Online Bookstore
We sell Japanese books to overseas customers. We operate our own e-commerce site and manage over 7,000 items using a highly reliable U.S. DB service, and our API linked to FedEx and DHL enables us to handle large volume shipping. We also have stores on overseas marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay. We are also actively addressing issues specific to Japanese books, such as translating product information into English and correcting garbled characters. (Click here for more details.) We are also focusing on expanding awareness of Japanese books overseas through advertisements on Google, Facebook, and other social media.
Book Wholesale
We mainly sell books in lots to language education institutions and classroom operators around the world. We also provide affordable book supply solutions to local bookstores and libraries serving the Japanese community. Shipping is often done from our U.S. warehouse.
Examples of Clients
- U.S. culture schools (New York)
- U.S. comic book stores (California)
- U.S. music businesses (California)
- U.S. private buyers (many in region)
- Vietnamese educational institutions (Hanoi)
- Vietnam National University Library (Hanoi)
- Polish educational institutions (Warsaw)
- German educational institutions (Berlin)
- Japanese culture enthusiasts in the U.K. (London)
Other
Overseas market research
In the course of our sales agency business, we share information (submit sales reports) on the number of titles sold and the regions to which they are sold in each country market. We also ask for information on titles for which sales promotion is desired, and prepare market research reports by related keywords and genres.
Logistics support (fulfillment service)
When a publisher receives a spot order from overseas, we will ship it on behalf of the publisher using our airfreight account with a large discount rate. We can pick up the order at the publisher's warehouse, so there is no need to ship the items to us.
Translation and advertising support
We translate product brochures and promotional materials. We have assisted in the creation of several English-language creatives, including flyers and slides for buyers and A+ for Amazon. Creation of copy, design, etc. is supervised by freelancers living overseas. We also assist foreign companies and publishers entering Japan with EC practices and content creation.
past results
- Post-machine translation of catalog material for a design book publisher
- English to Japanese content translation for an Irish health food brand's own media
- Japanese localization of posts on the official Instagram of a British health product
- Market research questionnaire for a Chinese automatic translation device manufacturer English to Japanese translation of
- Japanese UI proofreading for a Chinese automatic translation device manufacturer's operating system
- Japanese proofreading of an eGame's website