Announcements

We are pleased to announce that we have added new features and made some changes to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The new features and changes added today are as follows. 【Adding a Website URL to Your Account Profile】 Users can now display URLs on their profile. You can enter the URLs of your other social networking sites, blogs, etc. After logging in, go to settings>profile and enter the URLs in the URL box above your self introduction. 【Changed the Character Limit for Self Introductions From 500 to 1,000 Characters】 Changed the character limit for users' profile introductions from 500 to 1000 characters. After logging in, go to settings>profile to change your self introduction. 【Show "Posts From Our Community" on Your Timeline】 You can now see "Posts From Our Community" on the timeline on your home page. We will continue to add new features to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS in order to make the website as user-friendly as possible. We hope you continue to enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and we look forward to your continued patronage!

The English version of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS is scheduled to be released in mid-November 2020. To celebrate the release of the English version of the website, a #Online GoTo Travel Twitter Campaign will run from November 12 to December 31, 2020, so users can enjoy traveling at home. Up to 30 lucky winners will be selected to win an amazon gift certificate worth up to ¥3,000! ※The number of winners will increase as the number of participants increases. For more information, see the #Online GoTo Travel Twitter Campaign campaign page. https://cooljapan-videos.com/jp/campaigns/online_goto_travel_202011?goto202011=004 Campaign Overview To celebrate the release of the English-language version of the #OnlineGoToTravel Twitter Campaign, which was so popular last time, we're launching a new powered up version! The novel coronavirus led to a global pandemic, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of visitors to Japan, leading to a depression for the restaurant, lodging, and other tourist industries. Recently, we have heard that the economy of the tourism industry is recovering due to the governments "Go To Travel" campaign, but we have also heard that businesses, especially those that rely on inbound demand, are still struggling to survive. The purpose of this campaign is to encourage people to go online to travel to not only famous tourist spots, but also to places that are off the beaten path, and to save their favorite places, in the hopes that one day they will be able to visit those places in person. To make it even more fun for everyone, this time around, we've incorporated a game-like campaign where you can increase your chances of winning an Amazon gift certificate by finding the hidden treasure video and sharing it! By clicking on the target button on the campaign website and tweeting it out, you'll be shown a hint. With the release of the English version of the site, we hope to share the charms of Japan with people around the world so that they too can visit Japan after the world has overcome the novel corona virus. Campaign Details Use COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and go sightseeing at home! Follow the official Twitter account & tweet & share the video and you'll be entered into a drawing for an Amazon gift certificate! 【Campaign Period】 Nov. 12 - Dec. 31, 2020 【Eligible Participants】 No restrictions on age, gender, or nationality 【How to Participate】 ①Follow the official Twitter account "@CoolJapanVideos." ②Tweet using the target button on the campaign site ③Share video articles with the "#Online GoTo Travel" tag on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS on Twitter

Thank you for your continued use of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. This notification is to inform users of an issue that has been occurring since 11/12/2020 at 9:00 am. Users have been unable to play videos on "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS" due to an issue on YouTube's end. 【Issue Details】 Due to an issue on YouTube's end, COOL JAPAN VIDEOS has been experiencing an issue that prevents the playback of videos since 9:00 am on November 12, 2020. As soon as the issue is resolved by YouTube, videos on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will be available for viewing. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this has caused our users. ※Update: November 12, 2020, 10:40 We are pleased to inform you that the issue on YouTube's end has been resolved and videos on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS are once again playable. We would like to thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will soon be released in English in mid-November 2020. To celebrate the release of the English version of the website, a photo contest with the theme "Japanese Gourmet" will be held from November 10th to December 31st, 2020. Prizes will be awarded to the winners, and the best photos and the names of the winning accounts will be posted on a special page. For more information, please see the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest campaign. https://cooljapan-videos.com/jp/campaigns/photo_contest_202011?photo202011=004 Campaign Objectives COOL JAPAN VIDEOS' English version is scheduled to release in mid-November. In addition to the UNESCO-registered Japanese cuisine, there are a variety of other delicious Japanese foods such as B-grade gourmet food, unique Japanese dishes, bento boxes, local cuisine, and more. We are holding a photo contest with the people of Japan and the people of the world who love Japan and want to support Japan so that the economy of the restaurant industry in Japan, which was hit hard by the novel coronavirus, can recover. Campaign Overview 【Contents】 Calling for photos of Japanese food! Awesome prizes will be awarded to winners, and their photos and account names will be posted on a special page. 【Campaign Period】 November 10th - December 31st, 2020 【Eligible Participants】 No restrictions on age, gender, or nationality 【Prizes】 Grand Prize: A 10,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (1 winner) Honorable Mentions: A 5,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (5 winners) 【How to Enter】 Register for a free account on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and post photos related to Japanese gourmet food via MyPage with the tag #Gourmet. ※Please refer to the campaign page for details on submission guidelines.

