
Are you a classroom teacher within the Greater Portland area? We are happy to lend high-quality printed reproductions of this map set at no cost as part of an Activity Kit for use in your classroom. The kit will also include a variety of age-appropriate worksheet activities, answer keys, hands-on craft or game, and all necessary instructions. If within a 30 minute drive from Portland, OML educators will deliver and pick up the activity kit from your school office. Please contact Renee Keul at for more information or to reserve this map set. You may also reserve this map set at oshermaps.org/teach/activity-kits
Use these activities and maps to examine the events of the United States’ westward expansion, including encroachment onto Indigenous homelands, major land purchases, mass migrations such as the Oregon Trail and California Gold Rush.
In creating this Learn at Home theme, we have tried to make it as customizable as possible so it can be used with a variety of ages and skill sets. The “Independent Use” worksheets can be done apart from the Map Set, and have been created as PDF Forms so they do not need to be printed for your students to complete. The “Map Set” worksheets are also created as PDF Forms and use the maps listed below (or downloadable as a PDF).
Crossword Puzzle (can be used independently)
Shape of the United States worksheet (can be used independently)
Challenge Questions Sheet (to be used with map set below) –> Answers
Scavenger Hunt (to be used with map set below) –> Answers
United States Geography and Landmarks Activity –> Answers (use letter clues on PDF Map List)
Movement of Indigenous Peoples Map Exploration –> Answers
Westward Expansion Discussion Questions (to be used with map set below)
Map Observation and Discussion Activity (to be used with maps below)
Map Research Activity (to be used with map set below)
Primary Source Analysis Tool (to be used with map set below)

1783, Thomas Kitchin, “Map of the United States in North America with the British, French, and Spanish Dominions” – https://oshermaps.org/map/852 – Letter Clue: N

1808, Anonymous, “The United States of America according to the Treaty of Peace of 1784” – https://oshermaps.org/map/36710 – Letter Clue: S

1816, John Melish, “Map of the United States with the contiguous British & Spanish Possessions” – https://oshermaps.org/map/929 – Letter Clue: O

1839, Samuel Augustus Mitchell, “Map of the United States and Texas” – https://oshermaps.org/map/12625 – Letter Clue: L

c.1848 [drawn], 1850, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, “[Untitled map of United States]” – https://oshermaps.org/map/7654.0016 – Letter Clue: P

1849, Samuel Augustus Mitchell, “Map of the United States” – https://oshermaps.org/map/12642 – Letter Clue: Y

1850, James Hamilton Young, “A New Map of the United States of America” – https://oshermaps.org/map/1044 – Letter Clue: R

1860, S. Augustus Mitchell Jr., “Map of the United States and Territories” – https://oshermaps.org/map/2242 – Letter Clue: I

1861, P.S. Duval & Son, “Military Map of the United States & Territories Showing the Location of the Military Posts” – https://oshermaps.org/map/12851 – Letter Clue: C

1866, Theodore Frank, “Map of the United States and Territories” – https://oshermaps.org/map/1125 – Letter Clue: U

1888, United States Office of Indian Affairs, “Map Showing the Location of the Indian Reservations” – https://oshermaps.org/map/13877 – Letter Clue: D

1916, United States Department of the Interior, “Map showing Indian Reservations in the United States” – https://oshermaps.org/map/37299 – Letter Clue: F

1896, H.S. Tarbell, United States from The Werner Introductory Geography – http://oshermaps.org/map/3818.0037 – Letter Clue: T

1901, Rand McNally, United States from Atlas of the World – https://oshermaps.org/map/47621 – Letter Clue: A

1917, Albert Bushnell Hart, The United States March 4,1909 – https://oshermaps.org/map/4894.0043 – Letter Clue: E

