HENNGE

Kimono

DID+4 moreMar 21

HENNGE: Where Global Talents Meet

Probably you are reading this article because you are a talented software engineer interested in working at HENNGE. If you are not from Japan, there is a good probability that you are a weeb/otaku…

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TypeScript+4 moreMar 18

111th Monthly Technical Session

Here at HENNGE, we are passionate about sharing knowledge, especially about the latest and greatest in the world of technology. This time around, we have diverse topics ranging from frontend…

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【採用候補者様向け】HENNGE公開情報まとめ

HENNGEにご関心をお寄せいただき、ありがとうございます！この記事では、候補者様向けの参考情報をまとめています😃

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TypeScript+3 moreFeb 16

Tales of a Tokyo Intern: Exploring The World of HENNGE

What am I doing here? These words echoed through my mind as I walked through Haneda Airport, a bustling gateway to a city known for its luminous skyscrapers and busy streets. Just two months ago, I…

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Grafana+3 moreFeb 14

110th Monthly Technical Session

Hi there! In this article, I’d like to write about our internal tech conference which is called Monthly Technical Session(MTS). We had our 110th MTS in September. Let’s jump in! Henry gave the first…

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Remarkable+3 moreJan 19

My Experience as a GIP Intern 2023

Introduction: From the moment I first heard about HENNGE’s Global Internship Program, I was intrigued. The prospect of combining my passion for coding with a unique experience in Japan excited me…

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TryJan 12

HENNGE: Remote Internship in One of Japan’s Most Diverse Company

My name is Denilsen, and you can call me Denil. I am (at this time of writing) a final-year Computer Science student from Bandung, Indonesia. I am one of the interns that participated in HENNGE’s…

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YAML+7 moreJan 8

109th Monthly Technical Session

In the 109 th MTS (Monthly Technical Session), we talked about IoT in Winery Industry, AWS Copilot, iamlive for IAM policy and Onion Architecture. In this presentation, Akiko, a backend developer as…

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asyncio+6 moreJan 5

The most eye-opening experience, in a very unique way

I’m Thitat Auareesuksakul from Thailand; people usually call me Fluke. I’m actually an arts graduate from Chulalongkorn University. But I do software engineering professionally. I have always been…

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SimpleJan 4

My Wonderful Remote Internship at HENNGE

On my job-hunting process, I came across the Global Internship Program of HENNGE aka GIP! Quickly it got all my attention I decided to apply for it and needless to say it was a great move. The…

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Wine+6 moreDec 25

Day 25 — “Hello, Wasabi” — Your first steps to cooking in Japan

If you have recently moved to Japan, you might be asking yourself: “There are so many talented chefs, so many interesting foods, and so many convenient ways to get food in Japan. Why would I even…

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ChatGPT+4 moreDec 24

Day 24 — Journaling for 3 years: how I started and the results so far

“He who has a why can endure any how,” is a popular quote by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. It simply means that you will persist and keep on fighting for what you want regardless of…

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Pact

DreamDec 23

Day 23 — What It’s Like Being a Twin

When I was little, I could bend my knees and levitate. I talked about it with my sister, and she told me she could do it as well. She also remembers the big, scary witch that was leaning over our…

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Google Maps

forever

Mind+4 moreDec 22

Day 22 — Muslim in Japan

As someone who is a Muslim and has been living in Japan for a few years now, I often get asked by my peers back home about my experience living and working in Japan while being a Muslim. The question…

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Emotion

DIDDec 21

Day 21 — Common Sense of HENNGE and Mountain Huts

I’m Wakiya from HENNGE. I joined HENNGE in 2018 as a member of Human Resources Section and have been working in the area of Human Resources and Organizational Development for about 2 years now. I…

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Snowboard

SpinDec 20

Day 20 — I don’t think this is the correct way to snowboard.

From accidental gymnastics to cultural celebrations on the slopes, read my story on how I fell in love with snowboarding.

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Objective-C

Android SDK

iOS

Beats+6 moreDec 12

Day 12 — 4 Tabletop Games I Bought This Year that You Should Try

Hey there! I’m Rob Keleher, an American living in Tokyo and working as a front-end software developer for HENNGE! For this year’s 🎄 HENNGE Advent Calendar 🎄 blog post, I was tempted to write a…

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SimpleDec 11

Day 11 — A cheaper option? Buying miles for your air tickets

Hello! I’m Kevin from the Engineering Talent Acquisition Team at HENNGE. I like traveling and sometimes fly back to my home country (Taiwan) on weekends. The simplest way to purchase air tickets is…

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Day 10 — 開発合宿を企画した話

みなさんが最後に合宿や集団の旅行を経験されたのはいつですか？HENNGEの開発チームは2022年と2023年にそれぞれ一週間の開発合宿を経験しました。合宿開催の経緯や苦労などについてご紹介します。

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ContinueDec 9

Day 9 — A Man trying to climb the Mountain again

Hello! My name is Masato from Osaka, Japan. I love anime and rock band music! And I am a member of the Customer Marketing section at HENNGE. I deliver tips on how to utilize our products to our…

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Q

Encore+4 moreDec 8

Day 8 — Exploring Ham-Chat: the Language of Hamtaro

Hamtaro was my childhood. The hamster anime/manga/game was super popular in my lower elementary school years, and I could sing and dance to both the opening and ending songs of the anime by heart…

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Day 7 — Embracing Diversity: HENNGE’s Participation in the Work with Pride Conference

Hello everyone! My name is Alina, I am originally from Ukraine, but I’ve lived in Japan for over six years and entered HENNGE 1.5 years ago as a newgrad. I work in the People division (HR), Internal…

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Answer+5 moreDec 6

Day 6— Exploring Japan’s geographic extreme points

Before we dive into this exploration, let’s set aside the territorial disputes that can influence the answer, making it variable depending on the perspective. Today, our focus is tourism: the…

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TaskDec 5

Day 5 — Sauna enthusiast

Sauna culture is very popular in Japan these days. Sauna culture itself has a unique sense of stylishness attached to it, and it seems to be a topic of conversation among young people as a “ fancy…

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Day 4 -In Search of the Best Egg Tart in Tokyo

For those who know Japanese — do you know the kanji for tarts (タルト)? In Chinese, it’s written as 撻 (pronounced tāat in Cantonese), a sort of ateji to mimic the sound of the English word tart. That’s…

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Answer+3 moreDec 3

Day 3 — Spots for Beginner-Friendly Quick Day Trips around Tokyo (2023)

The best destinations to enjoy half day trips in Tokyo! Perfect for day trips around Tokyo and for people who want to visit Tokyo for the first time.

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Aura

Simple

LINENov 21

Can We Integrate The Real World and The Virtual World?

A few years ago, one of the hottest topics in terms of technology was VR/AR. These days, we are apt to focus on not VR/AR but AI like Chat GPT. In my opinion, VR/AR field is also as important as AI…

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Speed+1 moreNov 8

The Power of Data and Empathy in UX : A Certificate Registration Transformation

In the previous article, “Lessons from My Toddler: UX Principles in Parenting & Design,” we explored how looking at things from a toddler’s point of view and gathering relevant data can help to make…

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Flask+6 moreOct 30

Getting Mind-blown at HENNGE Global Internship Program

I was looking for an internship during my summer holiday as a university student in Japan when I stumbled upon HENNGE GIP (Global Internship Program). At first, I thought it would be just another…

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iOS

Kotlin+8 moreOct 25

HENNGE @ DroidKaigi 2023

On September 14th — 15th, I attended DroidKaigi 2023 in person at Bellesalle Shibuya Garden in Shibuya, Tokyo. This event was the second in-person conference for DroidKaigi since the covid 19…

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SQL

GitHub Actions+6 moreOct 13

108th Monthly Technical Session

Every month, HENNGE hosts technical talks on various subjects that our members wish to share with their peers. On July 21st, 2023, we had our 108th session. Like most recent sessions, this was a…

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DIDOct 5

A Unique Remote Internship Experience @ HENNGE

After reading about HENNGE’s culture on their Medium blog, I made my decision to apply for the GIP internship. According to what I’ve read, they place high importance on maintaining a healthy…

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Requests+5 moreSep 6

107th Monthly Technical Session

Hi there! I would like to share about MTS(Monthly Technical Session) 107th. It’s a small internal tech conference, and we share our knowledge with other Hennge members. Let’s jump in! The first…

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Requests+3 moreAug 17

105th Monthly Technical Session

Jasmine, who works on the HENNGE Secure Transfer team since 2022, walked us through her journey of understanding the value of her team’s product. As a Malaysian national who started her first…

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highlight.ioAug 2

Pride at HENNGE: A Celebration of Our Diversity

At HENNGE, we deeply value Diversity and Inclusion as fundamental pillars of our organization. We have been expressing our solidarity with various diverse groups, among which is LGBTQ+ community…

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Hoodie+5 moreJul 26

Why Should You Intern at HENNGE?

