AI Automated Bookkeeping Service 'tofu' Adopted in 50 Countries Partners with Seven Sense Tax Co., a Leader in AI/DX, to Fully Enter the Japanese Market
Tofu Inc., developer of the AI bookkeeping service 'tofu', has partnered with Seven Sense Tax Co. to fully launch in the Japanese market in July 2026. tofu automates data entry for accounting software, reducing bookkeeping tasks by up to 70%.
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Born in Japan, recognized globally, and returning to Japan. ─ Global AI originating from Japan, makes a 'reverse import' landing.
Seven Sense Tax Co. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Eigi Jo) and Tofu Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Saman Herath) officially announce a strategic partnership in the field of AI automated bookkeeping. Tofu Inc. will commence the full-scale rollout of its AI automated bookkeeping service 'tofu' in the Japanese market starting July 2026.
tofu is a service where AI automatically reads documents such as receipts, invoices, and bank passbooks, instantly outputs them to accounting software, and links journal entries, thereby reducing corporate bookkeeping work by up to 70% (*Based on a 2025 time study of companies using tofu. Target: Accounting firms in Malaysia, Singapore, etc.). The global track record of being adopted by 7 of the world's top accounting networks, and introduced to over 250 accounting firms and more than 2,500 end-clients across over 50 countries, underpins its reliability. (As of April 2026)
tofu is a service born in Japan, developed by an engineering team residing in Tokyo. From its inception, the company eyed the global market, rolling out first overseas leveraging its AI reading technology capable of handling multiple languages and handwriting. The technology honed globally is now finally being deployed in the Japanese market.
For its entry into Japan, Tofu has partnered with Seven Sense Tax Co. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Eigi Jo, member of PKF Network), ranked 31st nationally among tax firms and an industry leader in promoting AI and DX (according to Weekly Toyo Keizai). Together, they have prepared functions and specifications fully compliant with Japanese accounting standards and tax practices, achieving optimization for the Japanese market. Through the provision of the AI automated bookkeeping platform service 'tofu', they will drive the automation of bookkeeping tasks for domestic companies, accounting firms, and tax accountant offices.
■ Why the Japanese Market Now?
While the adoption of cloud accounting software like freee, Money Forward, and Yayoi Accounting is advancing in the Japanese accounting industry, the 'work before entering data into accounting software'—namely, reading receipts and invoices and creating journal entries—is still largely done manually.
Existing OCR tools have had insufficient support for the complex layout of Japanese forms and handwritten documents, leaving the issue that 'reading accuracy is low, and ultimately it is faster to correct it by hand.'
tofu is an AI tool that automates the input work 'in front' of the accounting software. It does not replace the accounting software but dramatically improves the speed and accuracy of the overall bookkeeping process when used in combination with software like freee and Money Forward.
Seven Sense Tax Co. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Eigi Jo) and Tofu Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Saman Herath) officially announce a strategic partnership in the field of AI automated bookkeeping. Tofu Inc. will commence the full-scale rollout of its AI automated bookkeeping service 'tofu' in the Japanese market starting July 2026.
tofu is a service where AI automatically reads documents such as receipts, invoices, and bank passbooks, instantly outputs them to accounting software, and links journal entries, thereby reducing corporate bookkeeping work by up to 70% (*Based on a 2025 time study of companies using tofu. Target: Accounting firms in Malaysia, Singapore, etc.). The global track record of being adopted by 7 of the world's top accounting networks, and introduced to over 250 accounting firms and more than 2,500 end-clients across over 50 countries, underpins its reliability. (As of April 2026)
tofu is a service born in Japan, developed by an engineering team residing in Tokyo. From its inception, the company eyed the global market, rolling out first overseas leveraging its AI reading technology capable of handling multiple languages and handwriting. The technology honed globally is now finally being deployed in the Japanese market.
For its entry into Japan, Tofu has partnered with Seven Sense Tax Co. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Eigi Jo, member of PKF Network), ranked 31st nationally among tax firms and an industry leader in promoting AI and DX (according to Weekly Toyo Keizai). Together, they have prepared functions and specifications fully compliant with Japanese accounting standards and tax practices, achieving optimization for the Japanese market. Through the provision of the AI automated bookkeeping platform service 'tofu', they will drive the automation of bookkeeping tasks for domestic companies, accounting firms, and tax accountant offices.
■ Why the Japanese Market Now?
While the adoption of cloud accounting software like freee, Money Forward, and Yayoi Accounting is advancing in the Japanese accounting industry, the 'work before entering data into accounting software'—namely, reading receipts and invoices and creating journal entries—is still largely done manually.
Existing OCR tools have had insufficient support for the complex layout of Japanese forms and handwritten documents, leaving the issue that 'reading accuracy is low, and ultimately it is faster to correct it by hand.'
tofu is an AI tool that automates the input work 'in front' of the accounting software. It does not replace the accounting software but dramatically improves the speed and accuracy of the overall bookkeeping process when used in combination with software like freee and Money Forward.