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African businesses in Japan

  • Restaurants & food and beverage
  • Fashion & beauty
  • Professional services & consulting
  • Technology & creative businesses
  • Import / export

Japan → Africa

  • Japanese businesses expanding into Africa
  • Market opportunities & partnerships
  • Trade & investment
  • Technology transfer

Africa → Japan

  • African products entering Japan
  • African startups & entrepreneurs
  • Services, talent & creators

DIRECTORY

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Restaurants & Food

Nigerian, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, South African and Kenyan kitchens across Japan's major cities.

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Fashion & Beauty

Designers, tailors, barbers and beauty brands from Senegal, Cameroon, Morocco and beyond.

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Professional Services

Consultants, legal, accounting and translation, run by professionals from across the continent.

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Technology

Software, hardware and digital services businesses built by founders from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and more.

THE BIG OPPORTUNITY

More than a directory — infrastructure.

The people building businesses across Africa and Japan deserve to be found. AfroJapan doesn't just talk about African businesses in Japan — we're building the infrastructure that helps them get discovered.

Whether you're launching your first side hustle, growing an established business, or building the next Africa–Japan company, AfroJapan is designed to help you get seen. Built for businesses at every stage — especially founders who are just getting started. We don't wait for your business to become big before helping people discover it.

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FOUNDING BUSINESS PROGRAM

Special rates for the first 30 businesses

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We're building the first major digital network connecting African businesses, professionals and communities with Japan. Founding businesses join a defined 12-week program at introductory pricing while helping us build the network — websites, Google, Maps, Apple Maps, Bing, Yahoo, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI tools, and AfroJapan, from ¥4,980/month.

GET LISTED

Building something between Africa and Japan?

Get discovered by customers, partners and professionals across both markets. You don't have to be African-owned — African, diaspora, Japanese businesses serving African customers, or anyone working between both worlds is welcome.

We discover ambitious people building meaningful businesses, and create opportunities for them to connect with customers, partners and markets across Africa and Japan.