To begin my story, I’m Hiroon Wijekoon, a software engineer from Kandy, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. As a passionate “IT-holic” since childhood, I completed my bachelor's degree as a software engineering graduate…

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Java+17 moreJul 14

Improving “Hokatsu” as a Developer

Have you ever heard of the Japanese word “Hokatsu”? Hokatsu is the name for the activity for parents and guardians to get children into daycare centers. We need to do this because daycare centers do…

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Python

Bottle

Schedule+3 moreJul 11

A first-time recruiter’s MOSTLY-UNCENSORED* TELL-ALL from PyCon US

After years of talking to recruiters, in April 2023, I got my first experience on the other side of the table. I attended PyCon US with our recruiting team and folks? I’m about to spill all the…

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ONESJun 23

Lessons from My Toddler: UX Principles in Parenting & Design

As a UI/UX designer and a mother of a 2-year-old, I’ve discovered that the principles of user experience (UX) design are remarkably similar to my journey as a parent. Join me as I share the lessons…

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SQL+4 moreJun 20

KotlinConf 2023 (Tokyo)

On May 16, 2023, a group of Kotlin fans gathered at the Google campus in Shibuya to talk about Kotlin and the KotlinConf 2023 conference. The event was sponsored by JetBrains, Google for Startups…

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Google Meet+2 moreMay 29

Amazing People, Amazing Company

HENNGE Remote Global Internship Program is published by Camille Rosewright.

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JavaScript+4 moreMay 25

Block-based Programming

Block-based programming (BBP) is a visual programming language that allows users to build programs by dragging and dropping graphical blocks. These graphical blocks resemble puzzle pieces that can be…

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age+1 moreMay 17

A Flower is not a Flower — Technology and Social Implementation

This music was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, a wonderful musician. Sadly, he passed away this March. If you know of him, you might know, he made a lot of great music, and his legacy of…

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NumPy+13 moreMay 12

Automating Victory: Beating browser games with accessible Python (Part 2)

Welcome back to the promised part 2 of my previous post. So why split this up aside from being able to capture a greater share of the attention economy? In short, one article per audience. Part 1 is…

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Python+20 moreMay 3

103rd Monthly Technical Session

Here at HENNGE, we are passionate about sharing knowledge, especially about the latest and greatest in the world of tech. This time around, we are graced with the presence of two interns at our…

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YAML+1 moreApr 19

102nd Monthly Technical Session

Hi there! We would like to share about our MTS again, the 102nd MTS. MTS, or Monthly Technical Session, is a place to share knowledge among HENNGE members. In addition to our full-timers, we also…

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LINE+3 moreApr 12

Quantum Computers - What are they and what can they do?

Moore’s Law is a computing observation that claims that we can expect the speed and capability of our computers to predictably increase every two years, while paying less and less for them. The trend…

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OpenCV+8 moreApr 10

Automating Victory: Beating browser games with accessible Python (Part 1)

Here’s how I automated beating one of my favorite games using Python, how it feels to be an unofficial tool-assisted speedrunning champion and some outlines for how you can join me at the top. Unless…

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DIDMar 23

4 weeks as a HENNGE-er

In this blog, Chaw shared her experience participating in HENNGE Global Internship Program.

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TaskMar 14

My Experience at HENNGE

I was always interested in Japan and wanted to explore its culture and eventually work there. This was the reason why I was always looking for internship opportunities in Japan during my junior year…

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学生生活をHENNGEさせる

長期インターンで人生を好転させる＝長期インターンに興味を持っている学生の方々、HENNGEに興味を持っている学生・社会人の方に向けて執筆しています。＝

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Productboard+6 moreFeb 28

101st Monthly Technical Session

Welcome to the MTS Christmas edition! In HENNGE, we have a small conference every month, and it’s called MTS. Let’s dive in! Before starting the presentation, our MC introduced new members to the…

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Amazon EC2

GitHub Actions+1 moreFeb 27

What I did as an #InternAtHENNGE

It’s 2022, and the pandemic is still around. Luckily, HENNGE, a cloud security company based in Japan, is open for a Remote Global Internship Program for people all around the world. Not really…

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TaskFeb 3

The Perfect Remote Internship Does Exist!

Hello there, readers! I’m Nikhil Sharma, a final-year BCA student from India. I’m passionate about programming and love building projects using different technologies. Aside from coding, I enjoy…

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DIDJan 25

100 Months of Technical Sessions

On November 18, 2022, HENNGE celebrated the 100th installment of Monthly Technical Session (MTS)! On this very special occasion, I represented MTS organizers in presenting a look back to the 8-year…

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JavaScript

age

Dream+1 moreJan 16

How I got an Internship in Japan during COVID-19 (& You Can Too)

We are lucky to live in a time where finding new opportunities is as quick as doing a Google search on the internet. And that’s precisely how I found this.

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forever+16 moreDec 29

HENNGE Celebrates its 100th Monthly Technical Session

On May 30, 2014, HENNGE began holding short conferences on technical topics held by and for peers. These Monthly Technical Sessions (MTS for short) have grown in scope, survived company change-ups…

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JavaScript+9 moreDec 25

Day 25 — Building Friendship in Japan

Suddenly I gained freedom: no lockdown levels to limit my movement, no government curfews or power outages. Daily commuting is reliable, and safe and usually costs only a few hundred yen. At first, I…

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Day 24 — 名匠のMANGA

ただ好きな漫画の話です。

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Castle

BrightDec 23

Day 23 — Why I would like you to visit Prague

I love traveling. When I travel, I feel like I absorb thousands of bright colors, and they are mixed into a beautiful painting inside of me. Time slows down, and I live in the present moment. That is…

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appear.in

AnswerDec 22

Day 22 — Capoeira Angola

わたしはカポエィラアンゴラというブラジル発祥の文化をやっておりまして、いろいろな場所、特に会社の中で関わった人にはチャンスがあれば必ずカポエィラのことを話すようにしております。それはこの文化を広く知ってもらうために大事なことなので、無理くりアホのふりして話に出すように心がけています。気分を害された方もたくさんいらっしゃると思いますのでこの場で謝罪いたします。…

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Acquire

age

Herbs+1 moreDec 21

Day 21 — 3 things I noticed when I couldn’t drive anymore

The local highway was wide and had few traffic lights. It was a weekday, so there was little traffic, and it was like a highway. Since I get sleepy easily after eating a full meal, I thought I was…

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Simple+2 moreDec 20

Day 20 — Getting to Know Kamikochi

It was around the end of October 2022, when my friends and I decided we needed to go somewhere for traveling. It was in the middle of the most enjoyable season: Autumn. The temperature was just right…

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Airplane+1 moreDec 19

Day 19 —Wanna Go To Machu Picchu?

