Japan Business Day
Japan business days & holidays (official Cabinet Office data).
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Japan business days & holidays (official Cabinet Office data). Free tool + x402 USDC paid tools.
How to connect
How to connect Japan Business Day to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://japan-business-day-api.matchan962.workers.dev/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Japan Business Day to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://japan-business-day-api.matchan962.workers.dev/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Japan Business Day to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://japan-business-day-api.matchan962.workers.dev/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (11)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| is_business_day_free | FREE: check whether a date between today and 90 days ahead (JST) is a business day in Japan. Official Cabinet Office holiday data, supports bank calendar (Dec 31 - Jan 3). For other dates, business-day arithmetic or holiday lists use the paid tools. |
| is_business_day | Check whether a date is a business day in Japan (official Cabinet Office holiday data). Returns holiday name (JA/EN) and next/previous business day. Price: $0.005 USDC via x402. |
| add_business_days | Add or subtract N Japanese business days from a date (settlement T+N, delivery ETA). Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |
| list_holidays | List Japanese national holidays for a year with JA/EN names. Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |
| payment_due_date | Japanese payment terms (shimebi/shiharaibi) calculator, e.g. month-end close paid end of next month; shifts to the previous/next business day on weekends/holidays. Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |
| bank_value_date | When will a Japanese bank transfer be credited? Returns the value date under standard processing (same day before the cutoff, default 15:00 JST, on a bank business day; otherwise next bank business day). Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |
| jpx_trading_day | Is the Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX) open on a date? Next/previous trading day, first/last trading day of the year. Price: $0.005 USDC via x402. |
| jpx_record_date | Japanese stocks: last cum-rights trading day and ex-rights date for a dividend/benefit record date (T+2 settlement, holiday-aware). Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |
| jpx_sq_date | Nikkei 225 futures/options SQ day and last trading day for a contract month (2nd Friday, moved earlier on holidays). Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |
| japanese_koyomi | Japanese traditional calendar for a date: rokuyo (taian/butsumetsu lucky days), Reiwa era date, lunisolar date, 24 solar terms. Price: $0.005 USDC via x402. |
| find_lucky_days_japan | Find auspicious Japanese dates: days in a range matching rokuyo (e.g. taian) and optional weekdays (e.g. sat,sun) for weddings, moving, contracts. Price: $0.01 USDC via x402. |