en Japan and PeopleX Establish Joint Venture "en PeopleX". Using the Power of AI to Synthesize "Post-Hire Success", Contributing to Resolving Japan's Labor Shortage and Improving Productivity
en Japan Inc. and PeopleX Inc. established a joint venture, "en PeopleX Inc.," in April 2026. The new company integrates cutting-edge conversational AI into major HR platforms to scientifically drive post-hire success and tackle labor shortages.
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en Japan Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Chairman and President: Michitaka Ochi) and PeopleX Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Daichi Tachibana, hereinafter "PeopleX") have signed a joint venture agreement and established the joint venture company "en PeopleX Inc." in April 2026.
Click here for the en PeopleX corporate website: https://en-peoplex.com/
■ Background and Purpose of Establishing the Joint Venture
With the advancement of technologies such as generative AI, the landscape of recruitment and talent development is entering a major transitional period. Against the backdrop of severe labor shortages and rising recruitment costs, there is a growing need to streamline and sophisticate the screening process through AI utilization. Furthermore, interest is surging in retention and active-role support services aimed at reducing employee turnover and improving engagement.
To address the diverse needs emerging from these changing market environments—going beyond traditional support frameworks—and to accelerate the provision of new value leveraging technology, we have established this joint venture with PeopleX.
The establishment of this joint venture is one of the new business strategies for en Japan during its structural reform period. For PeopleX, it serves as a critical step to socially implement its proprietary conversational AI technology and construct a new standard in HRTech.
PeopleX is a leading domestic startup led by Daichi Tachibana, the former business manager of "CloudSign". They possess high development capabilities and resources in AI products, developing and providing conversational AI services such as the interactive AI interview service "PeopleX AI Interview", as well as the comprehensive AI agent infrastructure for the HR domain, the "PeopleX AgenticHR Platform", which links these services together.
Since its establishment in 2000, en Japan has held "Considering the 'En' (fate/bond) between 'People' and 'Companies'" as its business value. Centered around job change and recruitment support services such as "en tenshoku", "AMBI", and "Middle no Tenshoku", it has comprehensively provided services in the HR domain including turnover prevention, talent development, and evaluation. Leveraging its database of over 30 million job seekers and a track record of transactions and sales network with over 600,000 companies, it offers unique value by consistently supporting not just recruitment but also "post-hire success".
The "HRTech x Conversational AI" market is expanding rapidly. The domestic AI interview market is trending at a high compound annual growth rate of 35.4% and is projected to reach 50 billion yen by 2030, growing from 6 billion yen in 2023 (*).
Through this joint venture, we will fuse PeopleX's "cutting-edge conversational AI technology" with en Japan's cultivated "domestic largest job seeker database and human capital data" and "robust sales strength and customer base". In addition to accelerating growth and creating synergy in the recruitment and talent development domains, we will establish a unique position in the "HRTech x Conversational AI" market through the creation of new businesses.
*Market size and forecast values were independently calculated by en Japan based on public data from MarketsandMarkets, ITR, Yano Research Institute, and statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
■ Joint Venture ("en PeopleX") Business Outlook
This joint venture will provide OEM offerings of products developed by PeopleX, implement AI features into en Japan's existing products, and jointly explore new businesses.
1. OEM Provision of PeopleX's AI Products to en Japan Inc.
As an initial phase, we will provide OEM versions of PeopleX's AI products (AI Interview, AI Meeting, AI Roleplay). We will deliver value to customers by offering PeopleX's cutting-edge conversational AI products to en Japan's massive HR customer base.
2. Enhancing Provided Value through AI Implementation in Existing Businesses
We will promote the implementation of AI functions into the existing products owned by en Japan. Under the theme of 'Post-Hire Success x AI', beginning with the following projects, we aim to dramatically improve the convenience and accuracy of existing services:
- en tenshoku x AI Avatar
We aim to incorporate PeopleX's AI avatar technology into en Japan's recruitment services, starting with en tenshoku, to enhance UX and improve matching accuracy for post-hire success. By conversing with the avatar, we will provide users with a new job portal experience, such as taking inventory of the job seeker's career and proposing new ways to search for jobs.