Have you ever watched a movie named “Laputa: Castle in the Sky (https://www.ghibli.jp/works/laputa/)” directed by the famous Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki? It is said that Machu Pichu is the…

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Wine+8 moreDec 18

Day 18 — Edifying, Erudite Etymologies for Everyone

In addition to being a software developer who works with coding languages, I’ve always had an interest in spoken/written languages as well. Perhaps it’s attributable to my nature as a “jack of all…

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Breeze

CUE

Tables+4 moreNov 22

The Engineering Talent Acquisition Team (ETA) Planned a Workcation in Less than a Week.

This is Sonam from the Engineering Talent Acquisition team, currently writing to you from Ito in Izu, Shizuoka. I am with the team, Yuricia Vebrina, Jazz. Daniel Flis, Laine and Sean. Unfortunately…

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Python+12 moreNov 8

HENNGE@ DroidKaigi 2022

On October 5th — 6th I attended DroidKaigi 2022 in person at the Prism Hall in Tokyo City Dome near Korakuen in Tokyo. This event was the first in-person conference for DroidKaigi since the covid 19…

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RxJS+4 moreOct 28

98th Monthly Technical Session

HENNGE holds a “Monthly Technical Session” that we usually call “MTS” every month. It’s a small technical conference where we share our knowledge and ideas with our peers. In a session, several…

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XML

Docker Compose+5 moreOct 21

97th Monthly Technical Session

This month we learn about Single Sign On, building a photo backup system, and how to navigate accessible UIs at HENNGE’s 97th Monthly Technical Session. HENNGE’s Monthly Technical Session (or MTS for…

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Goose+1 moreOct 17

A Virtual Internship Like No Other

Living in Japan has been in my sights for quite a while now, however blurry that vision may be. Right before the pandemic globally spread in 2020, I got to travel to Japan for the third time in…

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Android SDK+13 moreOct 14

96th Monthly Technical Session

MTS, short for Monthly Technical Session, is held at HENNGE every month as a platform for everyone at the company to share their ideas and knowledge in a mini-conference-style internal session. On 22…

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DID+2 moreSep 21

95th Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts a conference on different subjects that our members wish to share with their peers. Some topics are technical, some non-technical, depending on the speakers. The 95th MTS was…

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Charm

DreamSep 2

Unboxing the HENNGE rGIP 2022 Edition

I have lived my whole life in Mexico, I came to visit my family in Japan every now and then, but I always had the dream of coming to Japan to study. My first language is Spanish, and I have learned…

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LINEAug 24

94th Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts technical talks on a range of subjects that our members wish to share with their peers. On May 20th, 2022 we had our 94th session. Unlike most recent sessions, this was a…

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Kimono+21 moreAug 15

HENNGE: Why It’s Different!

My internship experience starts in January 2022 remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It begins with a welcoming session where we interns and a couple of other new employees got virtually…

ArticleAug 5

HENNGE〜[HR blog] 九十九里でチームビルディングってきた話〜

どうも！HENNGEで人事を担当しております、佐々木唯と申します。所属は、People Division, Talent Acquisition Section (以下「TA」)で採用を担当しております。以前は、採用チームと労務チーム（Compensation & Benefits Section:以下「C&B」)の２つで「HR」というセクションだったのですが、…

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Salesforce

Google WorkspaceJul 12

HENNGEのアカウンティングチームで働く〜メンバー座談会〜

HENNGEのアカウンティングチームでマネージャーをしている松田です。今回は、最近入社したHENNGEのアカウンティングチームチームメンバーとリクルーターが、入社後初めて、業務や働き方について座談会をした様子をお伝えしていきます。

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Figma

Shortcut

SimpleJul 7

Figma Workshop for Non-Designers

When proposing a new idea, what would you show to your team? There are many ways; a text document, post-its, flowchart… all have strengths and the right time to present. However, when we want…

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Zoom+6 moreJul 6

93rd Monthly Technical Session

Every month at HENNGE, we hold a mini internal conference-like session for sharing knowledge and ideas called Monthly Technical Session — MTS for short. The 93rd MTS was held on Zoom on 22 April…

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Zoom+2 moreJun 22

Remote Internship Experience at Japan’s Most Diverse IT Company

Hey! My name is Yerassyl Bakytnuruly, just Yera for friends. I live in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and I graduated last summer and got my bachelor’s degree. Recently I finished a remote software engineering…

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Redis+9 moreJun 2

My HENNGE Internship Experience: Hideaki Yoshida

If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.

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Terraform+15 moreMay 31

92nd Monthly Technical Session

If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.

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DID+2 moreMay 17

A Most Unique Internship Experience, from Far Away

Ever since I learned about the HENNGE GIP Program, I thought that it was a perfect opportunity for me, who wanted to experience what it’s like to work in Japan. Since I just graduated last July, I…

Amazon EC2 Container Service

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Stack OverflowApr 5

An Internship to Prepare You for the Future

Growing up watching Pokemon (๑⚈ ․̫ ⚈๑) and Dragon Ball Z 🐉, I was always interested in Japanese culture as a whole. I recently completed an internship at HENNGE and got the opportunity to have an…

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GraphQL+4 moreApr 1

89th Monthly Technical Session

HENNGE’s Monthly Technical Session is held every month and is a platform to share knowledge with other co-workers. A wide variety of topics are spoken and discussed depending on the speakers, some…

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ZoomMar 17

Remote Internships Can Be Fun

Earlier this year, when I found out that I was accepted to join the remote Global Internship Program, I was excited, but to be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Before applying, I had already…

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React+10 moreMar 9

90th Monthly Technical Session

Every month at HENNGE, we hold a mini internal conference-like session for sharing knowledge and ideas called Monthly Technical Session — MTS for short. The 90th MTS was held on Zoom on 21 January…

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Zoom+5 moreFeb 21

88th Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts technical talks on a range of subjects that our members wish to share with their peers. On November 19th, 2021 we had our 88th session. As with most recent sessions, this…

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Schedule+2 moreFeb 18

Best Practice, Best Experience

In 2021, the impact of the pandemic still continued, and many people continued working remotely. Although I also carried out the whole GIP program remotely from my hometown in Dalian, China, the…

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forever+2 moreFeb 2

A Virtual Trip to the Land of the Rising Sun

I’ll begin by introducing myself. I am Aditya Vikram Choudhary, a final-year CS student from Kolkata (in India). I’ve been coding since my school days and enjoy building software, which I believe can…

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Terraform+3 moreJan 26

87th Monthly Technical Session

MTS is Monthly Technical Session held at HENNGE. The speaker will give a short speech about what they are interested in at the time (technical or non-technical). Doi -san introduced how their…

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XML+6 moreJan 25

HENNGE@DroidKaigi 2021

On October 20th, 2021 (JST), I attended the 7th annual DroidKaigi conference. On this day, 14 talks were held, including a session for which I spoke. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the conference was…

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SimpleJan 22

86th Monthly Technical Session

HENNGE holds “Monthly Technical Session” what we usually call “MTS” every month. It’s kind of a small technical conference where we share our knowledge and thoughts. In a session, several HENNGE…

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Carbon+4 moreJan 21

How We Know it’s Us

In light of the recent Glasgow climate summit I thought I’d like to share some information and dispel some myths regarding anthropomorphic climate change. Hopefully I can help people understand the…

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Render+2 moreJan 19

85th Monthly Technical Session

Every month, HENNGE hosts a session for sharing technical knowledge among its members known as Monthly Technical Session (MTS for short). The 85th MTS was held on August 27th. Continuing the trend of…

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Grape

LINE

MindDec 25

Day 25 — Finland; and its head-scratching language.

Hello 👋. I’m Yuri, and I manage the Engineering Talent Acquisition at HENNGE. Not sure how to spend this EOY holiday, I decided to visit a friend in Finland (very unwise, I know). After agonizing…

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HeadlampDec 24

Day 24 — Climbing Fuji-san

I am not a big fan of outdoor activities, I don’t hike, run, or jog. I don’t do any activities that require physical exertion, even cycling two minutes to the convenience store is an inconvenience…

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Day 23 — 野球トリビア

昔トリビアの泉というTV番組があったのをご存知だろうか?

