Japanese

Kotoba Technologies develops real-time speech AI models and simultaneous-translation technology, with a Japan operating company. Its Koto voice foundation model supports speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and speech-to-speech translation, with a focus on Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and other East Asian languages. The official site describes cloud, on-premises, and on-device deployment, a mobile interpreting app covering 21 input and 13 output languages, enterprise offerings, and a meeting bot.

LOWYA is an official Japanese online shop for furniture and home interiors, operated by Vega Corporation. Shoppers can browse sofas, dining sets, beds, storage furniture, desks, curtains and bedding by product category, brand or interior style. The homepage features best-selling rankings, new arrivals, popular product videos, customer posts, room-coordination ideas and editorial features. Product pages provide details such as dimensions and prices and lead to purchase, while the site also offers search, member login, favorites and a shopping cart. It links to the official app, store locations and guidance on delivery, payment and returns, and states that orders are accepted around the clock throughout the year.

LINE WORKS is a Japanese workplace-services company offering business chat and a broader set of tools: Roger for field voice communication, AiNote for meeting transcription, PaperOn for document processing, AiCall for automated phone response, Vision for cloud video, and AiStudio for generative AI. Its core workspace combines chat, mail, bulletin boards, Drive storage, organization administration, and integrations. The product suite addresses distinct tasks such as recording meetings, digitizing paper, handling calls, monitoring video, and answering from company knowledge.

The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) is an industry organization for companies involved in Japan’s animation sector. Its website lists member companies and describes association programs in talent development, exhibition-facility management, events and seminars, legal and labor matters, industry research, and international exchange. The industry-data section publishes statistics and reports on Japanese animation. The site also features research on working conditions for animation creators, industry news, and notices about products that may infringe copyright. It provides a direct overview of the association’s activities, member organizations, and information about the Japanese animation industry.

Fukushima Minpo Digital is the official news site operated by Fukushima-Minpo, covering Fukushima Prefecture. Local reporting can be browsed by Fukushima/Kenpoku, Koriyama, Ken-nan, Aizu, Iwaki, and Soso. The site also organizes breaking and web-only stories, crime and accidents, administration and assemblies, prefectural elections, and coverage of the earthquake and nuclear accident. Other sections cover sports, the economy, daily life, health, parenting and education, food, arts and entertainment, music, and national news. Weather and disaster navigation links to Fukushima forecasts, pollen and UV indices, warnings, river floods, landslides, tornadoes, tsunami, typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanoes; bear reports and a sighting map are available as well. The homepage includes events, video, rankings, editorials, columns, and special series. Digital services include a page viewer, online newspaper, information about digital plans and membership, an article database, and guidance for home-delivered print subscriptions. These visible routes describe services but do not establish one access rule for every story.

JCB’s card site introduces personal cards and related services from the Japan-founded international payment brand. Its lineup includes JCB Card S, Gold, Platinum, JCB Card W, and W plus L, with application guidance. Visitors can learn about contactless and mobile payments, reward points, cardholder benefits, and campaigns. The site also explains security, identity verification, compensation, travel and shopping insurance, and MyJCB member procedures and support. Business cards, merchant information, prepaid and gift cards, loans, and company details are covered as well.

IDC Frontier is a SoftBank Group company providing cloud infrastructure for businesses. It operates data centers in Japan and offers sovereign cloud services designed to address data-sovereignty needs, with options spanning public and private cloud environments. Its resources also cover cloud infrastructure for the AI era, technical topics, industry events, and use cases.

Japan Post’s official website explains postal and parcel services in Japan and provides tools for looking up addresses and postal codes. Visitors can search by region, enter an address, or start with a postal code, and businesses can look up dedicated seven-digit office codes. The site calculates domestic prices for letters, postcards, and Yu-Pack parcels, and provides rates and delivery estimates for international mail and EMS. Users can also find post offices, ATMs, and mailboxes, track parcels, request redelivery, and check service or delay information. Business resources include downloadable postal-code data and an official API for postal codes and digital addresses.

au PAY Market is a general shopping marketplace for Japan operated by KDDI and au Commerce & Life. Its homepage provides keyword and advanced search, product categories, a cart, and account links. Visible departments include food and drinks, appliances, fashion, beauty, daily necessities, healthcare, and household goods. The site also features participating shops and brands, product rankings, coupons, sales, and promotional campaigns. It explains how shoppers can earn and use Ponta points. Seller information, help, and shopping-protection details are available as well. Product selection, prices, point offers, and delivery terms vary by item, campaign, and order conditions.

