Announcements

From September 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023, we will be holding a photo contest with the theme "Autumn in Japan." 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 page. Autumn in Japan About the Campaign The theme of this photo contest is "Autumn in Japan." We invite you to submit photos of Autumn in Japan, along with your comments and the locations where the photos were taken. Any photography equipment can be used. We're looking forward to receiving everyone's wonderful submissions! Campaign Overview 【Contents】 We're looking for photos of Autumn in Japan! Awesome prizes will be awarded to winners, and their photos and account names will be posted on a special page. 【Campaign Period】 September 1, 2023 - October 31, 2023 【Eligible Participants】 All ages, genders, and nationalities welcome 【Prizes】 Grand Prize: A 30,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (1 winner) Honorable Mentions: A 10,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (5 winners) 【How to Enter】 Register for a free account on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and post photos related to Autumn in Japan via "Profile" with the tags #Autumn and #Photo Contest. ※Please refer to the Autumn in Japan for details on submission guidelines.

COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Released in Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and Korean COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, which was released in Japanese on September 16, 2020 and in English on November 24, 2020, has now been released in Chinese (traditional and simplified) and Korean on August 10, 2023. 【Simplified Chinese】https://cooljapan-videos.com/cn 【Traditional Chinese】https://cooljapan-videos.com/tw 【Korean】https://cooljapan-videos.com/ko After the Chinese government banned group travelers to Japan in 2020, with the spread of the novel coronavirus, they have finally announced the end of the ban on group travel after roughly three and a half years on the same day we released the Chinese language version of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. We are honored to be able to release the Chinese version of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS on the same day that such a major announcement was made. We're looking forward to sharing the charms of Japan to Chinese and Taiwanese people looking to learn more about the country. ～COOL JAPAN VIDEOS in Chinese and Korean & Tourism to Japan～ The newly released Chinese and Korean versions of the site can be used to attract inbound customers. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS is a new platform for promoting the charms of Japan and can be used to learn more about Japan before visiting. Nowadays, websites and social networking services are often chosen as a means of gathering information before traveling abroad. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS features more than 2,000 video articles accompanied by original articles written by affiliated writers. Native speakers of English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), and Korean are in charge of translations, so that foreign visitors to Japan can obtain information about Japan visually and in writing without any sense of discomfort. In addition, each article has links to Wikipedia, TripAdvisor, official websites, and Google Maps, as well as information about facilities, etc., so that users can easily find the information they're looking for. A New Dedicated Social Networking Service to Promote the Charms of Japan Companies and local governments focused on inbound demand can promote their products and services to both domestic tourists as well as tourists from China, Taiwan, and South Korea, in addition to tourists from English-speaking countries, free of charge. The service's inbound social networking functionality is extremely cost-effective in terms of inbound promotion, as simply posting in Japanese is all that is required to reach out to inbound tourists. ※Currently, approximately 60 local governments, tourism associations, and tourism federations throughout Japan have joined the service. We invite all local governments, tourism associations, and tourism federations in Japan, as well as companies considering marketing their products and services to tourists visiting Japan, to take advantage of this opportunity. https://cooljapan-videos.com/service

From May 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, we held the 17th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan" and received a large number of submissions. As of today, the results page for the 17th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan, is now available. Thank you to everyone for participating in this COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contest. The 18th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Japanese Festivals, is currently underway! We're looking forward to your submissions!

From July 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023, we will be holding a photo contest with the theme "Japanese Festivals." 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 page. Japanese Festivals Photo Contest Page About the Campaign The theme of this photo contest is "Japanese Festivals." We invite you to submit photos of Japanese Festivals, along with your comments and the locations where the photos were taken. Any photography equipment can be used. We're looking forward to receiving everyone's wonderful submissions! Campaign Overview 【Contents】 We're looking for photos of Japanese Festivals! Awesome prizes will be awarded to winners, and their photos and account names will be posted on a special page. 【Campaign Period】 July 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023 【Eligible Participants】 All ages, genders, and nationalities welcome 【Prizes】 Grand Prize: A 30,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (1 winner) Honorable Mentions: A 10,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (5 winners) 【How to Enter】 Register for a free account on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and post photos related to Autumn in Japan via "Profile" with the tags #Festival and #Photo Contest. ※Please refer to the Japanese Festivals for details on submission guidelines.