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DIDDec 22

Day 22 — My Recommendations for Foreign Manga

It’s the end of another year 2021, wow. This year I read as many movies, comics, and novels as I could, although the number is much smaller than when I was a student. In particular, I read a lot of…

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Reflect+1 moreDec 21

Day 21 — Do You Still Think Diet is Painful?

In 2021, I finally turned 30 years old. 30 is a big turning point (socially, physically, mentally) for a lot of people. I am no exception. But the topic I want to talk about is diet so let’s focus on…

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uno

DID+2 moreDec 20

Day 20 — Life, Luck, and Magical Cardboard

Magic: the Gathering has been part of my life since I was 8 years old. It’s a strategic trading card game (TCG) where players take the role of powerful wizards, summoning creatures and casting spells…

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PHP

React

MindDec 19

Day 18 — Healing my body with a new activity for 2021

Hello, for some of people who might not know me, I’m Sai from from Business Development division (BIM team). Perhaps you might frequently recognize me from Inspire Matsuri or Wakaba Challenge…

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MindDec 18

Day 19 — We Can’t Say It’s Wrong

子どもが言葉を覚えだすといろんな言い間違いをします。みなさんもお聞きになったことがあると思います。代表的なところでいうと「エベレーター」とかですね。まあこういうのを聞くと「ええな、かわいいやんけ」とか思いつつ、「エレベーターよー」とかうわけですが、これに関して諸先輩方からアドバイスをいただきました。私は Caporira Angola…

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Bokeh

Lens

F5

LINE+2 moreDec 17

Day 17 — Why is my Hobby “Camera”?

“Taking you traveling, you’ve forgotten everything every time. Disappointing.” My grandma often said to me. As both of my parents worked, I’d always been close to my grandma. Since my grandpa had…

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Skype

Send itDec 16

Day 16 — MASTERING the American ACCENT

Have you ever learned English pronunciation? Actually, I’ve been studying English pronunciation for the past few years. I learned how to pronounce each vowel, consonant, and word with “英語耳” and…

ArticleDec 15

Day 15 — The Beautiful Alps of Japan

For many mountaineers, summer in Japan is one of the most hectic and fast-paced seasons. Japan is one of the most mountainous countries in the world, with 23 mountains over 3,000 meters high. In…

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Day 14 — 普通って何だろう。～とある姉妹の在り方～

「きょうだい児」って知ってますか？

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Castle+5 moreDec 13

Day 13 — Travelling in Japan: Itinerary for first-timers

Before I joined HENNGE, I worked at a travel agency that specializes in tailor-made trips for solo travelers, luxury trips and honeymoons. The best part was getting to travel all over Japan and…

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Macaron

Grain

MindDec 12

Day 12 — My Cat Changed My Life.

My life has changed a lot since the pandemic. I don’t have to go to the office every day, and I don’t get to travel as much as I used to. But when it comes to the most significant change, it should…

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Blissfully

LINE

MindDec 11

Day 11 — My wish: “To meet a writer I admire” has come true!

By keeping these three things in mind, I was able to make my dream come true and meet the essayist who I have always admired. Nineteen years ago, I came across a travel book by the essayist, Teruko…

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Garden+2 moreDec 10

Day 10 — ITS Kenpo Recreation Facilities Review

Top 10 ITS Kenpo facilities based on my personal experience

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Sugar

Wine

KaldiDec 9

Day 9 — How Do You Celebrate Christmas?

Have you ever heard about the Alsace region in the north of France? It is located near the German border and is quite well-known for its local wine and food specialties such as Riesling wine and…

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Bubbles+3 moreDec 8

Day 8 — My Favourite Baking Jargon

One of the best parts about speaking two languages is that you can enjoy the phonetic powers twice as much as only knowing one. While it is probably true that actions do speak louder than words, it…

ArticleDec 7

Day 7 — 芸術への興味の一歩

大の大人が大きな声で言えたことではありませんが、私はこの番組が大好きです。とっつきにくい「美術」というものを身近に感じさせることをコンセプトに作られた番組で、古今東西の美術作品を、井上氏が作った歌とアニメーションで楽しく紹介してくれます。恋人から「尼寺にでもいけ！」と罵倒され、悲しみから川に身を投げたオフィーリア。…

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Hue

Windows

Honeycomb

Harbor

Lens+5 moreDec 6

Day 6 — Dear Santa, All I Want for Christmas is a New Space Telescope

I know it’s been a few years since I last wrote to you… I have been mostly nice these years but busy doing the grownup stuff like washing the screen doors and windows at home, paying bills, and…

ArticleDec 5

Day 5 — 私の居たマレーシア

マレーシアの思い出です

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Glide

RiversDec 4

Day 4 — This Is What Dreams Are Made Of

The very first dream I remember I had of this statement is the one that I had when I was 4 years old. My parents had been separated for as long as I can remember. In fact, I have no recollection of…

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Sugar

Grain

HEYDec 3

Day 3 — “Gyudon say?!” The Ill-Fated Battle between Yoshinoya, Matsuya, and Sukiya

When I first moved to Tokyo in 2018, one of my culture shocks was when I realized that gyudon chain restaurants are pretty much everywhere — you can’t miss it. However, the bigger shock was when I…

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LINE

EvidenceDec 2

Day 2 — How TeamFight Tactics (TFT) changed how I approach problems

I love video games. When I say it’s one of my only interests, I’m not kidding, when asked “what do you do in your free time other than games?”, I honestly don’t have an answer. Games have been a huge…

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Linear

HeightDec 1

Day 1 — 3 Reasons Why I Love Custom Mechanical Keyboards

Roughly one year ago, I discovered this perfect hobby for me, custom mechanical keyboards. Here I would like to share reasons why I love it so much and hopefully, you can learn something about this…

ArticleNov 30

2021 HENNGE ADVENT CALENDAR

Celebrate with us as we count down the days till Christmas!

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Kotlin+3 moreNov 12

Why #InternAtHENNGE?

Hello! I am Nicholas Dwiarto. I am HENNGE’s Software Engineer Intern for Batch 4A, and this article is my internship experience at HENNGE K.K., Japan!

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Git

Kotlin+8 moreNov 11

84th Monthly Technical Session (MTS) Report

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. It takes a lot of time to create and maintain…

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Zoom+2 moreNov 5

83rd Monthly Technical Session

The time has come again for HENNGE’s Monthly Technical Session (MTS)! MTS is a time for members of HENNGE to give short presentations about something they’re interested in. On the day of 25th June…

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Zoom+1 moreOct 1

Want to Experience Working in Japan? Join HENNGE Global Internship — Hybrid Edition.

Do you ever wonder how is it like working as a software engineer in Japan? Long overtime work? Wearing a formal suit in the office or in a company where work-life balance is not a priority? Well, I’m…

ArticleSep 19

新卒３ヶ月目がHENNGEの今後を大予想！？

HENNGEに新卒で入社して早３ヶ月経ちますが、今回の記事は『なぜ、HENNGEを職場として選んだのか？』に焦点を当てて記事を書こうと思います。

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Salesforce

Google WorkspaceSep 17

文系出身の学生がSaaSベンダーHENNGEに新卒入社して良かった5つのこと

こんにちは。株式会社HENNGE（ヘンゲ）に新卒で入社しました、紫垣（しがき）です。私は、文系教育学部の出身ながら、新卒としてSaaSベンダーHENNGEに入社する選択をしました。

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JuneSep 14

The View On The Global Internship Program from a Local Person.

