Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: July 11, 2026
Japan Insider Lab is reader-supported. To keep this site free to use, we participate in affiliate programs. This means some links on our pages are affiliate links — if you click a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Programs We Participate In
- Amazon Associates — Product links to Amazon.com include our associate tag (
japaninsiderl-20). As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. - Other programs — We may add travel and lifestyle affiliate programs (such as Booking.com or Klook) as our content expands. Those will be disclosed in relevant articles.
Editorial Independence
Affiliate relationships do not determine what we write about or how we rank products. We recommend items we believe are genuinely useful to international readers interested in Japan. If a product is not worth buying, we say so — even if an affiliate link exists.
How to Identify Affiliate Links
Affiliate links on this site typically:
- Point to Amazon.com or other partner retailers
- Appear in product recommendation boxes and “Shop on Amazon” buttons
- May use shortened URLs such as
/recommends/...(ThirstyAffiliates) that redirect to the retailer
Every blog post also includes an affiliate disclosure notice at the bottom of the article.
FTC Compliance
In accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines, we disclose our affiliate relationships clearly and conspicuously so you can make informed decisions.
Questions
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