Japanese Search Engine Relationship Chart

Major Japanese Search Engines and Directories

Do you need to search in Japanese, but are tired of getting the same results from all your searches regardless of which engine or directory you use?
This may be because a few of the same companies are providing results to many different search portals.
Educate yourself for a better, more efficient search.
(Usage Bonus: After you've memorized (you don't really have to) where the major engines and directories get their results from, feel free to use this chart as a portal to get to the search engine of your choice by clicking on the engine/directory icon.)