Kaonavi is a Japanese talent-management system that centralizes employee information to support HR operations and workforce decisions. Its functions include employee profiles and organization views, evaluation workflows, skills management, learning, placement planning, recruiting, and engagement. The site also describes support for labor and attendance tasks, plus analysis and AI features that help organizations examine workforce data and plan development.
This is the official website of Japan's independent administrative agency for supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. It helps businesses find services for management advice, digitalization, sustainability and energy saving, overseas expansion, business succession and recovery, disaster and risk preparedness, workforce development, and funding. The portal also provides information about mutual-aid schemes, subsidy programs, nine regional offices, the Small and Medium Enterprise University, and business incubation facilities. Visitors can access research reports, announcements, events, and seminars, along with links to resources such as J-Net21. The agency describes its role as supporting companies through a broad range of management challenges.
TREFAC ONLINE is the official online store of Treasure Factory, a Japanese retailer specializing in reuse and second-hand goods. Its listings cover clothing, outdoor and sports equipment, musical instruments, hobby items, digital and audiovisual devices, and home goods. The site describes Treasure Factory as operating more than 300 physical stores across Japan alongside this broad online store. Visitors can browse products by category or brand, with merchandise drawn from the company's reuse and second-hand retail business. The storefront also links international shoppers to FROM JAPAN, an authorized purchasing-assistance service.
Web To-o is the Japanese-language news site of To-o Nippo Press, headquartered in Aomori City. It centers on local reporting from Aomori Prefecture and includes general news, commentary and columns, obituaries, sports, special features and series, lifestyle, leisure, entertainment, photos and video, and content for younger readers. The homepage brings together Aomori weather, breaking updates, events, article rankings, prefectural news, and major stories from Japan and abroad. Premium sections include in-depth news, long-form reports, special columns, and collections of serialized coverage; some items are marked for reader members. The site links to newspaper subscriptions, print-edition viewing, database search, member registration and login, and its news app. It also offers reader submissions, a junior-reporter project, and education and entrance-exam information for Aomori. Its national-news links include Kyodo News and 47NEWS. This is To-o Nippo’s digital edition for readers seeking Aomori reporting alongside stories about daily life, sports, and culture.
Minami-Nippon Shimbun Digital is the Kagoshima news and information site operated by Minami-Nippon Shimbun. It organizes reporting from across Kagoshima Prefecture by area and covers business and industry, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, medical care and welfare, sports, high-school baseball, and local community topics. The site also carries nationwide news, domestic and international breaking updates, and entertainment stories. Its homepage links to 373TV video, a newspaper-page viewer, article search, columns and ongoing series, Kagoshima food and hot springs, prefectural event listings, serialized fiction, and the reader-reporting feature Kore wa #373. Other services include a live camera and eruption updates for Sakurajima, weather by area within Kagoshima, volcano and disaster information, and hazard maps. The site provides member registration and login, a guide to Minami-Nippon Shimbun’s digital services and their fees and applications, print-newspaper subscription and trial-reading information, and the Minami Pass member service. Access conditions should be checked on the relevant article or service page.
This is Panasonic Corporation’s Japan website. It presents consumer information about home appliances and other products, buying and usage guidance, campaigns, membership services, an online store, and support such as repairs and manuals. Business visitors can find product and solution information, while company pages cover its profile, organization, locations, news, and careers. The site also introduces services combining hardware and software, including a companion robot, a subscription pairing kitchen appliances with food, generative-AI meal-planning assistance, and voice notifications from appliances. Purchases and service contracts are handled on linked pages; prices and terms vary by product or service.
Chiba Nippo Online is the news website operated by Chiba Nippo, covering Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It offers municipality-level local reporting alongside sections for breaking news, society, politics, the economy, personnel changes, sports, features and series, education and entrance exams, opinion, culture and daily life, events, domestic and international news, disaster prevention, and weather. Local links are grouped into Chiba, western, eastern, and southern areas, helping readers find coverage by municipality. The homepage displays Chiba-related breaking stories, news rankings for one hour, 24 hours, and one week, regional features and series, and photo reports. Links also lead to earthquake information, Chiba weather, and a crime map. Registration, login, newspaper subscription information, a page viewer, and official social accounts are available through the site. Some articles and premium-only items carry paid labels, but the homepage does not define one access rule or subscription price for all content. It is a regional newspaper service for following local government, society, business, education, sports, and community events across Chiba.
Sanyo Shimbun Digital, branded San-Digi, is the news service operated by The Sanyo Shimbun, with a strong focus on Okayama Prefecture. Its Okayama section organizes reporting on society, crime and accidents, weather and disasters, health care, transportation, local topics, courts, elections, regional business, company appointments, outings, culture, and education. Other sections cover sports, domestic and international news, opinion, recurring series and special features, video, and local events. The homepage combines Okayama reporting with national and overseas stories, time-based rankings, photo features, and event listings. It also links to weather and disaster information, newspaper subscription details, the morning print edition, article search, coupons, and other Sanyo Shimbun services. Some story cards are explicitly marked for members, and the site provides subscription and login links; the homepage does not establish one access rule for every article. The service is the publisher’s digital news source for Okayama-area reporting alongside sports, society, business, culture, daily life, and wider Japanese and international coverage.
The JPCOAR Repository preserves and publishes materials and other outputs created through the activities of the Japan Consortium for Open Access Repository (JPCOAR). Its home page explains the repository’s purpose and links to materials and earlier notices. The collection includes documents about the association’s activities and meetings, as well as resources on open access and institutional repositories. The page also states that JPCOAR’s current website has moved to another official domain, so this address is best understood as a repository for the association’s accumulated documents rather than its current main portal.
