as unknown. For employment scenarios within mainland China, DingTalk, WeCom, Beisen, and similar platforms are more aligned with the local ecosystem. For compliant employment in Japan, Japanese local attendance and labor management solutions should be compared first.