Mercari, Inc. (メルカリ株式会社) is a Japanese e-commerce company founded in 2013. Their main product, the Mercari marketplace app, was first launched in Japan in July 2013 and has since grown to become Japan's largest community-powered marketplace with over JPY 10 billion in transactions carried out on...
An onsen spring in Fukuoka has been operating since at least the 8th century; tradition and hospitality have been passed down since its founding in 1865. Natural hot spring water from its source continuously runs to the Daimaru Besso’s large bath--a method to supply water to an onsen bath called...
Sunagawa (砂川市, Sunagawa-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, southwest of Asahikawa and northeast of Sapporo. As of January 2023, the city has an estimated population of 15,861. The name of Sunagawa is derived from an Ainu word "Ota-ushi-nai", meaning the river near the...
The Chiba City International Association (千葉市国際交流協会) offers information services to foreign residents, as well as consultation, consultation, interpretation, volunteer services, Japanese classes, and more.
Sushi University is committed to assisting travellers from all around the world to provide sushi information for tourists; sushi blog, sushi quiz, sushi glossary, sushi bar etiquette.
J-Test is not as famous as JLPT. One reason is that, unlike JLPT, it's available only in 11 countries and except Brazil, all others are Asian countries. However, J-Test is quite good for practical Japanese. Here is a guide to it.
Mifune Dinosaur Museum (御船町恐竜博物館, Mifune-machi Kyōryū Hakubutsukan) opened in Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in 1998. The museum collects, preserves, researches, and displays the dinosaur fossils found in the area; the collection includes Japan's first fossil from a meat-eating dinosaur...
The one-stop site for tourists visiting Japan's capital city. For information from etiquette, attractions, tips and so much more; Expedition Tokyo aims to provide all the information you would ever need.
FM Setagaya (エフエム世田谷) on 83.4 MHz/20W is owned by Setagaya Service Corporation, a specified terrestrial basic broadcasting operator that provides ultra-shortwave broadcasting (FM broadcasting) in some areas of Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.
Lightboat is a website for technical trainees from Vietnam and elsewhere to learn about life in Japan: information on legal matters and local customs essential to living in Japan (in easy Japanese and Vietnamese).
The Nagano Prefectural Museum of History (長野県立歴史館, Nagano Kenritsu Rekishi-kan) is a public museum located in the Kino no Sato History Park in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, which also houses the Hanishina Kofun Tomb Group, the Mori Shogunzuka Kofun Tomb Museum and Kino no Mura. As well as...
Japan has not been a leading force on the global startup map. A very few unicorns and all. But do such things tell the complete story of startups in Japan? Here is an analysis with lots of data points and facts indicating that Japan's startup scene is not as bad as people think.
Sompo Holdings, Inc. (SOMPOホールディングス Sonpo hôrudingusu), formerly NKSJ Holdings and Sompo Japan (損害保険ジャパン, Songai Hoken Japan, lit. "General Insurance Japan"), is a Japanese insurance company. It is Japan's second-largest property insurance company, only behind Tokio Marine, with a market share...
Seating protocols during business meetings, especially with customers, are essential in traditional Japanese companies. Many times, there are even confusing for the younger Japanese people. This is a very detailed guide to cover the seating arrangements during business meetings with customers...
Uniqlo Co., Ltd. (株式会社ユニクロ, Kabushiki-Kaisha Yunikuro) is a Japanese casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. A Yamaguchi-based company, Ogori Shōji (which, until then, had been operating men's clothing shops called...
Utinokati is a free website showing market values and price trends for Japanese apartments, homes, and land all at one glance. The extensive data can boost your real estate sale and real estate business because it is based on information about a total of 2.1 million property transactions in...
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