Japanese “Open for Business” Button

A red square button with the white Japanese characters “営業中” (eigyo-chū) meaning “open for business.”

The 🈺 Japanese “Open for Business” Button emoji signals that a shop or service is open. It’s often found on storefront signs in Japan. In online use, it can be literal for businesses or figurative for announcing availability, such as “I’m online” or “I’m ready.”

• Represents business or store openings.
• Used literally for commercial contexts and figuratively for personal availability.
• Can indicate readiness to start something.