Plant-based soap is available in Japan (look for the kanji for ‘plant’, 植物/shokubutsu). Note however that palm oil is often used. It’s often not possible to tell what soaps are made of from the label as they will just list an ingredient such as “soap base” as the main component, with no note whether that is animal or plant derived.
It can be difficult to find a soap that was made without testing on animals. Cruelty-free Japanese products are not common and many large companies appear to sell in China. Beauty products sold in mainland Chinese physical stores are all potentially subject to post-consumer animal testing in the case of consumer adverse reaction. There are also pre-market animal testing requirements, although there are some ways to get around them for certain products, such as having those products manufactured in China. It’s probably safe to say most large Japanese beauty companies at least pay for animal testing to take place in order to enter the Chinese market. We will note below if any of the products are known to be cruelty-free.
As of May 1, 2021, China implemented changes to its laws meaning, according to Ethical Elephant, “some cosmetics may qualify to be exempt from their animal testing requirements.” Check the Ethical Elephant blog here for more detailed info and an easy-to understand chart in English.
Below are some examples of 100% plant-based soaps, as well as some soaps that contain animal products. Check our Face Soap section as well.
KITCHEN SOAP
Earth Friendly sells vegan dish soap bars online.
Photo from Earth Friendly.
• Frosh/フロッシュ dish soaps, imported from Germany, are all vegan and cruelty-free.
Photo from website.
• Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Dish Soap is vegan and cruelty-free and found in some branches of Aeon supermarkets and on iHerb. Although Mrs. Meyers itself is a cruelty-free company, they are owned by S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., which is not. According to the Mrs. Meyers listing on Leaping Bunny (English), all their products are made without animal ingredients.
• Planta of Organic Premium Kitchen Soap/プランタ オブ オーガニック プレミアム キッチンソープ does not contain animal ingredients per the image in this PR Times article (Japanese with some English). We do not have information on the company’s animal testing policy. It is available online at various websites, including Rakuten Ichiba. For those who do not live in Japan, products sold on Rakuten Ichiba can be shipped to other countries via Rakuten Global Express (English).
Nothing is known about the Saraya Happy Elephant animal testing policy, or even if one exists. Their website states (from autotranslate): “The “Happy Elephant” series, which contains the natural cleaning ingredient “Soforolipid” produced by fermentation by yeast, uses plant-based cleaning ingredients.” Instead of a synthetic surfactant, it uses “Soforo,” an ingredient producted by fermenting natural yeast with RSPO certified palm oil as well as sugar. Check the company’s English website for more information about this product line.
According to Saraya’s customer service in early 2021, the Happy Elephant line doesn’t use animal ingredients, with the exception of the Softener (柔軟仕上げ剤), a fabric softener which contains chitosan (from crabs). The whole lineup can be viewed here.
Photos of the Happy Elephant Auto Dishwasher, Grapefruit Dishwash liquid, and Orange and Lime Dishwash liquid from website.
Online purchase links (Saraya website): Auto Dishwasher, Auto Dishwasher refill, Grapefruit Dishwash liquid, Grapefruit Dishwash liquid refill, Orange and Lime Dishwash liquid, Orange and Lime Dishwash liquid refill
Yotsuba Labo is a small Japanese brand selling vegan dish soap bars online. They also sell certified vegan body soap.
• Yotsuba Labo Dishwashing Soap 2 piece set (Vegan Soap)
Photo from website.
Now let’s look at some kitchen soaps that are not vegan.
• Miyoshi’s Additive-free Solid Kitchen Soap/無添加台所用せっけん固型 is not vegan because it’s made with beef tallow, per the Miyoshi website Q&A.
• Miyoshi’s White Dish Soap/白いふきん洗い is not vegan because it’s made with beef tallow, per the Miyoshi website Q&A.
SOAP
• ‘ala Lehua is a small Japanese brand with a concept of products that use 100% pure essential oils blended with Hawaiian kukui nut and macadamia nut oils. They make a Hair & Body Wash, along with air and fabric fresheners, body cream, Hand Wash, and aroma reed diffusers, all in three scents. As of 2019, per customer service, they do not animal test and their lip cream and hand & nail cream are the only things they make containing animal products (honey and beeswax). The products can be ordered online.
Hair & Body Wash:
Photo from website.
Hand Wash:
Photo from website.
