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Hiroshima University is a Japanese national comprehensive university spanning the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, life sciences, and medicine. Its official website introduces faculties and graduate schools in comprehensive studies, letters, education, law, economics, science, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, biological production, and informatics. Visitors can find admissions, academic programs, student life and career support, international exchange, research results, research facilities, and collaboration with industry and the community. Audience-specific sections serve prospective and international students, current students, alumni, families, companies, researchers, and local residents, and link to the university hospital, affiliated schools, libraries, and museums. News, events, and access information are also available through dedicated Japanese and English pages covering the university's education, research, student services, and public engagement.

Business Insider Japan is a Japanese-language news and analysis publication covering business, technology, careers, everyday life, and markets. Its homepage organizes recent stories alongside video, special features, global coverage, and topic-specific sections; article cards identify their subject areas and authors. The reporting extends beyond company news and investing to technology products, workplace issues, career choices, and lifestyle. The site provides account registration and login, and prominently includes a PREMIUM section and member-oriented material, so its offering combines public articles with content for members. Commercial partnerships are identified as Sponsored Content rather than blended into ordinary editorial coverage. Video, popular-story rankings, recurring series, and themed features give readers several ways to explore its Japanese coverage of business and technology.

Kakuyomu is a Japanese web-fiction platform where anyone can read stories and create a free account to write and publish their own. Readers can find works by genre, keyword, and tag, or browse rankings, editorial picks, reviews, contests, and stories adapted for books and other media. Registered users can write, enter contests, follow authors and works, review stories, and support writers. The official guide describes free reading across genres alongside optional paid services such as Kakuyomu Next and Supporters Passport. It also explains a creator-reward program connected to story views and supporter contributions. Kakuyomu operates within the KADOKAWA Group and offers a place for readers and writers to discover and share Japanese online fiction.

Seiko Epson’s Japanese corporate site brings together the company’s philosophy, purpose, long-term vision, profile, and technology activities. It provides sustainability information, investor relations, news releases, and recruitment content, and describes technology and co-creation initiatives aimed at creating value for different regions and industries. Links lead to Epson product information and purchase guidance, so visitors can move from learning about the company to finding product resources.

The official Dentsu Group site presents the company, its global operations, brands, and corporate direction. It describes an integrated growth strategy combining marketing, technology, and consulting capabilities. The site introduces regional organizations in Japan, the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific, as well as brands including DENTSU CREATIVE X, CARAT, dentsu X, iProspect, Merkle, and tag. Visitors can also find news, stock information, investor relations, governance, sustainability, and integrated reports. This is a corporate portal for the group, its businesses, and investors, not a form for ordering an advertising campaign.

The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI), founded in 1986, is an academic organization whose stated purpose is to advance AI research and disseminate knowledge, contributing to academic and technical progress as well as industry and society. Its official website lists the annual national convention, international symposia, an event focused on industrial applications, subject-area study groups, seminars for researchers and developers, and introductory courses on AI tools. It also publishes a bimonthly society journal and a journal of AI research papers, and provides calls for papers, research awards, membership information, and ethics resources. These activities support research exchange and learning in Japan and internationally.

Rurubu Web is a Japanese travel and outing information site operated by JTB Publishing. Its Rurubu Plus section makes selected guidebook articles available on the web and in an app, covering sights, food, activities, and places to stay. Rurubu and More publishes ideas about restaurants, cafés, new openings, events, and everyday outing routes. Rurubu Kids features family outings and travel as well as articles about child development and education. Members can save articles and places, and the site also presents travel guidebooks and train timetables.

Yahoo! JAPAN is a Japan-focused portal operated by LY Corporation. Its homepage brings together web, image, video, and AI-mode search, along with news, weather and disaster information, sports, maps, and transit guidance. It also links to shopping, auctions, email, travel, finance, and community Q&A services. The front page collects major news topics, local weather and transit updates, sports results, and real-time search trends, making it a broad starting point for everyday information and services in Japan.

URBAN RESEARCH ONLINE STORE is the official Japanese fashion shop of URBAN RESEARCH Co., Ltd. It has women’s, men’s, kids’, and lifestyle sections. Shoppers can browse labels such as URBAN RESEARCH, DOORS, KBF, ROSSO, SENSE OF PLACE, Sonny Label, ITEMS, Kagure, RODE SKO, and URBS. The catalog focuses on clothing, shoes, and bags, with browsing by category, label, brand, new arrivals, rankings, sale, and preorder items. The homepage displays prices in yen alongside outfit styling, product picks and rankings, features, news, and campaigns. It also links to favorites, the shopping cart, store information, and the UR CLUB membership program.