- HR OnBoard x Conversational AI
Dialogue via Avatars.
Click here for the en PeopleX corporate website: https://en-peoplex.com/
■ Background and Purpose of Establishing the Joint Venture
With the advancement of technologies such as generative AI, the landscape of recruitment and talent development is entering a major transitional period. Against the backdrop of severe labor shortages and rising recruitment costs, there is a growing need to streamline and sophisticate the screening process through AI utilization. Furthermore, interest is surging in retention and active-role support services aimed at reducing employee turnover and improving engagement.
To address the diverse needs emerging from these changing market environments—going beyond traditional support frameworks—and to accelerate the provision of new value leveraging technology, we have established this joint venture with PeopleX.
The establishment of this joint venture is one of the new business strategies for en Japan during its structural reform period. For PeopleX, it serves as a critical step to socially implement its proprietary conversational AI technology and construct a new standard in HRTech.
PeopleX is a leading domestic startup led by Daichi Tachibana, the former business manager of "CloudSign". They possess high development capabilities and resources in AI products, developing and providing conversational AI services such as the interactive AI interview service "PeopleX AI Interview", as well as the comprehensive AI agent infrastructure for the HR domain, the "PeopleX AgenticHR Platform", which links these services together.
Since its establishment in 2000, en Japan has held "Considering the 'En' (fate/bond) between 'People' and 'Companies'" as its business value. Centered around job change and recruitment support services such as "en tenshoku", "AMBI", and "Middle no Tenshoku", it has comprehensively provided services in the HR domain including turnover prevention, talent development, and evaluation. Leveraging its database of over 30 million job seekers and a track record of transactions and sales network with over 600,000 companies, it offers unique value by consistently supporting not just recruitment but also "post-hire success".
The "HRTech x Conversational AI" market is expanding rapidly. The domestic AI interview market is trending at a high compound annual growth rate of 35.4% and is projected to reach 50 billion yen by 2030, growing from 6 billion yen in 2023 (*).
Through this joint venture, we will fuse PeopleX's "cutting-edge conversational AI technology" with en Japan's cultivated "domestic largest job seeker database and human capital data" and "robust sales strength and customer base". In addition to accelerating growth and creating synergy in the recruitment and talent development domains, we will establish a unique position in the "HRTech x Conversational AI" market through the creation of new businesses.
*Market size and forecast values were independently calculated by en Japan based on public data from MarketsandMarkets, ITR, Yano Research Institute, and statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
■ Joint Venture ("en PeopleX") Business Outlook
This joint venture will provide OEM offerings of products developed by PeopleX, implement AI features into en Japan's existing products, and jointly explore new businesses.
1. OEM Provision of PeopleX's AI Products to en Japan Inc.
As an initial phase, we will provide OEM versions of PeopleX's AI products (AI Interview, AI Meeting, AI Roleplay). We will deliver value to customers by offering PeopleX's cutting-edge conversational AI products to en Japan's massive HR customer base.
2. Enhancing Provided Value through AI Implementation in Existing Businesses
We will promote the implementation of AI functions into the existing products owned by en Japan. Under the theme of 'Post-Hire Success x AI', beginning with the following projects, we aim to dramatically improve the convenience and accuracy of existing services:
- en tenshoku x AI Avatar
We aim to incorporate PeopleX's AI avatar technology into en Japan's recruitment services, starting with en tenshoku, to enhance UX and improve matching accuracy for post-hire success. By conversing with the avatar, we will provide users with a new job portal experience, such as taking inventory of the job seeker's career and proposing new ways to search for jobs.
- HR OnBoard x Conversational AI
Dialogue via Avatars.