• Awake is a collaboration brand with the US-based Tarte. It’s owned by Kose, which is not cruelty-free. The Brand Concept section of the previous Japanese Awake website stated that all the products are vegan (have no animal ingredients)/ 全製品においてヴィーガン対応*。（*動物由来原料不使用).
The FAQ’s section of the U.S. Awake site says “many of our products are vegan,” but as of February 2020, a U.S. customer service representative stated all of the Awake beauty products are vegan.
As of April 2022, the Maison Kose (official brand site of Kose) website states that the product line is being discontinued when stock runs out.
They have four facial cleansing products in the Cleanse & Wash section: a cleansing jelly, a cleansing milk, cleansing oil, and a facial bar.
Photos from website.
・Auromere Herbal Soap Bar– Auromere is owned by a company called BbyE that has a variety of cruelty-free brands that don’t use “ingredients obtained by killing animals.” However, it is still necessary to check if each brand/product is 100% free of animal ingredients such as beeswax.
The Auromere line consists of four flavors of toothpastes, three herbal soaps and an herbal mouthwash. The soaps are Tulsi Neem, Himalayan Rose and Lavender Neem. They are made with organic neem, cold press coconut oil and eighteen kinds of herbs.
Their website says they don’t use any ingredients obtained by killing animals. About animal testing, it says: “We are committed to avoid any and all animal tests from the planning phase to the launch of products.**
**Except when we are obliged to fulfil our accountability to the society or required by the authority.”
The website states: ““auromère” is excluding the chemical component as much as possible. We also consider the global environment and fair trade. No use of animal ingredients / Cruelty-free. So you can use it with confidence even for vegans. It is a “Natural & Ethical” brand that makes things friendly to people, the environment and society.”
They can answer English queries.
The products can be bought online on the Sincere Garden website or from iHerb.
Photo from website.
The Body Shop has over 100 stores across Japan. They are a 100% vegetarian, UK company and were the first ever company to receive Leaping Bunny cruelty-free certification. They are cruelty-free but not all products are vegan- around half of all the products they make are, according to their UK website. Vegan products are usually not clearly labeled. However, a list of their vegan products (English-language link) can be found on their UK website. According to Plant Based News (English-language link), they will go 100% vegan by the end of 2023.
You can check the soaps that the Japan shops carry here, but be sure to check that they’re vegan before purchasing.
Photo from The Body Shop’s website.
• Bulldog Skincare for Men products are all suitable for vegans, according to the “About Us” section of their English-language website, which states “We never use ingredients from animal sources and are certified by Cruelty Free International.” Their products, including the Original Face Wash, Sensitive Face Wash, Oil Control Face Wash, and Original Shower Gel, are available for purchase on iHerb and Amazon Japan. Although they sell in China, they have been reported to be the first international skincare brand to do so while maintaining their Leaping-Bunny certified cruelty-free status. Find details here (English). The full product line is shown here.
Photos from website.
• Clover Additive Free Soap is made from 100% vegetable raw materials according to the Clover website. No information appears to be given about the company’s animal testing policy.
Photo from website.
• Dr. Bronner’s certified vegan solid and liquid soaps can be found in some drugstores and shops as well as purchased online. They are certified cruelty-free and carry the “Leaping Bunny” seal.
• Ethique Bodywash Bars are sold on the Cosme Kitchen website (Japanese) and the Ethicame website (Japanese). Amazon Japan carries their Tip-to-Tot bar, intended to be used on children as a multipurpose body soap and shampoo bar. Ethique products are vegan and cruelty-free. Information about this is available on the Ethique website’s sustainability page.
Photo from website.
• Genka Pure Soap is made by a company that often has booths at the Vegan Gourmet Festivals. They also make a “soft cleansing” liquid product, an essence, a skin lotion and a premium skin oil out of plant-based ingredients. Information regarding the source of their ingredients is provided here (English). Their products can be bought on their website or at specialty shops like Loft.
Photo from website.
• Hatomugi (Job’s Tears) Body Soap/ハトムギボディソープ has “8 Free/8つフリー/Yattsu Furī” listed on the back of the package. One of the things it is listed as being free of is animal ingredients, 動物性原料/doubutsusei genryou. We do not have any information on the maker’s animal testing policy. The product was spotted at Cocokarafine drugstore.
• Kao White Soap is made from 100% plant-based materials/100％植物原料. It contains palm oil – see the Kao website. Kao has been selling in China since the 1990s so is not cruelty-free.
Photo from website.
