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KARTE is a customer-experience platform from Japanese company PLAID that combines real-time customer-data analytics with AI. It analyzes first-party customer data and web or app behavior at the customer level to support deeper understanding and personalized digital experiences. The platform also coordinates marketing across email, LINE, push notifications, and other channels. Its product family includes tools for web and app experiences, messaging, landing-page optimization and A/B testing, advertising measurement and optimization, data integration, and commerce-media monetization. The official site also describes AI-assisted analysis, an AI-agent foundation, and beta Remote MCP capabilities, connecting customer insight with campaign and journey execution.

Sports Hochi is a Japanese sports and entertainment news site operated by The Hochi Shimbun. It reports on professional baseball, the Yomiuri Giants, MLB, soccer, sumo, golf, horse racing, and combat sports, alongside entertainment and society stories. The homepage also offers game results and updates, photo features, videos, reporter columns, and article rankings, with additional sections for comics, fashion, daily life, food, shogi, and go. The site promotes free membership and marks some stories as member-only; it also links to print-paper subscriptions and back issues, combining public news with member and newspaper services.

Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Informatics is a graduate education and research organization focused on the relationship between information, people, and society. Its website presents seven courses, including Intelligence Science and Technology, Social Informatics, Applied Mathematics and Physics, Mathematical Engineering, Systems Science, Communications and Computer Engineering, and Data Science. The Intelligence Science and Technology course describes interdisciplinary work on understanding human information-processing mechanisms and applying that knowledge to advanced information processing. Visitors can find course and faculty information, laboratories, research results, awards, events, graduate admissions, student recruitment, and job openings, as well as links to the graduate school library and related informatics education and collaboration programs.

Publickey is a Japanese technology blog focused on enterprise IT, cloud computing, web technology, software development, and wider industry developments. Its editor, Junichi Niino, publishes news and commentary with analysis, covering topics such as cloud platforms, databases, programming languages, operating systems, networks, and security. Readers can browse posts through topic tags and monthly archives or follow updates through RSS and the site's social channels.

AEON CINEMA's official site helps moviegoers in Japan find theaters, films, and showtimes and reserve seats and tickets online. Visitors can choose a prefecture or theater, check screening times, select a film, and review or change an existing reservation. Theater pages describe formats and facilities such as 4DX, IMAX, Dolby Atmos, and ULTIRA. The site also lists live-event and sports screenings, theater events, and concession food and merchandise, alongside information about the Wata Theatre membership service and campaigns. It is designed to support planning a cinema visit from choosing a location through booking.

GMO Research & AI is a Japanese research company that uses a large survey-panel network and research technology to provide market research and marketing services, with a focus on Japan and Asia. Its official site lists domestic online surveys, international research, self-service questionnaires, marketing solutions, panel recruitment, and membership-marketing support. It also offers B2B research and image-data collection for machine-learning development, and states that its survey panel exceeds 40 million monitors. The site explains that it continues to serve the new GMO Research & AI subsidiary following a 2025 holding-company reorganization.

Asteria is a Japanese technology company that develops software for connecting enterprise systems and data, along with no-code business platforms. Its official site features ASTERIA Warp for automating system integration, Handbook X for organizing and sharing digital content, Platio Canvas AI and Bakusoku.AI for AI-native business applications, Platio for mobile app creation, and Gravio for edge AI and IoT. Visitors can explore product details, customer use cases, company news, and service information.

GameWith is a Japanese gaming information and guide site covering mobile games, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation, and PC. It provides game search and title databases, rankings, release news, reviews, walkthroughs, and strategy articles. A directory also links to communities for individual games, where visitors can read recent player posts and see comments, replies, and reactions. Browsing is available without signing in; posting in a community requires a free account. GameWith combines editorial game coverage with player discussion spaces and is not a game store or the official publisher of the titles it covers.

MENTA is a Japanese online mentoring service that connects people who want to teach with people who want to learn, so users can seek advice or one-to-one guidance directly from working professionals. Its official homepage lists more than 65 skill areas, including programming, design, entrepreneurship, marketing, writing, and video. Users can search for a mentor or post a request and receive proposals. Displayed examples start at ¥1,000 for a one-off plan and ¥3,000 per month; communication is available by chat or video call, with plans starting from one day. The page lists about 7,400 mentors, shows individual plans and ratings, offers free membership registration, and links to mobile apps. Terms vary by mentor listing and should be checked on the plan page.

Eiga.com is a Japanese movie-information portal operated by eiga.com, Inc. It publishes daily news about notable releases and lets readers explore films from Japan and abroad, cast and director profiles, movies in theaters or coming soon, cinema schedules, and box-office rankings. The site also features new-release criticism, columns, audience reviews, trailers, and search tools and rankings for video-streaming services. Festival and award coverage, film features, and advance-screening information support discovery before a movie and discussion afterward; posting reviews and some participation features may require an account.

