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News

• NHK English - Public broadcaster, funded by receiving fees (not state-owned); English service NHK World-Japan.
• The Asahi Shimbun English - Major national daily (liberal-leaning).
• The Yomiuri Shimbun English - Japan's largest-circulation daily (conservative-leaning); English edition The Japan News.
• The Mainichi English - Major national daily.
• Nikkei English - Business daily; owns the Financial Times; English edition Nikkei Asia.
• Kyodo News English - Nonprofit cooperative news agency.
• Jiji Press English - News agency.
• The Japan Times English - Oldest English-language daily in Japan.
• Nippon.com English - Multilingual site about Japan (Nippon Communications Foundation).
• Tokyo Shimbun Translate - Tokyo daily (Chunichi Shimbun group).
• Sankei Shimbun Translate - Conservative national daily.

Airlines

• Japan Airlines English - Flag carrier; oneworld member.
• ANA English - All Nippon Airways, largest airline; Star Alliance member.
• Peach English - Low-cost airline (ANA group).
• Narita Airport English - Tokyo's main international airport.
• Haneda Airport English - Tokyo International Airport.

Anime

• Crunchyroll English - Anime streaming (owned by Sony).
• Studio Ghibli Translate - Animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki.
• Toei Animation English - Anime studio (Dragon Ball, One Piece).

Art, Museums and Theatre

• Tokyo National Museum English - Japan's oldest and largest museum (national).
• Ghibli Museum English - Studio Ghibli museum, Mitaka; tickets sold in advance only.
• teamLab English - Digital art collective and immersive museums.
• Kabuki-za Translate - Main kabuki theatre, Ginza (Shochiku).
• Mori Art Museum English - Contemporary art museum, Roppongi Hills.

Automotive

• Toyota English - World's largest carmaker by sales.
• Honda English - Cars and the world's largest motorcycle maker.
• Nissan English - Carmaker, Yokohama.
• Mazda English - Carmaker, Hiroshima.
• Subaru English - Carmaker.

Banking

• Bank of Japan English - Central bank.
• MUFG English - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest bank group.
• SMBC English - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
• Mizuho English - Mizuho Financial Group bank.
• Japan Post Bank English - Largest deposit holder (Japan Post Holdings; the government is the largest shareholder).
• Japan Exchange Group English - Runs the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• PayPay Translate - Most used QR-code payment app (SoftBank / LY Corp).

Educational Links

• University of Tokyo English - Leading national university.
• Kyoto University English - National university.
• Waseda University English - Private university, Tokyo.
• Keio University English - Japan's oldest private university.

Encyclopedias

• Japanese Wikipedia English - Free encyclopedia in Japanese.
• Kotobank Translate - Dictionaries and encyclopedias in one search (Asahi Shimbun).

Food Links

• Tabelog English - Most used restaurant review site (Kakaku.com).
• Cookpad Translate - Largest recipe site.
• Michelin Guide Japan English - Michelin restaurant guide for Japan.

Games: Video, Board and More

• Nintendo English - Video game company, Kyoto.
• PlayStation (Sony) English - Sony Interactive Entertainment.
• Square Enix English - Video game publisher (Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest).

Government

• Prime Minister's Office English - Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet.
• e-Gov Translate - Government portal (Digital Agency).
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs English - Foreign ministry (visas and travel information).

Healthcare

• MHLW Translate - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
• JNTO medical guide English - JNTO guide to hospitals that accept foreign visitors.

Job Search

• Rikunabi NEXT Translate - Job site (Recruit).
• Hello Work Translate - Public employment service (government).
• GaijinPot Jobs English - English-language jobs in Japan.

Maps

• GSI Maps Translate - Official maps from the Geospatial Information Authority (government).
• Mapion Translate - Maps and route search.

Online Shopping

• Rakuten Translate - Largest Japanese online marketplace.
• Mercari Translate - Flea-market resale app.
• Uniqlo Translate - Clothing (Fast Retailing).
• Yodobashi Camera Translate - Electronics retailer.
• Bic Camera Translate - Electronics retailer.
• Muji Translate - Household goods and clothing (Ryohin Keikaku).

Real Estate

• SUUMO Translate - Largest property site (Recruit).
• HOME'S Translate - Property listings (LIFULL).

Search and Portals

• Yahoo! Japan Translate - Most used portal (LY Corporation, separate from U.S. Yahoo).

Social Networking

• LINE English - Most used messaging app in Japan (LY Corporation, SoftBank and South Korea's Naver).
• X English - Formerly Twitter (X Corp., U.S.); Japan is one of its largest markets.
• YouTube English - Video site (Google, U.S.); among the most used in Japan.
• Instagram English - Photo and video sharing (Meta, U.S.).
• TikTok English - Short-video app (ByteDance, China).
• niconico Translate - Video site with on-screen comments (Kadokawa / Dwango).
• mixi Translate - Early Japanese social network (MIXI, Inc.).
• note Translate - Blogging and paid-content platform (note inc.).

Sports

• NPB English - Nippon Professional Baseball.
• J.League English - Professional football league.
• Japan Sumo Association English - Official sumo site.

Technology

• Sony English - Electronics, games and entertainment.
• Panasonic English - Electronics maker, Osaka.
• ITmedia Translate - Technology news.
• SoftBank Group English - Technology investor and mobile carrier.

Travel

• JNTO (Japan travel) English - Japan National Tourism Organization (government).
• JR East English - East Japan Railway (Tokyo, Tohoku shinkansen).
• JR Central English - Central Japan Railway (Tokaido shinkansen).
• Japan Rail Pass English - Official JR Pass for visitors.
• Jalan Translate - Hotel and ryokan booking (Recruit).

Weather

• JMA English - Japan Meteorological Agency (government); earthquakes and tsunami warnings.
• tenki.jp Translate - Weather forecasts (Japan Weather Association).

AI

• Sakana AI English - Tokyo AI lab founded in 2023 by former Google researchers.
• Preferred Networks English - Deep learning company, Tokyo; PLaMo language models.
• ELYZA English - Japanese LLM company from the University of Tokyo's Matsuo Lab (KDDI group).
• Fujitsu Kozuchi English - Fujitsu's AI platform, including the Takane LLM.
• NEC cotomi English - NEC's Japanese LLM.

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