We are pleased to announce that you can now freely change the text of questions displayed on your "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS" Profile. You can now freely change the text of the questions displayed in your profile. The profile questions that can be entered on the settings page after registering as a member on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS were previously predetermined. However, users can now freely change the text of the questions themselves. ※Users who have already answered these profile questions prior to the change will have their questions and answers unchanged. ※Up to 10 questions can added to any one profile. ※If you do not enter both a question and the answer to said question, it will not be displayed on your profile. We hope that these features will help you enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS even more. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will continue to add new features to make the site as user-friendly as possible. Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

We are pleased to announce that you can now configure your name to be displayed on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS in different languages. You can now enter your name in English or Japanese via your account settings page The name displayed when using member-only features, such as posting, available after registering as a member, will be the name you entered in the "English" or "Japanese" name entry form when switching your display language between "English" and "Japanese" on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. ※By default, the name you entered when you registered is displayed for both English and Japanese. ※If you change the display language to a language other than English or Japanese, the name you entered in the "English" form will be displayed. ※Names with Japanese furigana settings will be appear when searching by user name. We hope that these features will help you enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS even more. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will continue to add new features to make the site as user-friendly as possible. Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

From March 1, 2023 to April 30, 2023, we held the 16th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - "Tourist Attractions in Japan to Visit in Spring" and received a large number of submissions. As of today, the results page for the 16th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Tourist Attractions in Japan to Visit in Spring, is now available. Thank you to everyone for participating in this COOL JAPAN VIDEOS photo contest. The 17th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest - Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan, is currently underway! We're looking forward to your submissions!

This announcement is to inform you that we have changed the names of several pages and added new features to COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The changes and new features are as follows: The text of posts will be automatically translated when written in a language other than the one you have currently selected on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. The text of a post is now automatically translated into the selected language when another language is selected. Example: When a post with Japanese text is viewed by a user who has selected "English" as their language, the text of the post will be automatically translated into English. When a post is automatically translated into another language, "This text has been automatically translated." and "Show original text" will be displayed. Clicking "Show original text" will display the original text of the post. We hope that these features will help you enjoy COOL JAPAN VIDEOS even more. COOL JAPAN VIDEOS will continue to add new features to make the site as user-friendly as possible. Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS.

Thank you for your continued support of COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. This announcement is to inform you of a change to the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Terms of and Conditions of Use. The following is a list of the main changes, which we hope you will take a moment to review. Date of Change May 11, 2023 Revision Date (Effective Date) May 12, 2023 12:00 am (JST) Major Changes to the Terms and Conditions of Use ・II. Terminology: Additions e.　The term “social media account” refers to a member’s own account in a social networking service or other services provided by a third party that is used to log in to the Site. f.　The term “social login” refers to a login function that uses a member’s own social media account or other services provided by a third party to log in to the Site. ・II. Terminology: Changes j.　The term "Posting" refers to the act of uploading text, URLs of third-party sites, images, and video URLs on the post page of the Site. ・IX. Account Ownership: Changes 3.　A Member must register with their own login email address or social media account, and may not sign up for an account with a third party's email address or social media account. ・XII. User Responsibility: Additions 4.　The legality, morality, reliability, accuracy, etc. of the URLs and links provided by a user using the Service are the responsibility of the users themselves, and we assume no responsibility for them. ・XX. Disclaimer: Additions 13.　Although the content and comments posted by users using the Service are automatically translated within the Service, the Company assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the translated content. Moreover, the Company shall not be liable for any damages incurred by users arising from the automatic translations. 14.　The Company is not responsible for the legality, morality, reliability, accuracy, etc. of the URLs and linked sites that users have posted via the Service. 15.　The Company does not guarantee that embedding codes issued by the Company will work properly on sites operated by third parties. 16.　Users assume full responsibility for the proper management and storage of their password and login email address associated with the Service, and shall not allow any third party to use them, nor shall they lend, transfer, change the name of, sell, or otherwise dispose of them. 17.　Users shall be responsible for any damages caused by inadequate management of their passwords and login email addresses, as well as any misuse of their passwords and login email addresses, or use by third parties, and the Company shall not be held liable for any damages caused by improper management.

From May 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023, we will be holding a photo contest with the theme "Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan." 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 page. Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan Photo Contest Page About the Campaign The theme of this photo contest is "Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan." We invite you to submit photos of Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan, along with your comments and the locations where the photos were taken. Any photography equipment can be used. We're looking forward to receiving everyone's wonderful submissions! Campaign Overview 【Contents】 We're looking for photos of Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan! Awesome prizes will be awarded to winners, and their photos and account names will be posted on a special page. 【Campaign Period】 May 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 【Eligible Participants】 All ages, genders, and nationalities welcome 【Prizes】 Grand Prize: A 30,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (1 winner) Honorable Mentions: A 10,000 yen Amazon gift certificate (5 winners) 【How to Enter】 Register for a free account on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS and post photos related to Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan via "Profile" with the tags #Hidden Gem and #Photo Contest. ※Please refer to the Hidden Gem Tourist Attractions in Japan Photo Contest Page for details on submission guidelines.