Author Archives: Cuni Shimizu

ppc in japan

The Complete Guide to PPC (Pay-Per-Click) Ads in Japan

There is not much difference in running Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Ads in Japan from English. Still, you want to be careful on some points…
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japanese influencers

Ranking of Japanese influencers and their collaboration on Youtube 2019

With the increasing presence of Japanese influencers, social networking sites and blogs are becoming more common in Japan. It has become possible to…
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loyal Japanese worker

The corporate culture of Japanese loyalty: Why do Japanese have loyalty toward companies?

Last year, railroad companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area implemented planned shutdowns during work hours due to typhoon No. 15's landfall. However, there…
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finding Japanese freelancers

The 3 Most Popular Upwork-like Platforms for Hiring Japanese Freelancers

Is there any web service like Upwork in Japan, where we can hire Japanese freelancers for various types of tasks like translation, design,…
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stock service

Best Stock Photo Service for Asian Models (For Japanese Market)

What is the best photo stock service which has a lot of Asian or Japanese models? If you are creating some content or…
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Jpanese social media

Top Japanese Social Media Apps: Demographics of 7 Major Apps in 2020

In this article, we compared the monthly active users (MAU) and user demographics of top Japanese social media used in Japan based on…
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cartoon advertisement

Cartoon (Manga) Advertisement in Japan - Effectiveness, and Examples

There is a cartoon (manga) advertisement in Japan, a unique advertising content culture. In recent years, many companies in Japan have used social…
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pbn japan

Does PBN (Private Blog Network) link building work in Japan?

PBN (Private Blog Network) is a network in which multiple people cooperate to create multiple blogs based on a certain theme and work…
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meishi

Meishi - How to exchange Japanese business card and not-to-do list

Meishi (“名刺”), is the Japanese business cards that are exchanged as part of a self-introduction or handed for professional rituals in Japanese business.…
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japan e-commerce

Japan E-Commerce | Top 3 Sites, Market Share, and Statistics

The e-commerce market in Japan is expanding year by year. It is an indispensable sales channel when selling any product in Japan.  In…
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keyword research in Japanese

How Keyword Research in Japan had done in 3 steps: Case Study

The keyword research in Japan is not simple and often complicated. The simple translation of keywords can only do so much, without proper…
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jp domain

Comprehensive Guide of .jp domain | how to buy, register for non-Japanese

ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) is a domain assigned to each country or region, and basically uses the two-letter country code specified…
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sns japan

Understanding SNS in Japan: Meaning, Popular Apps, and More

In Japan, “SNS” stands for “Social Networking Service”. The term SNS Japan is commonly used in Japan to refer to various social media…
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marketing in japan

Marketing in Japan | Understanding the Japanese market and customers

Imagine trying to sell a product in a market where the slightest scratch on an item can lead to complaints, where food must…
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japanese youtubers

Top Japanese YouTubers By Categories 2021: Gaming, Beauty, Cosmetic, and more

YouTube is a video-sharing service that allows you to enjoy many videos for free. In recent years, many companies and stores have been…
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japan seo

Japan SEO Practices | 9 Differences and Country-specific Tips

We all know that SEO is one of the most fundamental and important roles in web marketing and driving traffic to your site.…
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facebook

CASE: Paid Media, PPC, Social Media Marketing in Japan

The advantage of paying customers is that you pay more and get results faster. For example, it often takes at least a few…
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link-buidling

CASE: Link-Building in Japan

Link building, acquiring a "quality" link from other websites to your website with "related" anchor text is one of the important SEO practices…
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contents

CASE: SEO Contents Creation in Japan

We worked with US-based EC shopping services to launch their service in Japan markets. They already have existing EC channels and their challenge…
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unit coversion

Conversion of Units in Japanese

Below we summarized common units conversion mainly in US units to units that are used in Japan. You can find in English following…
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