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The Japanese Standards Association Group’s official Webdesk is a portal for finding standards, books, products, seminars, and briefings related to standardization and quality management. Its catalog includes JIS, ISO, IEC, and overseas standards, while the site also provides information about the QC Certification Examination, standardization and quality-management conferences, training, standards development, and organizational or personnel certification support. Several group entities operate different services, so the responsible provider varies by program. Standards and books may be sold, and exams, training, or certification can carry fees; check the individual service page for current prices and conditions before applying.

Furunavi is a Japanese Furusato Nozei portal where people can explore participating municipalities and the local return gifts listed with their donations. Listings include food, household goods, appliances, travel points, lodging and activity tickets, and other benefits offered by municipalities. Visitors can browse by region, category, rankings, and featured collections, then review municipality pages, item details, and user ratings. The site provides a donation-limit estimator and guides to the Furusato Nozei system, including the one-stop application process and tax-return information. Related sections introduce Furunavi Catalog and Furunavi Travel, as well as municipal crowdfunding projects and donation pages for disaster support.

MagicPod is an AI test-automation service for creating, running and maintaining tests for websites and mobile apps. Teams can edit tests through a no-code interface, use an AI agent to create or revise test cases, check screens with natural-language assertions, analyze failures and automatically adapt tests when interface elements change. It supports browser and iOS/Android testing, execution reports and connections to external AI tools, helping software teams reduce repetitive quality-assurance work.

The Japan Agricultural News is a specialist Japanese news publication covering agriculture, JA agricultural cooperatives, and food and farming. Its reporting includes agricultural policy, farming techniques, farm management, produce markets, cooperative activity, and regional agriculture, alongside social and food-related news, editorials, photos, and video. The site publishes current stories and features for farmers, agricultural organizations, public agencies, and related businesses; some articles are restricted to paid members. It also links to the electronic newspaper, news app, database, print subscriptions, and other digital services.

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM) is a Japanese research institute founded in 1944 and a member institute of the Research Organization of Information and Systems, a university inter-university research institute corporation. It advances fundamental and applied research in statistical mathematics and works with universities, research organizations, and industry through collaborative projects. Its official website introduces researchers and laboratories, current research projects, publications, seminars, research meetings, public lectures, and procedures for joint research. The institute studies how to identify structure behind real-world phenomena and data, and how to make sound inferences and decisions under uncertainty. The site also presents work connected with statistical inference, data science, machine learning, and AI, alongside industry collaboration programs, support for starting joint studies, and data-science education for high-school students. These activities connect statistical research and ways of thinking with practical challenges and the development of future researchers and specialists.

SCREEN Holdings' official website describes businesses developing, manufacturing, and selling semiconductor production equipment, graphic arts and display equipment, film-forming systems, printed-circuit-board equipment, and ICT solutions. It also provides product details, corporate information, CSR activities, investor relations, and company news.

TUNAGATE is a Japanese events and community app for people who want to meet others through shared hobbies and interests. Its website lets visitors browse circles and events across Japan, including board-game meetups, meals, sports, walks, language exchanges, and online gatherings. The beginner guide describes a flow of finding an event, applying through the app, and attending; it says the app must be downloaded to use the service. Individual events may charge participation fees, and some applications may also require a ¥500 tax-inclusive service fee. Organizers can create circles and events. The pricing page lists a payment-processing charge of 8% of event participation revenue plus a ¥330 transfer fee for organizers. Event charges, cancellation terms, and refunds vary by listing and should be checked on its event page.

Furusato Choice is a Japanese hometown donation portal that connects donors with municipalities and local communities across the country. Visitors can browse donation destinations and municipal thank-you gifts by region, item type, rankings, and curated features, then submit a donation application through the site. Listings include food, household goods, locally made products, travel and activity experiences, event tickets, and other region-specific offerings. The portal also features government crowdfunding for local projects, support for disaster-affected areas, and reports from municipalities about how donations are used. Its app, donation-selection guides, payment information, FAQs, and help resources support the process; it is a platform for local donations and community projects rather than an ordinary retail marketplace.

Socionext’s Japanese site presents the company’s work designing, developing, and selling system-on-chip products. It describes its Solution SoC business and provides information on custom SoCs tailored to customer requirements and application-specific standard products (ASSPs), with a searchable product-document section. Visitors can also browse the business model, company profile, releases, investor relations, events, sustainability initiatives, and recruitment information.

