AI search audit in Japanese
Do AI answers in Japan mention your brand?
Your brand can rank on Google Japan and still be missing from AI answers. When Japanese buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude or Google AI Overviews which service is best, the AI names only a few brands. Most AI search audits test English prompts. I ask the questions your Japanese buyers ask, in Japanese, and give you a dated record of the answers.
Ranked #1 on Google, but not chosen as the AI’s source
One company’s site ranked #1 in regular Google results for a question its industry hears all the time: “Which is cheaper, A or B?” Yet in the AI Overview on the same page, the answer was built on pages from five other companies. This company’s page only appeared in the list of sources (checked in November 2026).
Regular search results
#1
This company’s page
Sources behind the AI Overview’s answer
5 others
- Other
- Other
- Other
- Other
- Other
- This company: only listed among the sources
Three levels: how far your brand gets
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Level 1
Mentioned
Does the AI’s answer name your brand?
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Level 2
Read
When the AI researches the question, does it read your pages?
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Level 3
Cited
Does the answer show your page as a source?
You also get
- The competitors the AI names instead of you, and the sites it relies on
- Real screenshots of Google AI Overviews, taken in Japan
- The gap between your Google ranking and what the AI says
Measured so the numbers don’t flatter you
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Questions in natural Japanese
I write the questions the way Japanese buyers actually ask them, and you approve the list before I start.
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Branded questions counted separately
Ask with your brand name and your brand will of course appear. I keep those questions apart, so the numbers are not inflated.
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Every record kept
The question, the answer, the pages the AI read and the time of each check are all recorded, so you can re-check under the same conditions.
What the report looks like
A sample for a fictional company. The questions are asked in Japanese; the report is in English.
AI search audit reportQuick check
Midori Koumuten, a home builder in Chiba (fictional)
Summary
Mentioned
2 / 9
Page read
5 / 9
Cited as a source
1 / 9
Fix this first
Put a total price range, in numbers, in the first three lines of the “Single-story homes: costs and examples” page. It ranks #1 on Google and the AI already reads it, so a change in wording gives it the best chance of being cited.
Results by question
Each question was asked once, in Japanese, to Claude with web search. Highlighted rows: the AI read the company’s page but cited someone else.
| Question | Mentioned | Read | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 千葉で注文住宅を頼むなら、おすすめの工務店は？Which builder in Chiba do you recommend for a custom home? | No | Yes | No |
| 平屋の費用の相場はいくら？What does a single-story home usually cost? | No | Yes | No |
| 工務店とハウスメーカーの違いは？Local builder or national house maker: what’s the difference? | No | No | No |
| 千葉で自然素材の家を建てられる会社は？Who builds homes with natural materials in Chiba? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 注文住宅で後悔しやすいポイントは？What do people often regret about a custom home? | No | No | No |
| 30坪の注文住宅の総額はいくら？What is the total cost of a custom home of about 100 m²? | No | Yes | No |
| 千葉で断熱等級6の家は必要？Do I need insulation grade 6 in Chiba? | Yes | Yes | No |
| 工務店の選び方で見るべき点は？What should I check when choosing a builder? | No | No | No |
| 建て替えとリフォーム、どちらがいい？Rebuild or renovate: which is better? | No | No | No |
| ミドリ工務店の評判は？What do people say about Midori Koumuten?Branded, counted separately | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Google AI Overviews
Google can’t be measured automatically, so I check the real results page: a private window, logged out, with the exact question text (November 7, around 10 a.m., from Chiba).
| Question | Google ranking | The company in the AI Overview |
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| Recommended builders | #4 | Only listed among the sources |
| Single-story home costs | #1 | Not shown |
| Natural-material homes | #2 | Cited as a source |
| Total cost, about 100 m² | #6 | Not shown |
| Insulation grade 6 | #3 | No AI Overview for this question |
The biggest gap is “single-story home costs”. The page ranks #1, yet the AI cited other sites that state a total price in their first lines. The real report includes screenshots of all five results pages.
You receive: the report (PDF, in English), a record of every AI answer (CSV), and screenshots of Google AI Overviews (PNG).
Open the sample report (PDF) (opens in a new tab)Packages
Quick check
$90
3-day delivery
- 10 Japanese questions on ChatGPT and Claude
- 5 Google AI Overviews checks
- Top 3 fixes
Full auditNot sure? Pick this
$250
5-day delivery
- 20 questions on ChatGPT and Claude, run twice
- 10 Google AI Overviews checks
- Pages the AI read but did not cite
- Fixes for 2 pages
Audit and rewrites
$490
7-day delivery
- 30 questions on 3 AIs, including Perplexity
- 15 Google AI Overviews checks
- Japanese rewrites for 3 pages
Monthly tracking
Custom offer
Monthly
- The same questions every month, compared with the month before
- Available after a first audit
Prices in US dollars. You order and pay on Fiverr.
AI answers change from day to day. The report is a dated record of what the AI said, not a promise about future answers. I don’t guarantee that your brand will appear in AI answers or that your rankings will rise. I only check public pages and never need your logins.
Questions
Why test in Japanese and not in English?
AI answers can change with the language of the question. A brand that appears for an English prompt can be missing when the same question is asked in Japanese. Your customers in Japan ask in Japanese.
How is this different from asking ChatGPT myself?
One question is easy to try, but answers change each time. I ask a full set of buyer questions under the same settings and record which pages the AI read and cited, and which competitors it named.
Do you guarantee my brand will appear in AI answers?
No. Nobody can. I show where you stand today, why, and what to fix first.
Do you need access to my website?
No. I only check public pages. Please do not send any logins.
Can agencies order this for their clients?
Yes. I can deliver the report without my name, so you can share it with your client.
Start by knowing where you stand.
Message me on Fiverr with your site and your market in Japan. I will confirm the questions with you before I test.