According to the HENNGE website, GIP is the most diverse and inclusive tech internship program in Japan. Although the internship is aimed globally, it’s also the best choice for people in Japan! My…

ArticleSep 8

【セールスメンバーの決断の裏を大公開！】マネージャーポジションを捨ててまでHENNGEに転職した理由とは？

「キャリアをリセットするには、HENNGEはベストな環境だと思いました」

ArticleSep 6

転職で人生をHENNGEさせる

新しいことにチャレンジしたい人、意欲的に勉強してもっと成長したい人はHENNGEにぴったりだと思います。

ArticleSep 3

中途社員が思う、HENNGEの魅力

皆様、こんにちは。今年2月にHENNGEに中途入社し、 Cloud Sales Division所属のハイタッチSalesを担当しております、藤本と申します。

ArticleSep 1

他社とHENNGEのここが違う！

2021年4月入社で、HENNGE Oneの営業をしています。HENNGEの前は、別の企業で2社在籍経験があり、今回はそんな私が感じたHENNGEと他社の違いについてお伝えしたいと思います。

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June+1 moreAug 13

What exactly is UX Design ??— 82nd Monthly Technical Session

Take your phone in hand. Open up your favorite app. It can be anything, really — social media, banking, note-taking, Pokémon Go…just go ahead and launch the app. Tap around, study it, press buttons…

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Impulse+11 moreAug 9

76th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. He started the talk by explaining the relationship…

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Android SDK+5 moreAug 9

HENNGE@360|AnDev Conference

On July 23rd, 2021 (JST) I attended the 5th annual conference. Given the extreme time zone difference and length of the conference, I was only able to attend a four-hour stretch of the talks given on…

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Jungle+3 moreJul 23

The GIP Experience as a Japanese American Intern with An Identity Crisis

Hello & Welcome :) My name is Kaoru Murai, a Computer Science and UX Design student at the University of Michigan. I was given the absolute pleasure of working as a software engineering intern with…

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Zoom+2 moreJul 20

82nd Monthly Technical Session

HENNGE hosts a technical knowledge sharing session each month called the Monthly Technical Session or MTS for short. The 82nd MTS was held on Friday, May 21st, 2021. The COVID-19 situation hasn’t…

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AutifyJul 12

Thoughts After Participating in JaSST

Hi, I am Rie Ota! I work as a test engineer at HENNGE K.K. and I have been interested in this symposium for a long time. In the past, it was difficult for me to participate in it for personal…

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JuneJun 21

The Confessions of an Intern Who Lives Far Away.

When I was accepted to the Global Internship Program in July 2020 for the summer of 2021, I never thought that the pandemic would last this long and that I would be doing it from home in India. But…

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Flutter

DIDMay 19

81st Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts technical talks on a range of subjects that our members wish to share with their peers. On April 23rd, 2021 we had our 81st session. As with most recent sessions, this was a…

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Git+11 moreMay 12

80th Monthly Technical Session

This month, we celebrated the 80th installment of the Monthly Technical Session (MTS) in HENNGE. This event serves as a platform for HENNGE members to share a wide variety of technical topics. As the…

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SeedMay 5

79th Monthly Technical Session

Every month, HENNGE hosts a mini-conference event called the “Monthly Technical Session” (MTS for short). Different HENNGE members give a talk each time related to technology. The 79th MTS was held…

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TensorFlow+8 moreApr 30

78th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Reinforcement Learning (RL) dates back to the 1980s…

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SeleniumApr 19

75th Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts an evening of interesting and varied technical talks on a wide variety of topics, of interest to both our engineers and other HENNGE members. Our 75th session was held on…

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Bright+1 moreApr 2

74th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Tanabe gave us a good overview of network I/O in Go…

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Belle

SimpleMar 26

5 Reasons How HENNGE is Different

2020 definitely struck humanity as hard as it could, because a pandemic called COVID-19 suddenly cause havoc in both social and economic terms. Nevertheless, as time went by, one by one, humanity…

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Android SDK+10 moreMar 26

73rd Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name suggests, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (usually) about technology. Our CEO, Kazuhiro Ogura, kicked off the conference…

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ChannelsMar 19

Remote Intern, Close Friendship

My name is Daniel. I am from Taiwan. This remote GIP was definitely a very unique and unforgettable experience despite the fact that we are all currently in a very difficult situation. Due to the…

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Redis+6 moreMar 11

An Old Proverb from Southeast Asia about HENNGE GIP.

Have you ever heard of this old proverb from Southeast Asia, “If you are too lazy to read this, just apply for HENNGE Global Internship Program (GIP) right away since there is literally nothing to…

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Vim

Python+4 moreFeb 17

How to Get Started as a Software Engineer (GIP)

HENNGE is a company in Tokyo, Japan that is not your average Japanese company. It is more aligned with what it’s like working in Silicon Valley, as it is a very chill environment compared to the…

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Belle+3 moreJan 14

A Remote Internship to the Fullest

After a three-hour flight from Wuhan, China operated by All Nippon Airways, I landed safely at Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan, feeling excited and nervous all together towards my upcoming internship…

ArticleDec 25

Day 25 — The Most Important Things I Realized in 2020 (COVID-19)

If you ask anybody what was the most significant thing that happened in 2020, I think everybody will answer COVID-19. I think nobody expected 2020 to be like this. About a year ago, I remember…

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Castle

Emotion

BrightDec 24

Day 24 — The Autumn’s Leaf

Have you ever felt so lonely like the autumn’s leaf? Did you feel the pain that broke you emotionally? Made you mentally drained or spiritually dead? Ever wondered what you are doing with your life…

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SimpleDec 23

Day 23 — My Journey with 2020 Inspire Matsuri

What is Inspire Matsuri? Inspire Matsuri is an internal corporate business innovation program at HENNGE. We find the pain that we want to solve. It can be either for our clients or a pain that we…

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Doodle+9 moreDec 22

Day 22 — Note to self: Build a Second Brain

Do you make perfectly crafted entries in a journal that you hold dear to your heart? Maybe you scribble them down on scraps of paper that soon get lost in the æther. Maybe you use Org-mode in your…

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SlackDec 21

Day 21 — How to Attain Muscle?

Hello everyone! Thank you for taking the time to read my post! My name is Yuta Onari, and I’m currently working in the Cloud Sales Division/Global Research Section as a section manager since this…

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DIDDec 20

Day 20 — HENNGE Advent Calendar: 5 Days ‘Till Christmas!

Thank you for joining us for the past 20 days! We are almost nearing the end of HENNGE Advent Calendar 2020, which means Christmas is right around the corner. As you know food is a huge part of…

ArticleDec 19

Day 19— My Little Angel

Christmas and New Year are almost here! What are you going to do this season? You might spend time with your family, friends, or lovers. If not, you would think about your loved ones and be thankful…

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Simple

Reflect

STUDIODec 18

Day 18 — Why I Love Mechanical Keyboards

I believe hobbies are great sources of joy, inspiration, and connection with other people. They reflect a lot about us— our character, our stories, and our potential. With the extra time, we…

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Reflect+1 moreDec 17

Day 17 — Self-reflection After Failure : How to Overcome & Resume Your Energy

Hi everyone. My name is Sai. I have been working at Global Business Development for almost 3 years, after moving from the Global Sales team where I was responsible mainly for the Thai market at that…

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LINEDec 16

Day 16— Let’s Try Endurance Sports!

One of my hobbies is Endurance sports! Endurance sports is a type of sport where you compete with others, mainly in terms of physical endurance. A typical example would be Marathon, but there are…

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LINE+1 moreDec 15

Day 15 — Introduction to Osaka-ben

Hi, I am Eisei Yasue. I am from Osaka and this September I moved to Tokyo to join HENNGE. Same as many other languages, Japanese has a lot of dialects. For example, I usually speak Osaka-ben…

ArticleDec 14

Day 14 — HENNGE Advent Calendar: A Brief Throwback

Blast from the Past.

ArticleDec 13

Day 13 — The Backside of International Sports Competitions

As you know, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were originally planned to be held this year, 2020. Hopefully, we will be able to welcome people from all over the world to Tokyo next year. Although…

ArticleDec 12

Day 12 — How to Enjoy The Intercity Baseball Tournament/都市対抗野球

This year’s 2020 Japan Series attracted a lot of attention with HENNGE ad, but there was something different this year. The 2020 Japan Series was held in Osaka Dome instead of its usual venue, the…

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Dart+5 moreDec 11

Day 11 — Flutter: A tool for rapid proto typing?