The Konnyaku Shabon soap website’s about section states that their konjac jelly facial soaps are made of 100% plant-based ingredients and all handmade in Japan at a plant with 100 years of history. They can make 650 pieces of soap in one day.
The soaps are made with water from Niigata, where the plant is located, and the fragrances are from essential oils. Each shop sells soaps with different fragrances, or you can order them all from the website. Shops are located in Hakodate and Otaru in Hokkaido, Atami in Shizuoka, Yokohama (two stores), Kamakura (three stores, including the main Japan shop), Tokyo (two stores), Kawagoe in Saitama, Kobe, Kyoto (two shops), and Naha City in Okinawa. Shop addresses are here.
The soaps do not use petroleum preservatives, mineral oil, petroleum surfactants, synthetic fragrances, synthetic coloring agents, or petroleum ethanol. They do not use carryover components (components that do not need to be specified because they are at or below a certain amount). Children can also use these soaps.
They use persimmon-derived mannan polysaccharides as a mild scrub. Polysaccharides are also used to make sure the gel soaps don’t melt and keep the same form until the very end.
Lush is a very popular store in Japan with more than 70 branches in the country. It does not do animal testing or buy from suppliers that do animal testing and all the products are vegan or vegetarian. The bags say “no animal testing” in Japanese. It sells plant-based soap as well as facial masks, shampoo, conditioner and many other products. They also sell charity products, with the purchase price, minus tax, going to various charitable organizations both inside and outside of Japan. The company’s website states that about 80% of their products are vegan.
Per an article on plantbasednews.org as of March 16, 2019, Lush announced they will stop using eggs in their products and sell off the remaining stock of products containing this ingredient. However, some products will still use milk, honey, and lanolin.
Per Lush’s USA website, the company does use palm oil derivatives in some of its ingredients. The list of ingredients using palm oil derivatives is here.
At least in the Shibuya, Tokyo branch most, but seemingly not all, of the products were labeled vegan or vegetarian, so it might be a good idea to look up the products you want before you go. They appear to specialize in highly scented/fragranced products.
• Lion Shokubutsu-Monogatari (Plant Story) Herb Blend Beauty Soap. Ingredients: Soap foundation (100% vegetable based), palm fatty acid, fragrance, chamomile extract, etidronic acid, EDTA-2Na, water, ethanol, BG, titanium dioxide.
・Miyoshi is a Japanese soap company that also makes shampoos, conditioners, and other products. The list of their products containing beef tallow is here. It states that for items not on the list whose main ingredient is “soap,” it is plant-derived (上記商品以外で“せっけん”が主原料の商品は植物由来の原料になります) and that their products use palm oil. Per a phone call as of January 2019, the only animal ingredient Miyoshi uses is beef tallow/gyuushi/牛脂.
Their animal testing policy, detailed on the same page, states (from autotranslate):
(1) We do not carry out animal experiments on all products. At this time, there are no plans to do so in the future.
(2) We do not outsource animal testing of all products to external organizations.
(3) We have not received any reports from group companies that we are conducting animal experiments.
(4) We do not investigate whether the raw material manufacturer is conducting animal experiments on the raw materials used by us. There are no plans to investigate further at this time.”
• Miyoshi Additive Free Foaming Body Soap Refill/Miyoshi 無添加せっけん泡のボディソープ. Ingredients: Water, potash soap base.
• Miyoshi Additive-Free Foam Facial Cleansing Soap/Miyoshi 無添加 泡の洗顔せっけん. Ingredients: Water, potash soap base.
Weakly alkaline soap makes it easy to gently remove old skin. A 180ml refill is also sold for this product (pictured on the right).
The back of the package says “Certified sustainable palm oil RSPO mixed” in English and “This is not a makeup remover/メイク落としではありません” and “About 98% of this bottle is made from environmentally friendly sugarcane-derived materials/このボトルの約98％は、環境に配慮したサトウキビ由来の原料から作られています” in Japanese.
• Miyoshi Additive-Free High-Quality Foam Facial Cleansing Soap/Miyoshi 無添加 泡の洗顔せっけん 素材こだわり. Ingredients: Water, potash soap base.
High-quality soap made from macadamia and coconut oils moisturizes the skin.
A 180ml refill is also sold for this product (pictured on the right).
• Miyoshi Additive-Free Foam Hand Soap/Miyoshi 無添加せっけん泡のハンドソープ. Ingredients: Water, potash soap base.
Easy to use. Recommended for children who don’t like lathering with traditional soap. Leaves no residue when washing hands.
