CB Lab Co., Ltd. Fully Launches Job Matching Platform Connecting IT Companies and Employment Support Facilities for People with Disabilities - Promoting Solutions to Social Issues with a New Structure Specialized in Welfare x IT
CB Lab Co., Ltd. has fully launched a remote IT job matching platform connecting IT companies with employment transition support facilities for people with disabilities starting January 2026, aiming to raise wages and solve labor shortages.
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CB Lab Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, hereafter "CB Lab"), a member of the Software Association of Japan (SAJ), became independent following organizational restructuring within the group of Migaro Holdings Co., Ltd., which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. As of January 1, 2026, it officially launched as a company specializing in the "Job Matching Platform Business" that connects IT companies with employment transition support facilities for people with disabilities.
Job Matching Platform Business, Fully Launched from January 2026
Overview
CB Lab has started providing a platform that receives work orders from IT companies and distributes them to employment transition support facilities nationwide (hereafter "support facilities"). Designed specifically for IT tasks that can be completed via remote work, it realizes a system where regional support facilities can also participate equally on a nationwide scale.
Main Features
- By adopting a matching model specializing in IT tasks, it provides opportunities to receive IT projects that lead to increased wages, replacing the traditional support facility work that centered on piecework.
- By being fully remote-work capable, it eliminates regional disparities and builds a system where support facilities nationwide can participate equally.
- It realizes a "win-win-win" structure that benefits all three parties: raising wages for people with disabilities, reducing social security costs, and alleviating the financial burden of the levy system for employing persons with disabilities for IT companies.
- There is almost no precedent for a nationwide matching platform specialized in IT, and it is gathering attention from the industry as a new model.
The Origin that Gave Birth to this Business - The Intersection of IT and Welfare Walked by CEO Michiko Takahata
Facing these social issues head-on and leading the business is CEO Michiko Takahata.
Despite having over 30 years of experience as a system engineer, Ms. Takahata transferred to a university before turning 50 to re-study mental health issues and acquired the national qualification of Psychiatric Social Worker. Facing the realities of employment for people with disabilities during practical training at an employment transition support facility became the origin of this business. Currently, she is actively lobbying the government, such as attending hearings at the Cabinet Office's Regulatory Reform Promotion Committee, aiming to institutionalize an "indirect employment" system where IT companies ordering work from support facilities is legally recognized as "employment of people with disabilities."
"IT is a means, not an end. I realized this when I turned 50. What is it that I really want to do with IT? The answer was welfare."
"If wages go up, wasteful tax spending goes down. If deregulation can be achieved, it's good for IT companies and good for people with disabilities. It's a win-win."
The sense of mission to "change society with IT," which was not visible during her career solely as an SE, has now borne fruit in the form of a business through her encounter with welfare.
For a detailed interview about Ms. Takahata's career journey and the full picture of this business, please see the SAJ 40th Anniversary feature article.
▶ Click here for the detailed interview article: https://www.saj.or.jp/40th_branding/heroes_cblab
Company Profile
CB Lab Co., Ltd.
Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo / Business Content: Job matching platform business connecting IT companies and employment transition support facilities / Official Website: https://cblab.jp/
The Software Association of Japan (SAJ) is an industry association that connects all companies, organizations, and individuals involved in software to promote the realization of a digital society, and CB Lab Co., Ltd. is active as a member company.
[Software Association of Japan]
The Software Association of Japan (Abbreviation: SAJ) is an industry association that connects all companies, organizations, and individuals involved in software to promote the realization of a digital society. With over 800 member companies, we have reached our 40th anniversary. We will continue to create the future of software and contribute to the promotion of digitalization domestically and internationally.
For membership inquiries and details, please contact us via the page below.
Software Association of Japan (SAJ) Secretariat Contact Page: https://www.saj.or.jp/contact/
[Related Links]
Full interview article: https://www.saj.or.jp/40th_branding/heroes_cblab
List of interview articles for this project: https://www.saj.or.jp/40th_branding
SAJ 40th Anniversary Site: https://40th.saj
Job Matching Platform Business, Fully Launched from January 2026
Overview
CB Lab has started providing a platform that receives work orders from IT companies and distributes them to employment transition support facilities nationwide (hereafter "support facilities"). Designed specifically for IT tasks that can be completed via remote work, it realizes a system where regional support facilities can also participate equally on a nationwide scale.
Main Features
- By adopting a matching model specializing in IT tasks, it provides opportunities to receive IT projects that lead to increased wages, replacing the traditional support facility work that centered on piecework.
- By being fully remote-work capable, it eliminates regional disparities and builds a system where support facilities nationwide can participate equally.
- It realizes a "win-win-win" structure that benefits all three parties: raising wages for people with disabilities, reducing social security costs, and alleviating the financial burden of the levy system for employing persons with disabilities for IT companies.
- There is almost no precedent for a nationwide matching platform specialized in IT, and it is gathering attention from the industry as a new model.
The Origin that Gave Birth to this Business - The Intersection of IT and Welfare Walked by CEO Michiko Takahata
Facing these social issues head-on and leading the business is CEO Michiko Takahata.
Despite having over 30 years of experience as a system engineer, Ms. Takahata transferred to a university before turning 50 to re-study mental health issues and acquired the national qualification of Psychiatric Social Worker. Facing the realities of employment for people with disabilities during practical training at an employment transition support facility became the origin of this business. Currently, she is actively lobbying the government, such as attending hearings at the Cabinet Office's Regulatory Reform Promotion Committee, aiming to institutionalize an "indirect employment" system where IT companies ordering work from support facilities is legally recognized as "employment of people with disabilities."
"IT is a means, not an end. I realized this when I turned 50. What is it that I really want to do with IT? The answer was welfare."
"If wages go up, wasteful tax spending goes down. If deregulation can be achieved, it's good for IT companies and good for people with disabilities. It's a win-win."
The sense of mission to "change society with IT," which was not visible during her career solely as an SE, has now borne fruit in the form of a business through her encounter with welfare.
For a detailed interview about Ms. Takahata's career journey and the full picture of this business, please see the SAJ 40th Anniversary feature article.
▶ Click here for the detailed interview article: https://www.saj.or.jp/40th_branding/heroes_cblab
Company Profile
CB Lab Co., Ltd.
Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo / Business Content: Job matching platform business connecting IT companies and employment transition support facilities / Official Website: https://cblab.jp/
The Software Association of Japan (SAJ) is an industry association that connects all companies, organizations, and individuals involved in software to promote the realization of a digital society, and CB Lab Co., Ltd. is active as a member company.
[Software Association of Japan]
The Software Association of Japan (Abbreviation: SAJ) is an industry association that connects all companies, organizations, and individuals involved in software to promote the realization of a digital society. With over 800 member companies, we have reached our 40th anniversary. We will continue to create the future of software and contribute to the promotion of digitalization domestically and internationally.
For membership inquiries and details, please contact us via the page below.
Software Association of Japan (SAJ) Secretariat Contact Page: https://www.saj.or.jp/contact/
[Related Links]
Full interview article: https://www.saj.or.jp/40th_branding/heroes_cblab
List of interview articles for this project: https://www.saj.or.jp/40th_branding
SAJ 40th Anniversary Site: https://40th.saj