Flutter is a cross-platform development tool for Android and IOS. Since its first major release in 2018, Flutter has had a reasonable amount of growth as a platform, with nearly 40% of cross-platform…

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Dancer

DIDDec 10

Day 10 — My wish: “To be Santa Claus for kids in the hospital” has come true!

In August this year, while the world was in the midst of a whirlwind of COVID-19, they both had to be admitted to the hospital, one after the other. Fortunately, they weren’t COVID-19 positive, but…

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Grape

PoetryDec 9

Day 9 — The Linguistic Root of Korean and Japanese Vocabulary

It is common to see Korean people on the internet, capable of reading Japanese. Several local Japanese people have even come up to me to ask about the similarities between the two languages. Let us…

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Habitat

PiranhaDec 8

Day 8 — Meet My Carnivorous Plant: Doris.

Being stuck at home has forced people to get out of their comfort zone and try something new for their hobbies. Some people started baking, some people started knitting, and some people (like me)…

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Namely+11 moreDec 7

Day 7 — We Need More Girls to Code & More Boys to Knit

I’ve attended quite a few programming conferences & tech meetups, and being a white male, I definitely don’t feel like I’m an underrepresented demographic. On the outside, that might be the case, but…

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DIDDec 6

Day 6— COVID-19 & Studio Ghibli in the Himalayas.

How my plans for a month of field research ended up being 7 months in the Himalayas and learning lessons from the people in my community through Studio Ghibli quotes that resonated with me the most…

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Skype

TranslateDec 5

Day 5 — TOEIC 2000 points.

As you may know, our company changed the official language from Japanese to English in 2016. I wrote about this matter in the Advent Calendar several times. I named it as “Englishnization” in…

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SimpleDec 4

Day 4 — 10 Local Multiplayer Video Games to Enjoy at Home

The games in the following listicle were chosen by me to be accessible for quick local multiplayer gaming sessions. I’ve also tried to pick games with simpler graphics that do not require a beefy…

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forever

Sugar

SimpleDec 3

Day 3 — Home Baking and Cost Efficiency

’Tis the season to be jolly, and of course, to start thinking about all the sweets that will land in your mouth this holiday season. Actually, if you’re living in Japan, you’re sort of late only…

ArticleDec 2

Day 2 — Enjoy Computer Science with Kids

Assuming not that many people know Computer Science Education Week is happening world wide, I would like to tell what it is about and how you can participate in the good action for the next…

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RampDec 1

Day 1 — Hopping off the Mañana Train

I’m sure the feeling of uncertainty after graduating is quite universal. I’m sure all of you can relate to the closing of a chapter of your book that took quite a few ups-and-downs to write. There…

ArticleNov 30

HENNGE ADVENT CALENDAR 2020

Celebrate with us as we count down the days till Christmas!

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Amazon EC2

Kimono

DIDNov 20

GIP with COVID19-- An unforgetable experience

Hi, I’m Jinge from China and studying in Japan at the moment. Back in February, I was looking for companies in Tokyo that offered software development internships in English. It definitely wasn’t…

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Simple

MacroNov 17

Mechanical keyboard business card

I designed a PCB business card that can be used as a macro keyboard as well. When looking through Twitter, I saw user @zk_phi do something similar and wanted to try it as well. I have built a lot of…

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Apollo+6 moreNov 13

71st Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Yohei kicks off the talk with a clear description of…

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Crowdin+12 moreNov 11

Figma Config Europe 2020 Report

On Thursday 17 September 2020, a few of us from HENNGE attended Figma’s Config Europe online conference. One of our colleagues, Toshiya Doi, instigated the creation of a new experimental educational…

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Terraform+4 moreOct 22

Code, Sakura & Nucleocapsids [Part 2]

This is part 2 of ‘Code, Sakura & Nucleocapsids’ by our ex-intern, Yuri Soares. You can check out the first part here. The 2nd week arrived and, with it, our new routine was much more cemented…

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Slack+13 moreOct 5

Code, Sakura & Nucleocapsids

Before starting this post I want to address the reader: yes, that’s you. Chances are that, if you’re reading this post, you’re interested in HENNGE GIP and probably thinking about applying and trying…

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DIDSep 18

GIP amidst COVID-19

But before that! Since the state of emergency didn’t happen until 2 weeks after the start of the program, we were still able to commute to the office and experience some of the regular after-work…

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RxJS+7 moreSep 15

70th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. With most people working from home and Tokyo’s…

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Google Sheets+17 moreAug 28

69th Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts an evening of interesting and varied technical talks on a wide variety of topics, of interest to both our engineers and other HENNGE members. Our 68th session took place on…

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DIDAug 17

68th Monthly Technical Session

Every month HENNGE hosts an evening of interesting and varied technical talks on a wide variety of topics, of interest to both our engineers and other HENNGE members. Our 68th session was held on…

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HoodieAug 3

Experiencing Culture Shock at HENNGE as an Intern

Since young, I’ve had an excellent impression of Japan from what I’ve read/seen online and also what I’ve experienced personally during my past few visits. From the food (it’s not always about sushi…

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DIDJul 9

Making the Most of a Unique Experience

At 5 am after an almost sleepless overnight flight from Sydney, Australia, I landed in a very rainy Haneda airport. Getting off the plane felt both exciting, yet somewhat familiar as I had traveled…

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DIDJul 3

Roadmap to Programming: DevOps [Part 3 of 3]

Away from the front-end and back-end developers, DevOps engineers take care of the operational flows of the project. No engineer starts as a DevOps, though. “They gradually become one,” according to…

ArticleJul 1

TOEIC L&R で 800 点を超えるまで

苦しまない英語学習. “TOEIC L&R で 800 点を超えるまで” is published by Naohiro Danjobara in henngeblog.

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DIDJun 30

Recap: HENNGE Talks! Episode 3 — Life as a Global Intern at HENNGE.

We hope you are doing well and staying safe. Thank you to everyone who joined us last week, on June 26, for our third episode of HENNGE Talks! — Life as a Global Intern at HENNGE. We were joined by…

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Nutshell

Kimono

DIDJun 23

Recap: HENNGE Talks! Episode 2— HENNGE Culture in a Nutshell.

We hope you are doing well and staying safe. Last week, on June 18, we held our second episode of HENNGE Talks! — HENNGE Culture In a Nutshell. We were joined by our CEO and CTO, Kazuhiro “The Kimono…

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SimpleJun 23

Kazuhiro Ogura: Lessons from Covid-19 and Work From Home.

HENNGE was one of the earliest companies to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic by getting the staff to work from home by March. This interview with Kazuhiro Ogura, CEO, and CTO of HENNGE was conducted…

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DID+1 moreJun 17

Recap: HENNGE Talks! Episode 1 — Work and Life in Japan as a Foreigner.

We hope you are doing well and staying safe. Last Friday on June 12, we held our first episode of HENNGE Talks! - Work and Life in Japan as a Foreigner! HENNGE Talks! is a live virtual talk show…

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Rust

WindowsMay 29

67th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. For the first talk, Kodama gave us an introduction…

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Travis CI+22 moreMay 18

Internship For IT and Computer Science Students in Japan — Tokyo

They will provide you with a subsidy (150,000 yen) and flight tickets. You will have a great experience and learn new technologies.

