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translated to english, you will find in the page: Establishment: April 1, 2009

the only reason i would consider this real at all is because "Japan", but i can't buy this

this must be an (enjoyable) work of fiction

I googled the Japanese name of the company and there are Yahoo Q&A threads about if it's awkward etc. so it is very real.

The fiscal year in Japan starts April 1st, no relation to April fool's day. I live in Japan and have seen ads for these kinds of services, this is very real.

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