Refills are also available in 220ml and 300ml sizes. Refill shown on right of photo.
Cosmetic Soap/化粧せっけん
・Additive-Free White Soap (1p, 3p)/無添加白いせっけん（1ｐ、3ｐ is not vegan because it’s made with beef tallow, per the Miyoshi website Q&A.
・Soap for the Whole Family (108 g × 3, 145 g × 3)/家族のせっけん（108ｇ×3、145ｇ×3）is not vegan because it’s made with beef tallow, per the Miyoshi website Q&A.
Body Soap/ボディソープ
・Additive-free White Body Soap (bottle and refill)/無添加ボディソープ白いせっけん（ボトル、詰替用）is not vegan because it’s made with beef tallow, per the Miyoshi website Q&A (Japanese).
Baby Soap/ベビーせっけん
・Additive-free Foam Baby Soap (pump, refill)/無添加泡で出てくるベビーせっけん（ポンプ、詰替用）is not vegan because it’s made with beef tallow, per the Miyoshi website Q&A (Japanese).
・ Additive-free Baby Soap/無添加ベビーせっけん was previously on the list of items that had beef tallow, but is no longer there, so may be okay for vegans.
・Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Hand Soap/ミセスマイヤーズ クリーンデイ ハンドソープ is vegan and cruelty-free and found in some branches of Aeon and Aeon-affiliated supermarkets and on iHerb. Although Mrs. Meyers itself is a cruelty-free company, they are owned by S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., which is not. According to the Mrs. Meyers listing on Leaping Bunny (English), all their products are made without animal ingredients.
• Natural Boho is a small online business located in Myoko Kogen in the Japanese Alps. They have vegan laundry detergent powder and soap options. Inquire with the owner for their vegan product list. English is spoken. Check their Instagram here (English).
NatureLab has a line of soaps (as well as shampoos, conditioners, hair packs (deep conditioners), body lotions, and hair oil) called Diane Be True. The packages say the products are vegan and cruelty-free.
Refills for the body soaps are also available.
• Diane Be True Body Soap in “Healthy” (Cica & Basil) and “Relax” (Oatmeal and Kale)
Photos taken in January 2022.
• The Perfect Anchor castille soap is vegan and cruelty-free, certified by PETA. It’s a Japanese brand that’s made in the United States and is certified organic by Oregon Tilth. It comes in unscented, and also varieties scented with essential oil: lavender, peppermint, lemongrass & orange, black spruce blend, pink grapefruit, tea tree, and rosemary. They come in 236ml and 944ml bottles. Some of the scents have been spotted at Life supermarket.
• The Perfect Anchor Pure Castile Soap, Unscented. Ingredients: Water, coconut oil*, potassium hydroxide, olive oil*, sunflower seed oil*, tocopherol (vitamin E), hemp seed oil*, jojoba seed oil*, shea oil*, citric acid.
*Organic ingredients.
• The Public Organic is a Japanese brand. Per the about section of their website (Japanese), they do not animal test/動物実験を実施しないこと and they do not use animal ingredients in their products, with the exception of microbial raw materials, honey and beeswax/微生物由来原料及びハチミツ、ミツロウを除く、動物原料を使用しないこと. As of March 2020, they stated that do not sell in physical stores in mainland China.
The products and ingredient lists can be found here. The soaps that do not contain any animal ingredients are:
・ スーパーリフレッシュボディソープ/Super Refresh Body Soap (Says “Orange & Eucalyptus Essential Oil Body Soap” and “Smooth Moisturizing Series” on the package)
・スーパーリラックスボディソープ/Super Relax Body Soap (Says “Lavender & Geranium Essential Oil Body Soap” and “Rich Moisturizing Series” on the package)
Refills for both products are available, and there is also a trial set of samples both products/1DAYトライアル2種セット for 100 yen.
Check the Shampoo & Conditioner section for the other animal-ingredient-free products by The Public Organic: a shampoo, conditioners (treatments), hair masks, a hair oil, a body oil, a body scrub, fragrance diffusers, and pillow mist sprays.
• Rocket Soap Co., Ltd., Animo Palm Oil Soap/animo ヤシの実生まれの 石鹸.
The green part of the package says “plant-based ingredients,” but doesn’t state if it is 100 percent plant-derived.
This Yahoo Japan Shopping store has it listed as 100 percent plant-derived, 植物油脂より作った１００％植物石鹸です.
