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ENGLISH-SPEAKING AGENCY IN TOKYO
Digital marketing in Japan, in English
UCWORLD is a Tokyo-based marketing agency. We help your business get found in Japan, and we work with you in English — on Google Maps, in Google and Yahoo! JAPAN search, and in AI answers.
OUR SERVICES
Five ways we help you win search in Japan
MEO (Google Maps)
Google Business Profile optimization, review replies, photos and posts, and keyword design. We can manage chains with hundreds of locations at once.
Price on request
SEO
We analyze your site and your competitors, build a strategy, write clear instructions and check the work. Rank tracking is shared with you. Article writing and rewrites are available.
Price on request
Search Suggestions
Get your company or service name shown in Google and Yahoo! JAPAN autocomplete. Some keywords appear in as little as 3 days.
Price on request
Negative Keyword Suppression
Stop harmful autocomplete such as "scam" next to your name, on Google and Yahoo! JAPAN. We do not delete reviews or articles, and results are not guaranteed.
From ¥30,000 / keyword / month · No initial fee
AI Search (AIO / LLMO)
Be cited in AI answers through four levers: backlinks, MEO, suggestions and SEO. We test with real AI questions and report monthly.
From ¥400,000 / month · 6–12 months
CASE STUDIES
Results from our clients in Japan
NEGATIVE KEYWORDS · SERVICE COMPANY
Removed in about 1 week
A negative autocomplete next to the company name stopped showing about one week after we started.
NEGATIVE KEYWORDS · BEAUTY CLINIC
No return for 6+ months
Cleared within a few weeks, and it has not come back for more than six months.
NEGATIVE KEYWORDS · PAINTING CONTRACTOR
Removed in about 1 month
The negative suggestion disappeared roughly one month after we started.
SEO · SECURITY COMPANY
About 1,000 keywords on page one
Search traffic reached about 120% of the previous year.
SEARCH SUGGESTIONS · COMPANY IN THAILAND
Working with a company outside Japan
We run search suggestion work for a company based in Thailand, and the project is ongoing.
WHY UCWORLD
A Japanese team that knows Japanese search
Google and Yahoo! JAPAN
Our suggestion and suppression services cover both engines your customers in Japan use.
Tokyo and Sapporo
Head office in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, with a branch in Sapporo.
Led by an internet veteran
CEO Nobuaki Chatani launched a used-car export marketplace at carview (SoftBank Group), worked at Rakuten, and has led Car PDM since 2013.
HOW IT WORKS
From first message to monthly report
STEP 1
Contact
Tell us about your business and goals through the form.
STEP 2
Hearing
We review your current search results and listings.
STEP 3
Proposal & quote
A plan and price for the services that fit.
STEP 4
Start & report
We run the work and report results every month.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
No. We stop negative words from appearing in search suggestions. We do not delete reviews or articles, and results are not guaranteed.
It depends on the keyword. In our cases, negative suggestions disappeared in about one week to one month, and some new suggestions appear in as little as 3 days.
Negative keyword suppression starts at ¥30,000 per keyword per month with no initial fee. AI search (AIO / LLMO) starts at ¥400,000 per month. Other services are quoted individually.
Yes. We work with companies outside Japan that want to reach customers in Japan, and with foreign-owned businesses in Japan. Communication and monthly reports are in English. For companies outside Japan, fees are paid in advance.
Let's talk about your search results in Japan
Send us a message through the form. We reply in English within 2 business days.
Contact us (English form)