AFROJAPAN.JP

Where Africa meets Japan.

People. Business. Culture. Opportunity. Community. A platform connecting Africa, the African diaspora and Japan through the people, ideas and businesses shaping what comes next.

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PEOPLE

The people making the connection.

Founders, creators, professionals and families connecting Africa, the diaspora and Japan — told through profiles, interviews and everyday stories.

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AFROJAPAN BUSINESS

Be the first business customers find.

Most businesses we talk to are already findable — just not first. We fix that on Google, Maps and ChatGPT, and help you build a YouTube channel that pays.

A diverse team collaboratingBusiness

MEDIA

Stories worth knowing.

Interviews, profiles and cultural commentary told with a human, optimistic voice — from Africa to Japan, and back again.

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People Business Culture Opportunity Community Media

PEOPLE

The people making the connection

All profiles
A chef plating a dish in a professional kitchenFounder story

The Builder

Opening a Lagos-inspired kitchen in Nagoya

A chef trading a corporate career for a small dining room and a menu built around home.

Business · Food · Nigeria

Person working on a laptopLife in Japan

Life in Japan

Why a software engineer from Nairobi chose Fukuoka

On visas, community, and building a remote-first career from a city she'd never visited before landing.

People · Opportunity · Kenya

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The Diaspora

Growing up Ethiopian-Japanese in Osaka

An identity that doesn't need to choose sides, told in her own words.

People · Culture · Ethiopia

Colorful textiles at an African marketFounder story

The Builder

A Senegalese tailor bringing wax print to Ginza

From a market stall in Dakar to a made-to-order studio near one of Tokyo's fashion districts.

Business · Culture · Senegal

A diverse team collaboratingProfessional

Professional Profile

A Cameroonian logistics manager linking two ports

Building the import routes that move goods between Douala and Yokohama.

Business · Opportunity · Cameroon

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Life in Japan

A South African family building a life in Sapporo

Snow, language school, and the community they found along the way.

People · Community · South Africa

BUSINESS & OPPORTUNITY

Builders, not just brands

Business hub

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

Business

Directory

Discover businesses, professionals and brands connecting Africa and Japan.

Browse the directory

Opportunity

Beyond the 9-to-5

Jobs, freelancing, entrepreneurship and partnerships for people building careers on their own terms.

See opportunities

Market

Products worth knowing

African brands making their way into Japan, and Japanese products finding new markets in Africa.

Discover the market

AFROJAPAN BUSINESS

Get found online. Get monetized on YouTube.

Your website is only the beginning. AfroJapan Business helps local businesses get discovered on Google, Google Maps, and AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini — and helps you build and monetize a YouTube channel, even starting from zero subscribers.

¥0 setup · 12-week Founding Business Program · built for local businesses, side hustles and ambitious founders.

01

Get online

Professional website, ¥0 setup fee.

02

Get found

Search, Maps, ChatGPT, Gemini & AfroJapan.

03

Get monetized

YouTube channel growth & monetization support.

BUILDING SOMETHING?

From your first client to your next big opportunity.

AfroJapan is built for businesses and independent professionals at every stage. You don't have to be a big company — you just need something worth finding.

You build the business. We help people find it.  →

HOW AFROJAPAN WORKS

Read. Discover. Connect. Participate. Grow.

Read

Stories

Profiles, interviews and reporting on the people and ideas connecting Africa and Japan.

Discover

People & places

Businesses, restaurants, organizations and events across both worlds.

Connect

Opportunity

Jobs, partnerships and collaborations that cross the bridge.

Participate

Join in

List a business, submit an event, or partner with AfroJapan directly.

Grow

AfroJapan Business

Build your digital presence and get found with AfroJapan Business.

THE PHILOSOPHY

You don't have to be African to belong in AfroJapan.

African. Japanese. African-Japanese. African-American. Afro-British. Afro-Caribbean. Part of the wider diaspora. A business working between both worlds. Or simply someone curious about the relationship between Africa and Japan. The bridge is the common ground.

Read the full philosophy

PARTNER WITH US

List your business. Submit an event. Tell your story.

AfroJapan is built to be useful, not just readable. If you're building something between Africa and Japan, we want to hear about it.

Partner with AfroJapan

Get involved

Three ways in

List your business or organization in the Directory. Submit an event to reach the community. Or become a contributor and tell your story through Media.