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English & Japanese business card scanner

Turn a good meeting into the next conversation.

Scan English and Japanese cards, remember where you met, and give your next conversation a starting point.

No account needed to try. Free during early access.

Two professionals enjoying a conversation over coffee and exchanging a business card. AI-generated illustration.
Good to meet you. Even better to stay in touch.AI-generated scene

A little less admin. A little more connection.

Keep the details. Continue the conversation.

Meishio brings the card, the meeting and the next step together. Start small, with someone you would like to speak to again.

  1. Remember the person

    Keep English and Japanese names, company details and your meeting context together.

  2. Find a reason to say hello

    Check possible role changes with a source, or use the conversation you already had.

  3. Make the next step easy

    Review a draft for email, WhatsApp or LINE, then choose a follow-up date.

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MEISHIO / A CLOSER LOOK

From a card to a contact

Fictional bilingual business card for Yui Tanaka at Sample Trading

Yui Tanaka · 田中 結衣

Business Development Manager

English, Japanese, or both. Review the details before saving.

Fictional example · not a live lookup

Meishio's founder, in their own Google Contacts

A small cleanup. New reasons to say hello.

They brought their contacts into Meishio, merged duplicate entries and found eight job changes they reviewed and approved. More context for the people they already knew.

763
contacts imported
14
duplicates merged
8
job changes found and approved

Meishio founder’s own account · 24–29 September 2026

What could your next good conversation lead to?

Fictional people in everyday moments: examples of how you might use Meishio, not customer testimonials.

Illustrative scene of a professional exchanging a card at an event.

Priya

Founder · after an event

A follow-up while the meeting is still fresh.

Priya saves a new contact, adds the partnership idea they discussed and reviews a draft that gives their next conversation a starting point.

From a pile of cards to a personal next step.

Illustrative photo of a hand holding a phone that shows a saved contact, 佐藤 健 (さとう けん) at Hikari Kogyo.

Hiroshi

Business development · before a trip

A reason to reconnect before landing.

Before visiting Bengaluru, Hiroshi finds the people he knows there, checks their recorded details and prepares a few relevant catch-ups.

A trip that starts with people he already knows.

Illustrative scene of colleagues talking around a meeting table.

Aiko and her team

India–Japan business · between handovers

The relationship stays when a colleague moves.

Aiko shares selected work contacts with her team, sees who knows the client and gives the next follow-up a clear owner.

A warmer introduction for the next person on the team.

A few things before you try

The questions people ask us most, answered plainly. Anything else, write to us and a person replies.

What is Meishio?

Meishio is an app for your business contacts, on iPhone and the web: scan cards, check public sources for role updates and review any findings. Connect Google Contacts to sync the changes you approve.

Is Meishio free?

Yes, while in early access, with no charges, and a Free plan stays free for one person after that. Your first research (up to 5 people) is free; later research uses one credit per person. See pricing →

Can Meishio read Japanese business cards?

Yes. Meishio reads English and Japanese cards, including cards printed in both. It keeps the kanji and English name on one contact, reads titles such as 部長 (department head) and 代表取締役 (representative director), and tells a 〒 postal code from a phone number.

Where is my data stored?

Your contacts are stored in Singapore and are private to your account; other users cannot see them. Meishio never sells your data. Card photos are saved without camera or location data. The AI providers that read cards and check roles, and why, are listed on the Your data page.

All questions

Help shape Meishio

Bring three cards. Tell us what we can do better.

We’re building with people doing business between Japan and the world: Japanese companies working abroad, and foreign companies working with or entering Japan. Japan and India, and beyond. Start in your browser.

Scan a card free

No account needed to try. Free during early access.

Works on the web. iPhone app in TestFlight.

A map of India, Japan and Singapore, with each country’s calling code.

A person can help. We reply within 2 working days. support@getmeishio.com

How we handle your data

Keep the team’s relationships together.

A shared network for companies doing business between Japan and the world. Japanese companies in India are the first example, even when staff rotate home.

Explore Meishio for teams