ArticleApr 28

Roadmap to Programming: Back-end Developer [Part 2 of 3]

Welcome back to our part 2 of 3 of our Roadmap to Programming. In this part, we introduce you to a back-end developer. If front-end developers are in charge of the visuals of the product users see…

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Amazon EC2

Amazon DynamoDBApr 15

Speed up Your AWS DynamoDB Queries

We had a problem: big queries that collected lots of data from AWS’s DynamoDB (DDB) took a long time. We had a table of data consisting of ~68000 entries, with a primary hash key with ~35000 items…

ArticleMar 24

Roadmap to Programming: Front-end Developer [Part 1 of 3]

OR you are just like me — someone with a liberal arts degree and miraculously working part-time at an IT company (not for the IT division, of course). Being surrounded by programmers is bound to…

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Bit

ExploreMar 6

LEARN , TRAVEL & EXPERIENCE THROUGH INTERNSHIP

— Hi! My name is Naz. I am a fresh graduate majoring in Computer Science. I interned as a Software Engineer in Japan and I would like to share my internship experience. — It is a typical question…

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ReuseMar 3

66th Monthly Technical Session

The first talk was by Takahashi Koji, from our engineering section. He gave an introduction about Spec, a Clojure 1.9 library to perform validations in tests. More specifically: clojure.spec.alpha…

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Perfect

PlusFeb 28

No, really. HENNGE’s Global Internship Program is actually that good

I found out about HENNGE and their Global Internship Program through my college’s job aggregator and my desire to work in Tokyo for a summer. It seemed too good to be true: pass a coding challenge…

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Reuse

PlusFeb 25

65th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting &…

ArticleFeb 20

When Anime Does Tech: The Five Must-See Anime for Programmers

It’s long led the way in innovation, pushing new boundaries as on-screen art meets behind-the-scenes technology. But what about the role tech plays in the stories that anime fans love most? Here’s…

ArticleFeb 20

Magic: the Turing Machine

What does that even mean? What a clickbait-y headline! What does ‘official’ mean here? What is complexity? Magic: the Gathering (Magic or M:tG for short) is a trading card game. You take the role of…

ArticleFeb 17

Getting Techy in Tokyo: The Five Tech Museums You Don’t Want to Miss

HENNGE's got you covered with this ultimate list of the top five tech museums to go nuts and bolts over when exploring the modern megacity that is Tokyo.

ArticleFeb 13

A Love Story: Japan, Spring and You.

Japan is excited for 2020 Summer Olympics, the world is excited for 2020 Summer Olympics, but that shouldn’t stop you from being excited about 2020 Spring. We have made a list to convince you, “Why…

ArticleFeb 6

Want to Enjoy Working in Japan? HENNGE Global Internship Program Might Be The Answer.

Hi, I’m Billy, an Information Engineering student from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). I am a fan of Japanese culture so I traveled to Japan several times and did a year of exchange…

ArticleJan 31

64th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. For the first talk, Okubo gave us some tips on how…

ArticleJan 24

Doing it the HENNGE way

My name is Din. I’m a graduate student from the University of Toronto and I finished my 6 weeks internship at HENNGE from May 13 to June 21, 2019. In this short article, I will try to convince you…

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GitHubJan 15

Github Actions in Action

Github Actions is Github’s brand new CI/CD platform that lets you execute arbitrary code (actions) on their servers. It’s best for building, testing and deploying applications, but can also be used…

ArticleJan 7

HENNGE Wishes You a Fantastic 2020!

We at HENNGE would like to express our deepest gratitude to our customers, partners and to every individual who has been part of our HENNGE journey. We are looking forward to 2020, a new decade…

ArticleDec 25

Day 25 — Why Investment?

Merry Christmas, everyone! How are you spending your Christmas eve and Christmas? I was able to spend it with my family, and fortunately, our kids were able to get Christmas presents from Santa…

ArticleDec 24

Day 24 — Try, Fail, Learn, and Repeat

My name is Kenny and I am currently in my 5th year working at HENNGE. During my time here, I was able to meet a lot of great people and gain meaningful experiences both at work and leisure. I have…

ArticleDec 23

Day 23 — Art Journey : A Combination of my Passion for “Art & Traveling”

Hello, my name is Sai from Global Business Development (GBD) at HENNGE. For the 2019 Advent calendar, allow me to introduce you to the combination of my beloved passion, art & traveling. This post…

ArticleDec 22

Day 22— The Dangers of Overfitting

I have discussed trying out different trading strategies while inspired by reading books during the MTS session (a Monthly Technical Session that focuses on discussing technical topics in HENNGE)…

ArticleDec 21

Day 21 — Importance of Calorie and PFC balance

Hello everyone! Thank you for taking time to read my post! My name is Yuta Onari, and I work in the cloud sales division/global sales section as a sales member. This is a pen. For my post, I will be…

ArticleDec 20

Day 20— How I Learned Japanese

Hello, my name is Hinky. I was born and raised in China. I’ve been living in Japan for 6 years. Right after I got my master degree from Hiroshima University, I joined HENNGE for almost 3 years. I’m…

ArticleDec 19

Day 19 — Indonesian Restaurants in Tokyo

Let’s get to know where you can enjoy Indonesian cuisine in Tokyo!

ArticleDec 18

Day 18 — Looking Back on Web Summit 2019

Web Summit is a technical conference held once a year in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally started in Dublin, Ireland in 2009, the conference was moved to Lisbon after 2017, gradually expanding its scale…

ArticleDec 17

Day 17— What I’m Thinking When I’m Running

I really like running in the mountains. Is it a hobby? No, for me it’s almost like my life. Running in the mountains is, in general, called “Trail-running”. Trail-running races are held not only in…

ArticleDec 16

Day 16 — Why Not Visit Amami, ‘The Oriental Galapagos’?

Hi, I’m Shiho Kuroki in Business Transformation Team. I just joined HENNGE on November 1st, so maybe I’m the youngest member among the writers for this advent calendar.(Oh, turns out I am not…

ArticleDec 15

Day 15 — Add a little sparkle to your next craft project with electronics!

In the last 15 years, the world of electronics available to hobbyists and crafters has grown exponentially. Once something done only by nerdy types interested in making their own radios, working…

ArticleDec 14

Day 14 — A Journey to an Ergonomic Workspace

Hello, my name is Henry and I am a software engineer at HENNGE. I’d like to share a story about how my working desk evolved over time into a more ergonomic layout. I’ve been using a computer for a…

ArticleDec 13

Day 13 — Nice to See You Again, HENNGE!

Hi, I am Belle! I just joined HENNGE as a full-timer since December, 2019. Before that, I was a full-time student, part-timing at HENNGE Global Internship Program. Two years ago, I came to Japan for…

ArticleDec 12

Day 12 — Avoiding Plastic Lids & Straws for My Iced Coffee (And Other Small Sustainable Routines)

Hi, I’m Yuri and I’m the Manager of Global Talent Marketing at HENNGE. My team and I manage HENNGE’s Global Internship Program. Don’t be fooled by the name; I’m from Indonesia and have lived in…

ArticleDec 11

Day 11 — A Gentle Introduction to Crafting Coffee

I’ve never been a huge fan of coffee growing up. I always wondered why adults liked sipping on that vile bitter substance so early in the morning. Later in my teens, I started drinking coffee more…

ArticleDec 10

Day 10 — Five Natural Wonders Of Colombia

I don't know how much you know about my country, but despite the various social and political problems that it usually faces, Colombia is a geographically wonderful place, recognized worldwide…

ArticleDec 10

Day 9 — Why I Travel Alone

As I have no particular hobbies that are interesting enough to share on this blog nor any writing skills to write a long, meaningful article, I hope to share some of my travel stories along with…

ArticleDec 8

Typhoons and drifting

Drifting is the act of sliding a car, and continuing to hold that slide. But for many people, it is a hobby, a way of life, a culture, a form of expression, but most importantly, it is fun. It…

ArticleDec 7

Day 7 — How PyCon Changed My Life

What is PyCon? What are the benefits of joining PyCon? And many more aspects that you need to know about PyCon!

