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In the face of data breaches and widespread cyber attack, it’s dangerous not to implement a penetration testing process, even for small businesses.

We went to Chigasaki Beach to participate in a beach cleanup! This year, our 6th-anniversary celebration was more than just a celebration with food, drinks, and games. It was the first time the Tokyo Techies team did a CSR activity to celebrate our company anniversary, which made the event all the more special.

Education is the cornerstone for unlocking opportunities that helps shape a brighter future. Tokyo Techies believes that everyone, regardless of their identity, background, or financial circumstances, deserves a chance to fulfill their full potential and pursue their dreams. That’s why we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new scholarship program, the Tokyo Techies Scholarship Program. 

The collective knowledge of your entire team is one of your most vital assets. But knowledge can become collective only when it is shared, and knowledge is more powerful when shared with others. As an IT training school before our big pivot to consulting, we've seen firsthand how knowledge empowers people and transforms lives. Sharing knowledge across your teams builds collective knowledge, fosters growth, and learning culture, engages your teams, and retains knowledge for personal development – making it crucial to your success.

On May 21st, Tokyo Techies took part in the "8th DAN DAN RUN" charity event organized by the Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) as part of our CSR activities!

Remote work is a significant part of Tokyo Techies’ flexible working culture. We have always allowed our teams to work remotely from where they are. We also have Techies who work entirely remotely, like Niraj. Keep reading to see Niraj’s journey from Pune to Japan!

Our CEO, Duc, was featured in "Kaisha no Ikuseiron," where he introduces unique talent development practices in various companies. The interview was published on April 26th!

Having goals, no matter how big or small gives you a sense of purpose. But the journey to achieving your goals is not always a flowery path – you are met with challenges and setbacks along the way, making you wonder, “Is it all worth it?”. We all had days where we wanted to give up on our dreams – but giving up is not an option, and we keep going because our goals and the journey are equally worthwhile. Tien Anh, aka TA, joined Tokyo Techies in January 2023 as a backend engineer after working remotely for two years in Vietnam at Tokyo Tech Lab (Sister company of Tokyo Techies). Since his undergraduate years, TA has worked hard towards his dreams of working in Japan, and now, he’s finally achieved it by joining the Tokyo Techies team in Tokyo!

The COVID-19 pandemic, the yen’s rapid weakening, and soaring food prices have all thrown unprecedented challenges to vulnerable communities in Japan living in poverty. On November 22nd 2022, Tokyo Techies donated food to Second Harvest, Japan’s first food bank organization, to help the affected communities and ensure that everyone continues to have food on their tables no matter what.

One way to boost productivity is by leveraging productivity tools to achieve more things quickly. Tokyo Techies used different productivity tools at once to solve specific problems our teams faced. In doing so, we were met with challenges: soaring monthly costs and little of visibility of our operations. That’s when we realized – why not consolidate the tools we needed in one space? Here’s our journey of building Klever Suite – Tokyo Techies’ ready-to-us productivity solution designed to boost your productivity to a whole new level.

Hailing from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city near the borders of Russia, Leonid Rizynk, aka Leo, fled from Ukraine to start his new life and career in Japan. We recently welcomed Leo to our Software Solutions team as a front-end developer in December of 2022, and we spoke with Leo to hear more about his experience living in Japan so far. Read more about Leo’s experience finding an IT job in Japan and what it’s like to work at Tokyo Techies. 

MeeTruck Corporation was established in April 2020 as a joint venture between Nippon Express and SoftBank Corp; MeeTruck supports the digital transformation of the logistics industry by using technology to solve the challenges faced by the industry. Tokyo Techies has contributed to MeeTruck's SaaS development through system consulting, application development, and security audits since MeeTruck's inception. We invited Ryosuke Onodera, CTO of MeeTruck, to talk about the challenges in development, the features of MeeTruck's services, and the role Tokyo Techies played in the project.

Good user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design are among the best ways to get your customers to stay focused on your product. Whether it’s a digital product or a service, good UI/UX design, when done right, can bring you massive returns and value tenfold from what your business initially invested. Why? Because good design is good business. 

Even though value creation is the end goal of every M&A, it’s also a challenging endeavor. Many deals end up fizzling out in disappointing numbers and synergies. According to PwC and Mergermarket’s study on M&As, more than 70% of mergers fail to deliver their anticipated value. As technology increasingly permeates all business aspects, understanding a company’s IT assets, systems, and processes becomes crucial during an M&A deal.

A study found that around 43% of cyberattacks are targeted towards small and medium businesses, and that attacks on such businesses are becoming more and more common and complex. This is because small and medium businesses usually lack dedicated IT resources and preparedness to defend themselves.‍

The type of app you choose to develop can make or break not only your idea, but potentially also your business. In this article, we will go through all the three kinds of Mobile Apps, namely Mobile Web, Native, and Hybrid Apps, while considering several important factors that will help you make the final decision.

On December 10, 2021, Tokyo Techies held “Techies Talk: Scoring a Tech Job in Japan!”, a tech-focused career seminar for international students in Japan.

As enterprises, what can we do to reduce our carbon footprint and make our business model more sustainable?

A common misconception amongst new startups is that success comes from discovering an idea for a business model with great potential and then pushing that like crazy. To never lose hope in the idea is key. But when the idea ends up falling flat, what to do next?

Tokyo Techies is a tech company. We are geeks who sit at the computer all day long, eating unhealthy food, drinking coffee and making bad jokes.

Computer Vision is a rapidly growing subfield within the broader fields of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, as it is both fairly new, and has a wide range of applications.

It is no secret that the use of advanced analytics has boomed in sports. As athletes are pushing the human limits every year, they are looking at every tool that could help optimize their training.

For small-medium sized companies interested in promoting digital transformation (DX), look no further than this guide–where we will explain about DX!