We are pleased to announce that we have added new features and changed the specifications of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The new features added today are as follows: 【Sharing other posts and articles in posts】 You can now share posts and articles from the post form on your account's Home and MyPage after logging in. To share an article, click on the "Articles" button at the bottom of the submission form on your account page or MyPage and select the article you wish to share from the list. To share a post, click the "Posts" button at the bottom of the post form on your account page or MyPage, and select the post you want to share from "Select from your post browsing history" or "Select from your own posts." [You can now label comments on articles so that you can see at a glance what the comments are about] When posting a comment on an article's detail page, you can now label it "Additional Information" or "Question" to match the content of the comment on the post. Labeling makes it easier to communicate with other users by letting them know at a glance whether other comments are "additional information" or "questions." We hope you can use these features to enjoy "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS" even more. We will continue to add new features to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS in order to make the website as user-friendly as possible. We hope you continue to enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and we look forward to your continued patronage!

Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS! Today, October 30, 2020, we launched a project on the crowdfunding website CAMPFIRE (https://camp-fire.jp/) to raise funds for overseas expansion. The aim of this project is to achieve a V-shaped recovery in the inbound demand of the domestic tourism and restaurant industries, which depressed due to the coronavirus, after the world has overcome the virus. For those of you who support us, we are offering a number of attractive returns, such as "advance advertising space" before the official launch of the site, which is very beneficial to companies in the inbound demand and tourism industries. For more information, please check the following URL. https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/323536 We hope that through COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, people around the world will rediscover the beauty of Japan and help contribute to an increase in the number of visitors to Japan as we overcome the novel coronavirus. We appreciate your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS!

Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS! We are currently experiencing an issue regarding the number of "Likes" on some of our users' posts, which is preventing the correct number from being displayed. 【Bug Details】 Originally, a user could only like a single post once, but on October 16, 2020, there was a bug that allowed users to like a single post multiple times. We would like to inform you that this issue has now been taken care of. In addition, likes given by duplicate users have been deleted and as such, the number of likes on affected posts has decreased. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are working hard to prevent this from happening again in the future and also to provide you with an even better service and we thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

We are pleased to announce that we have added new features and made some changes to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The new features and changes added today are as follows. 【Added Link-Free Banners and Icons to the "Content Policy" Page】 At the bottom of the "Content Policy" page you will find a list of banners and icons that you can use to easily place our link banners on your home page or blog. You can easily copy the HTML code by clicking on the "copy" button below the box that contains the HTML code. You can add a link to the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS home page or your "MyPage" to introduce COOL JAPAN VIDEOS to your website or blog's audience. 【Increased the Maximum Number of Tags Allowed per Post From 5 to 10】 The tag feature for posts that can be used after registering as a member with COOL JAPAN VIDEOS has been increased from 5 to 10. By adding tags related to your posts, you'll be able to convey the content of your posts more clearly. We hope you can use these features to make your experience on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS even more enjoyable! We will continue to add new features to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS in order to make the website as user-friendly as possible. We hope you continue to enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and we look forward to your continued patronage!

We are pleased to announce that we have added new features and UI improvements to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The new features and UI improvements that were added are as follows. ・Display of tags associated with post cards on the "Posts From Our Community" Page. ・Added a list of popular tags to the "Posts From Our Community" page. ・Changed the UI of the "article" and "post" tab changer on the search page. 【Display of Tags Associated with the "Posts From Our Community" Page】 The tags associated with a post are now shown below the photo and caption in the post card on the post list page. It is now possible to see the tags associated with a post at a glance. 【Popular Tag List added to the "Posts From Our Community" Page】 You can now see a list of popular tags associated with posts. Popular tags are now visible at a glance, and it is now easier to search for posts using popular tags. 【Changing of the UI of the "Article" and "Post" Tab Changer on the Search Page】 The UI of the tab changer has been changed.

We have revised the guidelines for entering the "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest" which is now underway, and this notice is to inform you of said changes. The following have been removed from the list of unacceptable submissions. ―――――― 【Unacceptable Submissions】 ■Photos with credits displayed on them ―――――― The following has been newly added. ―――――― 【Regarding Accepted Photos】 ■In order to show your account name in the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS promotional video, if your photo is credited, we ask that you submit the photo without credit on it when we make the video. Please note that if you do not provide us with a photo without credit, we may not be able to use the submitted photo. ―――――― The COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest will run until October 18th, 2020. We look forward to your submissions!