it’s in our genetic coding

In Japan, ASAHI Net, the company that developed manaba, stands as a leader in technology with over 20 years of experience as an internet service provider. It held a number one ranking by J.D. Power and Associates* and several other prominent customer satisfaction rankings over nine consecutive years. Born from this successful company, manaba’s heritage lies in tech savvy engineers and award-winning customer service. This dynamic combination served as the springboard to create our cloud-based collaborative learning system. Not only does the company develop its own software, but we consult with you to figure out exactly how manaba can best meet your goals. After all, we know one of the best ways to grow is by listening and communicating.

We are a company that was founded on a mission of connecting people for creating new ideas to make the world a better place. With that in mind, and a strong commitment to society, we support the following organizations:

• Foundation for International School of Asia, Karuizawa (ISAK)
  
• Harvard College Japan Initiative – Liberal Arts beyond Borders (H-Lab) (Available in Japanese only)
• Human Rights Watch
• Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)**
• Teach For Japan (Available in Japanese only)
• Tohoku Earthquake ＆ Tsunami Disaster Recovery Support Activities

*ASAHI Net has been ranked No.1 in customer satisfaction in a 2010 study by J.D.Power, the global marketing information firm that conducts independent and unbiased surveys of customer satisfaction. The study measured customer satisfaction with users of fiber-optic Internet connection services based on these eight factors: costs, connection quality, application procedures, provision of information by the provider, content of services offered, user support, connection and other settings, and the provider’s homepage. Source: J.D. Power Asia Pacific, Inc. 2010 Japan Broadband Internet Provider Customer Satisfaction StudySM. From the answers of 4,000 individual users of fiber-optic Internet services.

**ASAHI Net sponsored SPICE to plan and produce an online course curriculum “An Interpretive History of Japan – Pradoxes in a Nation’s History”.