HIS’s official booking site offers travel searches and reservations for trips from Japan and within the country. International options include tours, flights, flight-and-hotel packages, accommodation, local activities, rail, cruises, and rental cars. Domestic listings cover tours, air tickets, hotels, bus trips, rail and Shinkansen journeys, and activities. The site also features themed trips, group and corporate travel, in-store or online consultations, travel insurance, and visa assistance. Regional departure information, promotions, reservation management, and FAQs help customers plan and manage bookings.
The Japan Ham and Sausage Processors Cooperative supports small and medium-sized member companies that make ham, sausage, bacon, and other processed meats. Its services include coordinating supplies and leasing manufacturing equipment to support members’ business operations. The website publishes monthly processed-meat statistics, industry publications, member information, and export resources. Public-facing sections explain product varieties, manufacturing processes, and history, with recipes and FAQs about storage and other common questions. Consumers can learn about processed meats, while businesses can consult industry data and information about cooperative activities.
Hokkaido Bank’s official website describes banking services for individuals, companies, and sole proprietors in Japan. Personal pages cover account opening, deposits, investment trusts, NISA, foreign-currency deposits, home, auto, and education loans, insurance, and inheritance matters. Visitors can learn about the Dougin app, internet banking, and web inquiry services, and find branches and ATMs, reserve visits, and check fees and procedures. Life-planning guides address stages such as student life, starting work, buying a home, raising children, retirement, and inheritance, with financial planning tools. The site also provides company information, releases, regional activities, and frequently asked questions.
@cosme SHOPPING is a Japan-focused online retailer for cosmetics, skincare and other beauty and personal-care products. Visitors can search by product name or keyword, or browse departments such as skincare, base makeup, makeup, body care, hair care, fragrance and beauty appliances, then explore items by category or brand. The homepage features daily product rankings, new and popular items, seasonal campaigns, editorial selections and brand storefronts. Product pages show prices and item information with links to purchase and review details, while the store provides a shopping cart and member favorites. It also highlights mini-size cosmetics and gift selections, and its homepage states that shipping is free on purchases of ¥3,900 or more including tax.
Rakuten Ichiba is a general online shopping marketplace for Japan operated by the Rakuten Group. The site provides product search and links for Rakuten membership registration and sign-in, along with browsing history, favorites, and order history. Its categories include fashion, food, drinks, daily necessities, cosmetics, appliances, computers and smartphones, sports, cars, furniture, pet supplies, and books. The homepage also features product rankings, shop and brand directories, sales, coupons, and Rakuten Points promotions. Shoppers can search across many participating stores. Prices, inventory, delivery, and seller terms vary by item and shop; individual product pages were not reviewed.
The official Japan Post Bank website presents personal services for savings, transfers and payments, salary and pension receipts, cashless payments, investing, and loans. It also explains Japan Post Direct, the bank’s apps, opening general or investment-trust accounts, and procedures available online. Visitors can search branches, post offices, and ATMs, review rates and fees, and find guidance on transfers to other banks, inheritance, and lost cards. Separate information is available for corporate customers, alongside investor relations, company details, careers, contact options, FAQs, and seminars. The portal brings together savings and payment services connected with Japan’s nationwide post-office network and guidance for individuals and businesses.
NetOne Systems is a Japanese systems integrator that builds and supports ICT foundations for businesses and public organizations, with network technology at its core. Its portfolio covers networks, data centers and cloud, collaboration and mobile, security, visibility, automation, and backup. Services span consulting, design, implementation, and customer-success support; the site also offers product and service discovery, case studies, and technical knowledge resources.
The e-Gov Data Portal is Japan’s central-government open-data catalog, developed and operated by the Digital Agency. It organizes public data held by government organizations that is made available as open data, so users can search across datasets and understand what each dataset contains, including its files or URLs. Visitors can browse by subject category or providing organization, search for datasets, and explore showcases that group related datasets around a theme. The site also has a communication area where users can read evaluations, comments and requests, examples of data use, and issue reports posted about datasets. Signing in allows users to submit their own contributions to those discussions. The portal is designed to make Japanese government open data easier to discover, understand, and reuse; it is a catalog and discovery service rather than the publisher of every underlying dataset.
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) is an industry association of Japanese research-oriented pharmaceutical companies. Its official site presents Industry Vision 2035 around three themes: innovation in drug discovery, access to innovative medicines, and trust through ethics and transparency. JPMA committees and specialist organizations work on appropriate medicine use and transparent distribution, regulatory issues, international cooperation, policy recommendations, and research into industry challenges. The site publishes association policies and activities, voluntary standards, committee updates, press releases, a newsletter, event reports, and a member-company directory. Patients and the general public can find information about medicines and clinical trials, while the association’s Office of Pharmaceutical Industry Research provides policy and industry studies.
Fixstars specializes in performance engineering that improves software speed and efficiency. Its Japanese site describes acceleration of AI and large-language-model training and inference, more efficient GPU use, and embedded software development. Fixstars Vega provides an on-premises development environment for using open-weight LLMs without sending source code outside the organization. The company also offers embedded AI model porting, optimization, and performance validation, alongside the AIStation local-GPU workstation, FPGA and quantum-computing services, case studies, seminars, and technical resources.
Sponichi Annex is a Japanese news site operated by Sports Nippon Newspapers. It reports on professional baseball, MLB, soccer, golf, combat sports, the Olympics, entertainment, society, horse and public racing, fishing, and cars. Readers can find schedules and results, live updates, photos, videos, columns, special features, rankings, and a look at the newspaper’s front page. The site offers free member registration and print-subscription information, and promotes Sponichi Annex Z, a paid plan focused on ad-free browsing and in-depth articles.