Tokyu Net Shopping is the official online shopping page of the Japanese Tokyu department stores. Its current notice says orders are accepted through the 2026 year-end gift season, while food, beauty, wine, gifts, and lifestyle goods have moved to the new Tokyu Department Store Online Store. The older site provides product search, membership, member points, and guidance for orders and delivery. It lists payment options including cards, convenience-store payment, ATM payment, and online banking. Because this is a transition-stage shop, customers should check the current assortment and order deadlines before purchasing.

au is a Japanese telecommunications brand offering smartphones, mobile phone service, and internet connections to individual customers. It provides information on plans, promotions, 5G services and devices, fixed-line options such as au Hikari, and products sold through its online shop. Customers can also find a disaster message board and account support for choosing and managing communications services.

Tsukuba Bank’s official website presents financial products and bank information for personal and corporate customers, shareholders, and investors. Personal offerings include account opening, deposits, investment trusts, NISA, foreign-currency deposits, iDeCo, insurance, inheritance services, and a range of home, auto, and education loans. The site also describes personal and corporate internet banking, its app, cashless payments, international remittances, cards, and online account opening. Visitors can search for branches and ATMs, review rates and fees, fund values and market information, book consultations, and browse FAQs. Business customers can find financing and operational-efficiency information, alongside investor relations, regional banking initiatives, company details, and careers.

This is the official news and local-information website operated by Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. Its coverage centers on Kumamoto Prefecture and includes breaking news, incidents, business and the economy, sports, transport, culture and entertainment, health, education and parenting, disaster preparedness, and local elections. Readers can also browse national and overseas news, topic collections, serialized features, editorials and columns, and video reports. Special coverage addresses regional issues such as the Kumamoto earthquakes and Minamata disease. Practical sections list holiday medical services, traffic-enforcement information, blood-donation notices, reader contributions, local live cameras, and events. The site links to the Kum日 newspaper viewer and digital edition, and explains that free Kum日 ID registration is available for accessing the electronic-edition news and related services. It combines regional reporting and everyday information for residents of Kumamoto with broader Japanese and international coverage.

Voicy is a Japanese audio platform for discovering and listening to programs published by channel personalities. Its homepage features recent episodes, a listening ranking, and categories such as business, lifestyle, learning, talk, entertainment, and sports. It also points listeners to audio versions of newspaper and magazine news, radio programs, and podcasts, with links to the official app. The page includes references to Voicy+ and premium-listener offerings, but the public pages reviewed do not establish uniform playback requirements or prices for those options.

Joshin web Shop is Joshin's official Japanese online retailer for appliances, computers, and hobby goods. Categories include refrigerators, washing machines, home appliances, audio and video equipment, PCs, cameras, smartphones, games, toys, models, daily essentials, food, and medicines. Shoppers can search products and view prices, rankings, new releases, staff trial reports, sales, and outlet listings. Member features, favorites, a cart, ordering guidance, delivery and installation information, repair warranties, and store pickup details are provided. It is a retail site for selecting and ordering products online.

Otsuka Shokai sells information services and system equipment such as computers and copiers, and supports customers with implementation, training, and maintenance. Its site brings together IT solutions, products, company information, and usage resources for organizations selecting equipment and software and seeking assistance throughout deployment and operation.

HRMOS is a Japanese workforce and back-office platform offered as a series of cloud services. Its products cover recruiting, talent management, labor administration, payroll, attendance, and expense processing. The official page describes applicant workflow and hiring analysis as well as goals, evaluations, placement, and employee engagement, with services that organizations can introduce one at a time or in combination according to their needs.

Autify is an AI software-testing and quality-assurance platform for development teams. Its QA agents and AI products support work from test planning and design through case creation, execution, reporting, and analysis, for new-feature, acceptance, system, and regression testing. The Japanese site presents products such as Autify Nexus, no-code automation, and Playwright code output, along with customer case studies, support resources, and demo requests.

heteml is a Japanese rental-server service for personal sites, WordPress projects, and business websites. It uses SSD storage across web, mail, and database servers and lists module-based PHP and HTTP/2 for site performance, together with free SSL and automatic backup and restoration. For organizations running large or multiple sites, the company also offers heteml MAX, a managed dedicated server. The site provides plan and feature details, customer examples, and support information.