ArticleDec 6

Day 6 — Sculpting and Navigating through Cultures : Third Culture Kids 「海外子女」

“So, here you are, Too foreign for home, Too foreign for here Never enough for both.” -Ijeoma Umebinyuo ‘Diaspora Blues’ Have you ever stalled when someone asked you the question, “Where are…

ArticleDec 5

Day 5 — Snacking Across the Pacific: Childhood Snacks in the U.S. vs. Japan

Although all snacks are great, we each had our favourites when we were children. Back when you would go to the supermarket and stare at the racks of candy twice your height, trying to figure out…

ArticleDec 4

My Secret Job Starts from 7PM

Side project (Side Hustle) [Definition: something that you are doing aside from your main job or task] Hello HENNGE Family! Today, I will introduce you to a recent trend in the business world, a…

ArticleDec 3

9 Comedies to Watch During Your New Year Break

We have a nine-day break at the end of this year, so my best gift for you is my nine favorite comedy movies. I tried to choose from a variety of styles and types, so if you find one that you really…

ArticleDec 2

Diet, Meal Prep, and All That Jazz.

How I turned from a cotton swab to a cotton tree.

ArticleDec 1

Promoting Communication Across the Language Barrier

HENNGE is a company that encourages the hiring of diverse employees — specifically, those who come to Japan from other countries — so what does communication between employees look like? You might…

ArticleNov 30

HENNGE Advent Calendar 2019

As the temperature drops outside and we retreat into our warm sweaters, we would like to present our HENNGE Advent Calendar for 2019. An Advent calendar is a special calendar used for counting down…

ArticleNov 27

Getting to Know Each Other — Nice to Meet You, HENNGE!

I felt that this internship program attempts to make the incoming interns feel like they are part of the HENNGE family within a limited time, and from my experience, they have done so successfully

ArticleNov 22

An Essential Guide: Applying for HENNGE Global Internship Program

Want to live in Tokyo while having an immersive experience at an innovative tech company? HENNGE Global Internship Program is the perfect fit for you. Go through four stages to be eligible for the…

ArticleNov 8

4 things I wish I knew before coming to HENNGE

Having heard about a Japanese software engineering company taking interns from all over the world, I was intrigued, but healthily doubted my decision to come and intern here for the summer. With a…

ArticleOct 30

60th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Tanabe delved into Error handling in Go, which was…

ArticleOct 18

62nd Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. In a multi-tenant application, a single instance of…

ArticleOct 3

61st Monthly Technical Session (MTS) Report

Every month, HENNGE holds a mini-conference called the Monthly Technical Session (MTS for short). Members of different teams take turns giving talks with the purpose of sharing knowledge. The first…

ArticleJul 12

59th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. In this talk, Fukutomi told us about his…

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ArticleJun 20

5-week is too short for everything, but it just proves it’s a great time. (by Xizi)

Hello everyone reading this blog! My name is Xizi and I’m from China. I’m majoring in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I did the GIP internship for 5 weeks from…

ArticleJun 19

Learnings from SaaS and startup events in Europe

Hello, everyone. This is Go Nakakomi, the managing director of HENNGE Taiwan, Inc. I hope you are having good HENNGE days. The meaning of HENNGE is to challenge for the change. And, we would like to…

ArticleJun 13

58th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Xudong recounted his experience working on one of…

ArticleJun 7

57th Monthly Technical Session (MTS) Report

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini-conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and the talks are (mostly) about technology. Before entering it, he thought that he will have a…

ArticleJun 7

54th Monthly Technical Session (MTS) Report

54th Monthly Technical Session (MTS) was held on January 25th, 2019. MTS is a knowledge sharing event, in which HENNGE members present some topics and have Q&A sessions, both in English.

ArticleMay 24

Demystifying Machine Learning with Anime Characters Recognition

In this article, we will learn how interpretable machine learning works, in context of anime characters recognition.

ArticleMay 21

A World-Class Internship From A World Class Company

It’s hard to think about tech companies without thinking about overwork. People working in the endless crunch times with no time to spend outside the office. Even The Social Network has a scene where…

ArticleApr 8

Time to HENNGE(変化)! (by N.H.)

This is a blog post sharing my internship experience at HENNGE and the transformation I’ve been through. If you are looking at this blog post, there’s a high possibility that you are interested in…

ArticleApr 8

56th Monthly Technical Session

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. HENNGE One is HENNGE’s very own cloud security…

ArticleApr 3

Taking the Scenic Route

One of my favorite things in Japan has always been its walkability. I grew up in Texas where you typically need a car to get anywhere. During my internship, I was able to live in a share house close…

ArticleApr 3

55th Monthly Technical Session (MTS) Report

HENNGE’s 55th Monthly Technical Session (MTS) was held last month on February 22nd. This recurring event consists of talks given by members of different teams in the company about various topics…

ArticleApr 2

Sharing how I see the vision

Hello, everyone. This is Go Nakakomi, the managing director of HENNGE Taiwan, Inc. I hope you are having good HENNGE days. Please refer to my previous article if you don’t know the meaning of…

ArticleMar 22

Foods, HDE, and Japan (by Jason)

So, what can possibly be better than spending 7 weeks in Japan doing stuffs you are supposed to do when you graduate (coding)? This post will be about the good foods I ate, the nice places I went…

ArticleMar 20

People and Food in Tokyo (by Vitaly)

Hi, I’m Vitaly Pavlenko, I’m a software engineer from Moscow and this year I decided to do an internship at HDE to explore work and life in Tokyo. Throughout the internship I sharpened my skills in…

ArticleMar 14

【第三回のびのび新卒研修記】SaaSとは？

皆さんこんにちは。HENNGE 新卒の豊崎です。. “【第三回のびのび新卒研修記】SaaSとは？” is published by Hiroshi Toyosaki in henngeblog

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5 Reasons to Do a Mid-Career Internship at HDE (By Jennifer)

Because, why not?

ArticleFeb 27

53rd Monthly Technical Session (MTS) Report

Monthly Technical Session (MTS) is HENNGE’s mini conference. As the name implies, MTS is held monthly and its talks are (mostly) about technology. Drones are unmanned aircrafts or ships. They are…

ArticleFeb 26

A Business Trip to Thailand

I have recently graduated from the university in Finland and I am now working part-time as an assistant in Relationship Development Office (Department) in HENNGE. Last spring, I participated in…

ArticleFeb 1

Thank you, HDE GIP. You will be missed.

Effective February 1 st 2019, HDE Global Internship Program (HDE GIP) will now be known as HENNGE Global Internship Program (HENNGE GIP). Read the announcement here!

ArticleFeb 1

Thank you, HDE GIP. You will be missed.

Effective February 1 st 2019, HDE Global Internship Program (HDE GIP) will now be known as HENNGE Global Internship Program (HENNGE GIP). Read the announcement here!

ArticleJan 31

My Journey of Learning English

This year we decided to cancel our annual “Advent Calendar”, because, as you know, we announced to change the company name from HDE, Inc. to HENNGE K.K. and wondered whether we should name the…

ArticleJan 31

My Journey of Learning English

This year we decided to cancel our annual “Advent Calendar”, because, as you know, we announced to change the company name from HDE, Inc. to HENNGE K.K. and wondered whether we should name the…

ArticleJan 31

【第二回のびのび新卒研修記】クラウドセキュリティとHDE Oneとは？

皆さんこんにちは。HDE 新卒の豊崎です。. “【第二回のびのび新卒研修記】クラウドセキュリティとHDE Oneとは？” is published by Hiroshi Toyosaki in henngeblog

ArticleJan 31

【第二回のびのび新卒研修記】クラウドセキュリティとHDE Oneとは？

皆さんこんにちは。HDE 新卒の豊崎です。. “【第二回のびのび新卒研修記】クラウドセキュリティとHDE Oneとは？” is published by Hiroshi Toyosaki in henngeblog

ArticleJan 30

My Life Style Changes

Our company will change name to HENNGE from HDE on 1st Feb. The meaning of HENNGE in English is change, so today I will write a topic about changes: the changes in my daily life style . Many years…

ArticleJan 30

My Life Style Changes

Our company will change name to HENNGE from HDE on 1st Feb. The meaning of HENNGE in English is change, so today I will write a topic about changes: the changes in my daily life style . Many years…