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We share out expertise on effective strategies and technics to help you reach customers and prospects in Japan.

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 published data and estimates of major SNS…
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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 media advertising in particular. Therefore, in this…
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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 together to improve the ranking on Google,…
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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. In general, it is a business card…
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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 such a growing market, it is important…
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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 keyword research. This article will explain the…
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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 by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization).…
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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 services. This article explains more about the…
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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 always be at the peak of freshness,…
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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 attracting attention as a means of marketing…
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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. So as Japan SEO. Since many Internet…
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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 weeks if you want your site to…
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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 to increase traffic to your website. This…
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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 is to start their content marketing to…
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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 Japanese characters in brackets and their conversion…
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japan casino bill

Japan Casino Bill | Is casino illegal in Japan? What about online-casino?

In December 2016, the Integrated Resort (IR) Development Promotion Bill, known as the “Casino Bill” was passed. This bill has been attracting attention as the casino has been lifted in…
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social

CASE: Software Translation into Japanese

We worked with Hong Kong-based social media management software company to translate their website, contents and their software into Japanese. (more…)
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