The Chiba Bank’s official website presents services for personal and corporate customers, along with company and investor information. Personal offerings include account opening, My Access, housing, auto, education and card loans, debit and credit cards, investment trusts and NISA, insurance, and testamentary trust services. The site links to rates and fees, procedures, visit reservations, branches and ATMs, seminars, and events. Visitors can search for investment funds, check fund values, view market information, and review foreign-exchange rates. Company information, news releases, investor relations, sustainability, and careers are also available.

Retty is a Japanese restaurant-discovery service built around user reviews and recommendations. Visitors can search by area, cuisine, or dining occasion, read recent reviews, and explore places recommended by designated TOP USER contributors. The site also features seasonal and occasion-based collections, restaurant reservation information, and gourmet news. Its official app offers nearby restaurant discovery, map-based browsing, and a saved list of places to visit; the homepage links to free downloads. Public restaurant information can be viewed without signing in, while membership supports participation.

OKWAVE is a Japanese Q&A and community service where people can ask about questions or concerns and receive answers informed by other users’ knowledge and experience. Its themed communities support ongoing discussion around shared interests, hobbies, local topics, or areas of expertise through posts and comments. According to the operator, users who complete phone-number verification can also create and manage public communities around topics they choose. The service brings together people looking for help and people willing to share what they know.

Shukan Bunshun Digital is the online subscription edition of the Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun, published by Bungeishunju Ltd. Its official subscription page lists early access to scoops before the print issue goes on sale, a three-year article archive, digital-only stories, serialized columns, reporter discussions and evidence videos, a members’ newsletter, and a digital magazine viewer. Some stories are marked free, while archive access and member-only material require a subscription. The page currently advertises a ¥300 first month for new monthly subscribers, followed by ¥2,200 per month, and also lists annual and three-year plans.

Maison KOSÉ is the official cosmetics e-commerce store operated by Japanese beauty company KOSÉ. Shoppers can browse by brand, category, or skin concern, with sections for skin care, makeup, hair and body care, sun protection, and fragrance. The catalog features brands including DECORTÉ, ONE BY KOSÉ, JILL STUART, FASIO, and INFINITY, as well as new arrivals, rankings, campaigns, and curated features. Product reviews, staff content, videos, and beauty topics provide additional product information. The store includes member accounts, a cart, points and coupons, recurring deliveries, and guidance on ordering, payment, shipping, and returns.

Sony Store Japan’s official website combines online shopping links with information about Sony-operated retail locations. It directs visitors to product information and purchase pages for BRAVIA televisions, Xperia smartphones, digital cameras and lenses, headphones, and other Sony products. The site presents store popularity rankings, product search, limited-edition items, promotions, and a shopping guide. It also describes My Sony member benefits and coupons, trade-in services, and post-purchase support. Sony’s stores in Ginza, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka Tenjin offer product demonstrations, buying consultations, and in-store events.

primeNumber is a Japanese data-technology company that helps organizations use data and adopt AI. Its official site presents TROCCO, a cloud ETL service for connecting data sources and automating data-platform operations; COMETA, an AI data platform for data quality and catalog management; and professional services spanning data and AI strategy, implementation, and operations. The company also promotes Generative Data Management (GDM), an approach that integrates data and AI into business management, and lists AI-agent and CDP solutions. The site says more than 2,500 companies have adopted its products.

The official au Jibun Bank website explains account opening, products, and banking procedures for an online bank focused mainly on personal customers. Its product range includes yen and time deposits, foreign-currency deposits, FX, investment trusts, securities connections, robo-advisory, and iDeCo. The app supports balance checks and transfers, while the site also describes smartphone ATM access, internet banking, au PAY connections, and a mobile debit card. Other sections cover home and card loans, insurance, electronic-money top-ups, payment services for public sporting competitions, rates, fees, and customer support. The bank brings together online savings, payments, investing, and borrowing, with additional pages for business customers and corporate information.

Super Sports Xebio is an official Japanese online store selling sporting goods. Shoppers can search by keyword or browse by sport, category, brand, sale, and coupon. The site also links to specialty shops for Victoria Golf, L-Breath outdoor products, and Victoria surf and snow goods. Store features include account login, favorites, browsing history, a shopping cart, and store search. Shopping guidance, frequently asked questions, contact options, and campaign listings provide information about products and locations.

NovelUp+ is a Japanese web-fiction platform where anyone can publish novels and read publicly posted works. Members can post stories and support works with comments and stamps, while authors can receive contribution points. Readers can search stories, browse genre categories, rankings and recommendations, and explore new or updated works, series and reviews. A shop offers items used to support works. The service also runs writing contests, some of which provide opportunities for publication. Its optional paid Novepass has reader, author and supporter plans, with benefits that vary by plan, such as hiding ads or expanding reading history.