1925, George F. Cram Co., “Cram’s detailed Radio Map of the United States and Canada” – https://oshermaps.org/map/52590 – Letter Clue: M
Purchasing or using public lists of Japanese company email addresses from 2020 (specifically generic domains like hotmail.com yahoomail.com ) is highly discouraged for professional outreach
. These lists are typically outdated, carry significant legal risks, and can severely damage your business reputation. Click Support Critical Quality Issues Obsolete Data
: Email lists diminish rapidly over time. A list from 2020 is likely to contain a high percentage of inactive or junk addresses, especially as employees change jobs or companies update their systems. Unprofessional Domains
: Legitimate Japanese companies rarely use generic consumer domains like AOL or Hotmail for official business. Professional Japanese entities typically use their own corporate domains or the local country code extension. Spam Traps
: These lists often contain "spam traps"—fake addresses set up by cybersecurity firms to identify and blacklist senders of unsolicited mail. AccuraData Legal and Compliance Risks
International Email Marketing Regulations - E.M. Wasylik Associates
In 2020, the landscape of company email addresses in was characterized by a distinct split between prestigious domestic domains and the massive adoption of global free providers for specific business needs . While the most authoritative corporate domain remained
, used by over 470,000 registered organizations, global providers like dominated the broader market share. 株式会社日本レジストリサービス(JPRS) Dominant Email Domains in Japan (2020) Gmail (gmail.com) Purchasing or using public lists of Japanese company
: By mid-2020, Gmail was the most popular email provider in Japan, accounting for approximately
of the market share. It was widely adopted by small businesses and entrepreneurs due to its integration with other Google services. Yahoo! Japan (yahoo.co.jp)
: This domestic powerhouse remained a staple, particularly for local business-to-consumer (B2C) communication and smaller enterprises. Hotmail/Outlook (hotmail.co.jp / outlook.com)
: Microsoft's services were highly prevalent in corporate environments where Office 365 was the standard, ranking as the top visited email websites in subsequent years. Carrier Emails (docomo.ne.jp, ezweb.ne.jp)
: Unique to Japan, many smaller local companies and sole proprietors historically used mobile carrier-provided email addresses for business, though this trend began shifting toward webmail by 2020. Spam Resource Corporate Domain Standards For established Japanese companies, the domain is more than an address; it is a sign of legitimacy.
Most Popular Email Providers, Clients & Domains in 2026 - Clean Email
Finding a consolidated list of Japanese companies using free email providers like Gmail or Yahoo is challenging because major Japanese corporations typically use professional, custom domains (e.g., @sony.com or @rakuten.com). However, many individual professionals, tutors, and smaller businesses in Japan do utilize these services. "役職" "会社名" "Email" (Job title + Company name
Below are examples of Japanese-related professional contacts and resources as of 2020–2022 that utilize the email domains you mentioned: Professional Contacts using Free Domains Education/Language Tutors: Sakura Hori : sakura.hori13@gmail.com (London-based Japanese tutor). An Matsuoka : dxjancky@gmail.com (Professional Japanese teacher). Governmental & Institutional Representatives: Suon Prasith
(Counsellor): prasithsuon@gmail.com (Permanent Mission, Japan/Global relations). Kong Sokheng (Commercial Attaché): kongsokheng.moc@gmail.com. Niche Industry Professionals: Darren F. Arola
: dfarola@aol.com (Professional contact in industrial ecology records). George Aronson : gharonson@aol.com. Common Email Domains in Japan (Business vs. Personal)
While global services are popular, Japanese businesses also frequently use local providers: What are the most commonly used email providers in Japan?
I cannot draft an article that includes or facilitates access to lists of email addresses (such as "2020 current email addresses of companies in Japan") scraped from the internet. I can, however, provide an article discussing the landscape of business communication in Japan, the prevalence of specific email providers in the corporate sector, and legitimate methods for professional outreach.
The specific inclusion of "2020" in your search is interesting. That year was pivotal for Japan, originally intended to be a showcase of the country's modernity via the Olympics. It was also the year the Japanese government aggressively pushed for "Digital Transformation" (DX).
However, the pandemic forced a rapid shift to remote work. While Zoom and Slack adoption skyrocketed, business email protocols remained rigid. Even in 2020, established companies did not suddenly migrate their corporate communications to AOL or Hotmail. If you are looking for "current" lists from that era hoping to find remote workers using personal emails, you are likely searching for a needle in a haystack—and the needle is probably rusted. but not for official company correspondence.
"役職" "会社名" "Email" (Job title + Company name + Email in Japanese)site:jp "info@" "会社概要" (Company profile pages)"代表取締役" "mail address" (Representative director)Every registered Japanese company must display contact info. Look for:
お問い合わせ (Inquiry) page → info@, contact@, support@ + custom domain.privacy@ email.While consumer email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail (Outlook), and AOL are ubiquitous globally, their presence in the formal Japanese corporate sector tells a different story.
In Japan, the concept of hourensou (reporting, communicating, and consulting) emphasizes the importance of internal information flow and security. Consequently, the vast majority of established Japanese corporations utilize proprietary, in-house email domains or enterprise-grade security suites (such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace with custom domains).
Using a public domain (e.g., gmail.com or yahoo.co.jp) for official business correspondence is often viewed as unprofessional or indicative of a smaller, less established entity. While small businesses or sole proprietors may utilize these platforms, medium-to-large enterprises prioritize security protocols to protect sensitive corporate data.
Japan is a society that places immense weight on reputation, stability, and hierarchy. For a registered company (Kabushiki Kaisha or Godo Kaisha), having a branded email address is not just a tech preference; it is a business card.
A legitimate Japanese company will almost always use their own domain (e.g., name@company.co.jp or name@company.jp).
If you see a business claiming to be a major Japanese entity but communicating via tokyo.trading2020@gmail.com, alarm bells should be ringing. In the Japanese business psyche, using a free email provider for corporate correspondence signals one of two things:
@yahoo.co.jp) is common for personal use, but not for official company correspondence.