Findy is a technology platform for engineers’ careers and the growth of software teams. Its AI-assisted career service analyzes engineers’ technical skills alongside company job requirements; other services connect freelance and side-project engineers with contract work. Findy Team+ visualizes engineering-team performance through GitHub and Jira integrations, while Findy Tools collects company reviews of developer tools. The portfolio serves individuals seeking career opportunities and companies hiring or improving their development organizations.

Kochi University is a higher-education institution with campuses in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Its faculties and graduate programs cover humanities and social sciences, education, science and technology, medicine, agriculture and marine science, and regional collaboration. The official site brings together admissions guidance, academic information, education and student-support resources, and separate information for alumni, businesses, and the public. It also describes research, community partnerships, and international exchange; lists lectures, public courses, and research presentations; and publishes university news, research results, and awards. Visitors can find contact details and directions for the Asakura, Oko, and Monobe campuses.

AV Watch is a Japanese-language specialist publication from Impress Corporation covering audiovisual products, services, and industry news. Its sections include televisions, recorders, portable audio, headphones, video streaming, Blu-ray, broadcasting, speakers, music services, smart speakers, digital cameras, and projectors. The site publishes product and service announcements, reviews and mini-reviews, industry reporting, event coverage, and expert columns. Readers can browse by topic, consult past articles, and view access rankings. The Impress group navigation lists AV Watch as its own vertical alongside Impress Watch, INTERNET Watch, PC Watch, and other publications, rather than as a section of the general portal. It is an editorial resource for people following AV equipment, home entertainment, and related technologies.

Yahoo! Shopping is a general online marketplace serving Japan. Visitors can search by keyword or browse product categories that include fashion, cosmetics, daily necessities, food, drinks, books, and manga. The site provides a shopping cart, favorites list, and order history, and lets shoppers compare product information from participating stores before buying. Its pages also present promotions, coupons, delivery guidance, and shopping-safety information. The homepage links to Yahoo! JAPAN, Yahoo! Auctions, and Yahoo! Flea Market. This description reflects the shopping features and information visible on the Japanese site.

Fukoku Life’s official Japanese site presents life insurance and policyholder services, including Mirai no Tobira, whose protection components can be combined. Products include the Mirai no Tsubasa education plan, Mirai Plus personal annuity, medical and cancer cover, long-term-care and dementia insurance, term life, and single-premium whole life. Visitors can search by life event or coverage need, request materials, seek advice, and use a life-planning simulation. My Page explains benefit claims, changes to personal details and coverage, withdrawals and repayments, replacement certificates, and premium payments. Corporate pensions and group insurance, FAQs, offices, company news, and warnings about scams or suspicious contact are also provided.

The official Aozora Bank website presents its BANK services for personal customers, staffed branches, and financial services for businesses. Personal information covers yen and time deposits, investment trusts, NISA, debit cards, internet banking, and account opening. Visitors can reach branch and ATM information, rates and fees, FAQs, branch appointments, campaigns, and product guidance. The corporate section describes financing, asset management, business and management support, and other solutions, while the site also provides investor relations, company information, sustainability, news, and careers. The portal brings together deposit-focused personal banking, in-person branch services, and contact channels for corporate customers.

PC Koubou is a Japanese computer retailer operated by Unitcom Corporation, with information about physical stores nationwide. It sells gaming, creator, and business PCs, laptops, desktops, workstations, assembly kits, custom-build components, and peripherals. Its product lines include iiyama PC, LEVEL∞, and SENSE∞, alongside build-to-order and ready-to-ship new computers, used PCs and parts, and smartphones. The site offers personal and business memberships, product search, a cart, store pickup, trade-in, repair, and pre-purchase advice. Phone and email support is available every day of the year; new iiyama PCs include a one-year warranty, with optional extensions and assistance at stores across Japan.

The official Oita Bank website lists financial institution code 0183 and provides sections for personal and corporate customers, investors, and job seekers. Personal services include account opening, ordinary, term, and foreign-currency deposits, investment guidance, several loan types, insurance, inheritance, pensions, and defined-contribution plans. The site introduces the Oita Bank app, Oita Bank Direct, a corporate business portal, a web voucher-creation service, and online meetings. Visitors can find branches and ATMs, check rates and fees, browse campaigns and FAQs, and locate appointment, seminar, event, and news information. Corporate banking, regional vision initiatives, investor relations, and company details round out this guide to the bank headquartered in Oita Prefecture.

The official JR Central website provides passenger information for the railway services and stations operated by the Central Japan Railway Company. Its journey planner accepts departure and arrival stations, date, and time, then helps travelers check train times, routes, journey duration, fares, and charges. The site also publishes operating information for the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen and conventional lines, with delay certificates when available. Station guides, timetables, ticket rules, discount tickets, lost-property guidance, and accessibility information support practical trip planning. Passengers can find links to online Shinkansen reservation services, while the site also carries JR Central news releases and regional tourism, outing, and campaign information.