okan.co.jp

What It Is

OKAN is a corporate services brand under Japan’s OKAN Inc. Its mission is to reduce “望まない離職” — unwanted turnover that neither employees nor employers want, but which occurs due to various work or life factors. The company positions its business as retention management, supporting employees’ continued employment and helping organizations retain talent.

Core Features and Products

OKAN breaks organizational retention support into three stages: “diagnosis, prescription, and treatment.” On the diagnosis and prescription side, its main offering is the employee awareness survey and organizational issue-solving service 「ハタラクカルテ」. It is designed for employee surveys, with an emphasis on identifying issues related to development, turnover, and talent retention. It collects employees’ honest opinions and improvement suggestions, visualizes organizational problems, and helps companies think through improvement measures.

On the treatment side, OKAN offers the office meal service 「オフィスおかん」. By installing refrigerators or vending machines in the office, with the company subsidizing part of employees’ purchase costs, it improves the everyday food environment. It also uses “food” as an entry point to encourage behavioral change and improve retention.

Pricing, Deployment, and Enterprise Capabilities

Public materials do not disclose specific plans, pricing, billable headcount, contract terms, free plans, or trial information. They only mention that 「ハタラクカルテ」 offers simple usability and pricing designed to lower the barrier to adoption. Common SaaS procurement details such as third-party integrations, APIs, permission management, SSO, data security, and privacy compliance are also not explained.

In terms of deployment, it is not explicitly stated whether the employee survey tool is a cloud service. 「オフィスおかん」, however, clearly involves offline equipment and food replenishment services.

Pros and Cons

The main advantage is its clear focus on employee retention. It is not just a questionnaire tool; it combines organizational diagnosis with practical employee benefit measures. It is also closely aligned with the needs of HR, general affairs, and health management initiatives among Japanese companies.

The downside is that the publicly available information is more focused on brand and business introduction than on software procurement details. Pricing, security, integrations, permissions, and support information are limited, making evaluation more costly.

Who It’s For and Access from China

OKAN is better suited to companies with offices in Japan that want to improve employee retention, conduct employee awareness surveys, or introduce workplace meal benefits. Access from China, Chinese-language support, cross-border payments, and service coverage are not disclosed.

For deployment in China, employee survey needs could be compared with Qualtrics, Culture Amp, Wevox, or local organizational survey tools. For meal benefits, local group catering providers, convenience cabinet services, and employee benefits platforms would likely be more relevant benchmarks.