Guides

Each guide starts from a question someone asked in public and could not get answered. Each one lists the primary sources it was checked against, and the conditions that make it go out of date.

Selling B2B

• Do Japanese companies pay by card? Mostly no. Here's how 銀行振込 works.

  Japanese B2B buyers pay by bank transfer against an invoice, on a month-end closing cycle. How to quote payment terms and actually get the money.

Invoicing & tax paperwork

• Your Japanese customer returned your invoice. Here's what their accounting team is checking.

  Six reasons a Japanese company sends a foreign invoice back — registration number, per-rate tax, addressee, due date, bank details — and how to fix each.

Pricing & legal pages

• What Japanese buyers look for on your pricing page (and what makes them close the tab)

  Why Japanese visitors bounce off a USD-only pricing page, what the published rules on tax-inclusive display and 特商法 notices actually say, and what to add.

App stores

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Amazon.co.jp

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Customer support

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