The Matsuo-Iwasawa Lab at the University of Tokyo conducts foundational and applied artificial-intelligence research centered on deep learning. Its mission is to create intelligence, with current work spanning world models, learning algorithms, large language models, robotics, brain-inspired intelligence, and studies of AI in society. The lab site explains these research areas and publishes research results, papers, news, and information about its members and student opportunities. It also provides courses in data science, machine learning, deep learning, LLMs, and Physical AI, and describes collaboration with companies, practical deployment of research, and support for university-based startups.

Equinix provides data centers, colocation, cloud interconnection, and enterprise network infrastructure. Its Japan site explains how organizations can connect clouds, data, and AI workloads across locations with secure, scalable, vendor-neutral infrastructure. Colocation places computing close to data to support performance and low latency, while products such as Equinix Fabric and Network Edge and the company’s interconnection ecosystem help link cloud and network providers.

2channel.sc is a Japanese multi-board bulletin-board forum with a large directory of topic-specific boards and threaded discussions. Its official board menu spans news, society, business and careers, science and humanities, entertainment, hobbies, and everyday interests. Visitors can browse the board index and threads, and search by thread title, post body, or author. The observed introduction says body-text search and search settings require login, while the main board directory is publicly accessible. The homepage currently labels the service as being in beta testing, so its own stated development status is worth noting when visiting.

Meitetsu Kanko is the official travel reservation site of Japan’s Meitetsu group. It lets visitors search domestic and international tours, domestic dynamic packages, accommodation, and cruises. Search options include departure point, destination, travel date, number of nights, room count, and keywords. The site also lists hotels, ryokan inns, hot-spring stays, membership information, and branch details. Its pages bring together the company’s tour and lodging services for travelers in Japan.

This is the official corporate website of Sharp Corporation. It brings together company information, investor relations, sustainability activities, recruitment details, news releases, announcements, and examples of the company's initiatives, giving visitors an authoritative overview of Sharp's business and corporate updates.

The Japan Machinery Federation (JMF) is an industry association established to advance Japan’s machinery industries and contribute to the national economy. Its membership includes machinery manufacturers and industrial associations. Through committees and specialist groups, it studies industry issues, presents collective views to government, and coordinates with related organizations. The official site publishes research reports and industry proposals, and explains international exchange, machinery-safety standardization work connected with ISO and IEC, and recognition programs such as the Robot Award. It also provides the federation’s member directory, constitution, business plans and reports, financial documents, and membership information.

Takashimaya Online Store is the official shopping site operated by the Japanese department store company Takashimaya. Its catalog includes food, sweets, alcoholic drinks, cosmetics, watches, fashion, home goods, sporting goods, and products for babies and children. Shoppers can browse categories and featured collections, look for gifts, view rankings, and check member points. The site also provides routes to ordering and delivery guidance, store information, customer support, and shopping help. It brings department-store merchandise together online for everyday purchases and seasonal gifts.

The official Bank of Okinawa website lists financial institution code 0188 and provides sections for personal and corporate customers, investors, company information, and careers. Personal menus cover saving and asset building, loans, insurance and future planning, and banking procedures, with online investment-trust services and an internet-only branch. The site introduces the Okinagin Smart and Wallet+ apps, an Okinagin JCB debit card, PiPuCa, Bizvan for businesses, a QR voucher tool, and Starpay. Visitors can search branches and ATMs, book visits, check rates and fees, and find FAQs, campaigns, and news releases. Okinawa Financial Group information, sustainability, community initiatives, investor relations, and company details round out the site.

Mitsubishi UFJ eSmart Securities, formerly au Kabucom Securities, is a Japanese online brokerage for securities trading. Its official site describes access to Japanese and U.S. stocks, fractional shares, ETFs and REITs, IPOs, investment trusts, and NISA and iDeCo accounts, as well as foreign exchange, CFDs, futures, options, and bonds. Visitors can review account-opening, deposit and withdrawal, and asset-management information, and explore trading apps, analysis tools, and the kabu Station API. The site also publishes beginner investment guides, market reports, seminars, and videos. Product details and trading costs vary by instrument and transaction conditions.

Togetter is a Japanese trend and social-curation site that gathers noteworthy X posts and conversations into topic-based collections that are easier to browse as a digest. Its homepage features popular weekly collections, trending and recommended summaries, user reviews, newly published collections, real-time and 24-hour rankings, search, tags, and genre navigation. Visible genres range from news, society, and discussion to culture, idols, anime, games, technology, travel, and food. Rather than a general-purpose social network or a full X feed, Togetter helps readers explore selected conversations grouped around a topic. The homepage links to registration and sign-in, but does not state which features require an account or give pricing details.