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Why Manaba?

manaba is much more than just another learning system, it’s the next generation. manaba embodies the joy of learning: empowering teachers to become personal coaches; encouraging students to share with and inspire each other; enabling communities to blossom.

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What's New

  • Columbia University Japanese Program implements manaba for language learning

    manaba was implemented by the Columbia University Japanese Program (New York, NY). The Columbia University Japanese Program has a reputation of being one of the best in the country since its inception in the late 1920s, and it has produced numerous accomplished Japanologists. In the teaching of modern Japanese, which represents the core of the…

  • VIA’s Exploring Social Innovation Program at Stanford to Utilize “manaba”

    “manaba” a cloud-based collaborative learning system developed and managed by ASAHI Net, Inc. was implemented by VIA (Stanford, CA), a non-profit organization in the San Francisco Bay Area that facilitates international educational exchange programs focused on service and leadership development. VIA’s Exploring Social Innovation (“ESI”) program was launched in 2010 with a mission to inspire…

  • Jewish Community Centers Implement “manaba” for Early Care Educator Training

    “manaba” a cloud-based collaborative learning system developed and managed by ASAHI Net, Inc. was implemented by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston (Newton, MA). The JCC Early Learning Centers (“JCC ELC”) offers a vibrant and engaging learning environment with Jewish values offered to children and families in the community. The JCC operates six ELCs…

  • manaba used in a graduate university program aimed at promoting development of global skills for working professionals

    International Christian University (“ICU” – Tokyo, Japan) offers a summer program targeting working professionals aiming to develop global leaders through liberal arts education. The program, Global Leadership Studies (“GLS”) led by Professor Grant R. Pogosyan (Dean of ICU Graduate School and Professor of Mathematics and Informatics) implemented manaba, a cloud-based collaborative learning system developed and…

  • University of Tokyo Global Health Leadership Program Implemented “manaba”

    “manaba” a cloud-based collaborative learning system developed and managed by ASAHI Net, Inc. was implemented by a graduate program at a leading national university, University of Tokyo. Under the sponsorship of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan) launched the Global Health Leadership Program (GHLP) in…

  • Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy Implemented “manaba”

    “manaba”, a cloud-based collaborative learning system developed and managed by ASAHI Net, Inc., was implemented by a leading business school in Tokyo. Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (“Hitotsubashi ICS” – Tokyo, Japan) is a world class graduate school that aims to develop global business professionals that contribute to the global society. The…

  • ASAHI Net invested in rSmart for financial and strategic partnership

    ASAHI Net, Inc. (“ASAHI Net”) invested $2 million in The rSmart Group, Inc. (“rSmart”) as a lead investor of its $3.55 million financing round, with participation from current investors. Focused on the higher education markets, the Scottsdale-based rSmart is the leading commercial partner for the highly regarded open source Sakai learning management and Kuali enterprise…

  • Harvard Business School wrote a case study on manaba and the company

    Harvard Business School (Cambridge, MA) wrote a case study on manaba and ASAHI Net, Inc., the company that developed manaba. It introduces the concept of “ba” and how the company’s mission of connection and creation led to the birth of manaba. This case study will give you an insight into who we are and why…

Rave Reviews

  • The results of mutual reviews on manaba were outstanding. The students produced surprisingly high quality papers. That is what I feel is the real ‘manaba effect’.

    Professor Hirotaka Takeuchi, Harvard Business School

  • Participants had different experiences when they held discussions in a physical setting versus when they were in the virtual space of manaba. By providing two different locations for them to communicate, participants’ ties grew even stronger.

    Professor Grant R. Pogosyan, International Christian University

  • manaba gives a central location where information can live. It brings everyone into the same space and adds context: it isn’t just a moment in time, but it is also a part of an ongoing conversation.

    Ms. Jeanne Lovy, Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

  • manaba brings faculty and students closer together and enables them to walk along the path of students’ learning.

    Professor Shigeru Takayama, Ritsumeikan University

  • manaba provides a place for students to communicate without limitations of space and time – they “resonate” with each other on this platform.

    Professor Masaharu Kage, Keio University

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Manaba In The Field

  • Harvard Business School

    In his “Knowledge-based Strategy” class at Harvard Business School (HBS), Professor Hirotaka Takeuchi offered an extremely dynamic class using a case method – facilitating discussion using real cases of corporations. The class brought together students both from the Business School and also from other schools. The class required a place for mutual information to be…

  • Keio University

    The goal of Keio University’s Teacher Training Program was to develop the next generation of teachers. The Program believed that the assessments of suitability for a teaching career should be performed not only by the faculty, but by various parties including students, individuals that students meet during their courses, and even the alumni working as…

  • Ritsumeikan University

    Ritsumeikan University’s Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering had a goal of promoting “student-centered learning” by nurturing students’ self-motivation, while making sure that it was easy to identify students who struggled to fulfill graduation requirements and were at risk of dropping out. To achieve these goals, the department decided to implement manaba (they called it…

  • Harvard College Japan Initiative

    H-Lab Summer School Program, co-organized by Harvard College Japan Initiative (HCJI) and Liberal Arts beyond Borders (LAB), is an eight day long liberal arts program held annually in Tokyo. Founded with a mission to foster scholarship and broaden future options of young people, H-Lab introduced Japanese high school students to an enriching experience of liberal…