Photo taken in January 2022.
• Rosetto Additive-Free Facial Cleansing Soap/ロゼット無添加石けん洗顔フォーム. Ingredients: Water (purified water) · Myristic acid K (vegetable soap) · Glycerin (humectant) · Stearic acid (skin protecting agent) · K stearate (vegetable soap) · K laurate (vegetable soap).
It’s been reported that this company says they don’t animal test, but they get ingredients from other companies and it is possible that those do animal testing, so the company can’t say they qualify as cruelty-free.
Gentle 100% plant-derived cream soap. Creamy bubbles protect the skin’s moisture while properly removing dirt and old skin. Leaves no tight feel on the skin after rinsing. No fragrance, mineral oil, preservatives, coloring agents, petroleum surfactants, or silicone are used. Recommended for those with delicate skin.
Photo from website.
• Rosetto Additive-Free Rice Bran Facial Cleansing Foam/ロゼット 無添加米ぬか洗顔フォーム. Ingredients: Water (purified water) · Myristic acid K (vegetable soap) · Glycerin (humectant) · Stearic acid (skin protective agent) · K stearate (vegetable soap) · K laurate (vegetable soap) · rice bran extract (moisturizer).
It’s been reported that this company says they don’t animal test, but they get ingredients from other companies and it is possible that those do animal testing, so the company can’t say they qualify as cruelty-free.
Moisturizing 100% plant-derived cream soap with rice bran extract. Creamy bubbles protect the skin’s moisture while properly removing dirt and old skin. Leaves no tight feel on the skin after rinsing. No fragrance, mineral oil, preservatives, coloring agents, petroleum surfactants, or silicone are used. Recommended for those with delicate skin.
Photo from website.
• Seria Additive Free Soap. Ingredients: Soap foundation (100% vegetable based), etidronic acid, water.
• Seria Hinoki Soap. Ingredients: Soap foundation (100% vegetable based), hinoki oil (from Japanese cypress), glycyrrhizic acid 2K, cocamidopropyl betain, fragrance, PEG-75, etidronic acid, water, EDTA-4Na, iron oxide.
Shabondama Sekken, meaning “soap bubble soap,” is a Japanese soap company whose website states that their products are not animal tested in product development or research safety tests and they do not ask other organizations to do animal testing for them, because they are using ingredients that are proven to be safe on humans.
Some of their products are made by combining animal fats with vegetable fats and oils, and some with are made with vegetable fats and oils but no animal fats. The full list of products they make without animal fats, including bar soap, facial soap, laundry detergent, and toothpaste can be found here. However it isn’t clearly stated that all of the products from the list are vegan, as some may have other ingredients added in.
A few products from the list are shown below.
•Shabondama Soap’s Baby Soap (Solid Type)/ベビーソープ固形タイプ 100g. The sole ingredient is listed as soap base.
• Shabondama Soap’s Pure Vegetable ‘Bubble Bath’ Soap/純植物性シャボン玉浴用. The company website says the raw material is 100% vegetable oil (photos from website).
• Shabondama Soap’s Additive-Free Bath Soap/無添加 シャボン玉 浴用 does not appear on their list of products that is made without animal fats.
• Shabondama Soap’s Moisturizing Facial Soap/無添加 シャボン玉 お肌をうるおす洗顔石けん also does not appear on their list of products that is made without animal fats.
The EU version of their website states: “The Vegan Society Label certifies:
No animal ingredients are contained
Sonett does not carry out any animal experiments nor does the company give respective orders to do so
All of our Sonett products carry the Vegan Society Label, with the exception of Sonett Wool Care, Sonett Gall Soap – bar and liquid – as well as Sonett Floor Mopping Fluid, which contain animal ingredients.”
Their hand soaps are shown below.
Online purchase link: Bio c’ Bon (Hand Soap Citrus), Bio c’ Bon (Hand Soap Epure)
Photo from website.
• toe toe Silken Foot Soap/toetoe（トゥトゥー） すべすべフットソープ. Ingredients: Soap base, Juglans Regia (walnut) shell powder, rosemary leaf extract, lavender flower extract, chamomile flower extract, yuzu fruit extract, lemon peel oil, lavender oil, tea tree leaf oil, glycerin, BG, water, PEG-75, etidronic acid, EDTA-4Na.
The website states “A scrub soap formulated with Persian walnut kernel grains. It removes the dead skin cells while cleaning your feet. Your feet will be beautifully silky.”
