Legalscape Featured in Weekly Toyo Keizai July 18–25, 2026 Combined Issue and Toyo Keizai Online

Legalscape Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Itsuki Yagita; hereinafter "Legalscape") announces that its legal research platform, "Legalscape," has been featured in the July 18–25, 2026 combined issue of Weekly Toyo Keizai and in an article published on Toyo Keizai Online on July 15, 2026. The magazine article, titled "Legalscape: The Secret to Its Strength," and the online feature, part of the series "Lawyer Survival in the AI Era," spotlight Legalscape's adoption and unique service features in the legal research domain.

Overview of Coverage

【Print】

Publication: Weekly Toyo Keizai, July 18–25, 2026 Combined Issue (Published by Toyo Keizai Inc.)

Article Title: "Legalscape: The Secret to Its Strength"

Page: 56

【Web】

Publication: Toyo Keizai Online

Article Title: "One in Five Lawyers Now Uses It for Research—Uncovering the Secret Behind Legalscape's Popularity"

Release Date: July 15, 2026

Author: Ayumu Ito

Special Feature: Lawyer Survival in the AI Era

Article URL: https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/950946

※ The Toyo Keizai Online article is available exclusively to paid members.

Background of Coverage

AI-powered services tailored for specific legal tasks—such as contract review, case management, and legal research—are emerging, expanding the range of options in the legal tech sector. Among these, legal research is particularly time-consuming for lawyers, who must gather precedents from similar past cases, relevant statutes, expert legal commentaries, and administrative guidelines to formulate legal strategies.

Against this backdrop, the coverage highlights the widespread adoption of Legalscape by lawyers and the reasons behind its growing popularity in the legal research field.

Key Points of Coverage

The articles emphasize Legalscape's broad adoption among legal professionals. According to publicly shared data, one in five of Japan’s approximately 48,000 lawyers uses Legalscape, rising to one in three among lawyers based in Tokyo.

The reasons behind this growing adoption are also explored. The platform’s high-quality, copyright-cleared content—authorized by publishers—is combined with a unique research function that integrates proprietary natural language processing (NLP) technology and generative AI. Unlike general-purpose AI, Legalscape enables users to verify the source documents and full text behind its outputs. Seamless integration with case law databases, allowing smooth access to judgments and summaries, is also cited as a key factor in its popularity.

Executive Comment

Itsuki Yagita, President and CEO, Legalscape Inc.

"We are honored that Weekly Toyo Keizai and Toyo Keizai Online have featured Legalscape. Legal research is a foundational step in the work of lawyers and other legal professionals. We are encouraged that our platform’s widespread daily use by legal practitioners has been objectively highlighted in this way. We remain committed to continuously improving our service to deliver legal knowledge more accurately, swiftly, and universally across society."

About the Legal Research Platform "Legalscape"

"Legalscape" is a legal research platform launched in June 2021. It uses AI to instantly summarize essential legal information, enabling users to access answers to their queries as quickly as possible.

▼ Legalscape Service Website

https://www.legalscape.jp/

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https://www.legalscape.jp/contact

In September 2023, Legalscape became the first in Japan to introduce an AI research function combining generative AI with the company’s proprietary NLP technology. Praised for its next-generation user experience—offering instant visibility into books, statutes, case law, and guidelines—and its industry-leading content scale (over 4,500 books and more than 44,000 total items), Legalscape is trusted by the Big Five law firms, corporate legal departments, local law firms, social insurance attorneys, and judicial scriveners across Japan.

About Legalscape Inc.

Legalscape is a legal data and AI company driven by the purpose of "implementing the future legal society through human-technology co-creation." Leveraging advanced NLP and foundational research in generative AI for the legal domain, the company aims to support intellectual work in law and realize a richer legal society by delivering legal knowledge more accurately, swiftly, and universally.

Company Overview

Company Name: Legalscape Inc.

Representative: President and CEO Itsuki Yagita

Headquarters: Hongo HiRAKU GATE 8F, 2-3-10 Mukougaoka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0023

Founded: September 14, 2017

Official Website: https://www.legalscape.jp/corp

(※) As of September 2023. Based on internal research.