This is made by a company called BbyE that has a variety of brands. The toe toe line appears to consist of 7 products, all meant for use on the feet- a refreshing spray, refreshing powder, silken soap, smoothing scrub, warming gel, moisturizing cream, and a cleansing sheet.
Their website says they don’t use any ingredients obtained by killing animals. About animal testing, it says: “We are committed to avoid any and all animal tests from the planning phase to the launch of products.**
**Except when we are obliged to fulfil our accountability to the society or required by the authority.”
They can answer English queries.
The company stated that the Toe Toe products do not contain any animal ingredients at all, including beeswax or honey.
The products can be purchased on Rakuten Ichiba and they range from 330 to 660 yen. For those who do not live in Japan, products sold on Rakuten Ichiba can be shipped to other countries via Rakuten Global Express (English).
The Toe Toe product page is here.
BbyE’s English website is here.
Their Foot Sheets are a single-use cleansing product.
• toe toe Silken Foot Soap/toetoe（トゥトゥー） フットシート．
Per Aeon customer service, TopValu Medicinal Foaming Hand Soap with Hyaluronic Acid, Citrus Fragrance, can not be described as vegan/completely of plant origin, but it does not contain animal-derived ingredients. It contains mineral and chemically synthesized raw materials.
Yamato Cosmetics (Japanese website) has a vegan soap that is sold on the internet and at vegan festivals. It is also sold at a few stores in Nara and Osaka, which are listed on its website. It is a Nara-based product line that also includes two other products, a skin serum and a sheet mask, both of which are also vegan.
From autotranslate: “The grace of Yamato makes women beautiful and beautiful.
Yamato Cosmetic is richly blended with natural products such as mulberry leaves, lotus root, rapeseed oil, black rice, yuzu, gourd water, and agricultural products derived from Nara Prefecture’s foods and natural water.
Moreover, “Vegan Cosmetic” is being designed with a complete non-animal component that is a global trend.
We will deliver the gentleness of natural ingredients that lasts from the Yamato period to your skin.”
• Yamato Cosmetics Persimmon Leaf Facial Soap/Yamato Cosmetics 柿の葉洗顔石けん. Ingredients: Soap base (contains potassium), rapeseed oil, sorbitol, persimmon leaf, glycerin, coconut fatty acid, bentonite, cocamidopropyl betain, water, persimmon leaf extract, lotus root extract, rice extract, persimmon tannin, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, butylene glycol.
Formulated with moisturizing ingredients like persimmon leaf and rapeseed oil. No fragrance, color, parabens, or mineral oil are used.
The photo on the left shows special souvenir packaging that is sold in stores. Packaging may vary when the product is purchased online.
Just like other countries, there are a number of small and home-based businesses making soaps. Some examples of these are Shizen Natura and Yotsuba Labo. Shizen Natura (English) is a small business making all vegan soaps without palm oil. They also understand zero-waste. Yotsuba Labo (Japanese) is a small Japanese brand selling vegan soap bars online, certified by VegeProject Japan. They also sell certified vegan dish soap.
ANIMAL-BASED SOAP
• Cow Brand Beauty Soap is made from beef tallow and also contains milk ingredients.
• Pelican Soap may contain beef tallow. The ‘Factory Information’ on the company’s English website lists the raw ingredients of their soaps as vegetable soap chips and “soap chips with cow fat and palm tree oil.” The photo below is also from their website.
However, there is a type of soap on the Pelican website, the Kettle-Fired, Pure Plant Additive-Free Soap, that is listed as being free of animal ingredients, dōbutsu yurai seibun furī/動物由来成分フリー. Per the listing, it contains palm oil. Most likely the product would need to be purchased online.
Photo from website.
• Pelican Kettle-Fired, Pure Plant Additive-free Soap/釜焚き・純植物無添加石けん.
• Reckitt Benckiser Muse Medicated Soap (ミューズ) is not vegan according to an email received from Reckitt Benckiser in late 2014.
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Is it Vegan? (Japan) 
These soaps may be intrinsically vegan, but can you please tell me which ones test on animals? ありがとうございます
Please try LUSH and Shabondama, as neither test on animals and both have options without animal ingredients. We’ve added some information to the Soap section about these brands.
Myer’s brand is vegan, isn’t it? I hope so. They are selling the dishwashing liquid in Aeon supermarket. Can it be added to this list (if it’s vegan of course)
We’ve added it. Thanks for the suggestion!