Service - Japan Partnership Holdings

ADVERTISING

Get Featured in Metropolis

Our flagship publication, Metropolis, has been a mainstay of the international community in Japan for more than 27 years. Serving as a bridge between Japan and the world, Metropolis magazine and metropolisjapan.com are the go-to platforms to help brands build a connection with English-speaking residents and tourists in Japan, spreading your message, expanding your reach and boosting your sales.

Marketplace

Looking to start small with your advertising? Target your message to English speakers in Tokyo by featuring a brand image, contact information and services in 100 words on our Marketplace page. Dedicated to supporting small and local business owners, your ad in Marketplace will reach over 10,000 locations in the Tokyo and the Kanto region.

Advertorial

Our writers can transform your story and the message you want to convey into an engaging advertorial feature on our website and in our quarterly print magazine. Your advertorial feature can be shared with our 60,000+ monthly online readers and seamlessly blend into our magazine’s layout in half-page, full-page or even multiple-page formats.

Metropolis Online

Connect with over 65,000 readers per month at metropolisjapan.com, the go-to site for Japan’s international community. Lifestyle, culture, arts, events and more, our online community trusts us to keep them up-to-date with the latest news and stories on everything from new businesses and English-speaking services to the latest events happening in the capital. Work with our native-English speaking team to deliver your story to our readership.

FAQ

MARKETING

Are you ready to launch your product abroad? We ensure your message and strategy are properly formulated and positioned for the most efficient, tailored outreach — even for complex situations such as foreign companies exporting to Japan or Japanese companies expanding internationally.

PRINTING SERVICE

We are the only Japan-based team to offer on-demand printing services in native English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and other languages, all with a fast turnaround. We print everything from complex multilingual print magazines to business cards, pamphlets, tickets, T-shirts and more. Need help getting started with design? Or are you ready to distribute your work around the country? We can handle the whole process, from creating your document for print to distributing across Japan.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Our multinational creative team helps you build your brand’s identity, whether you’re starting from scratch and launching your business in Japan, or are looking to rebrand your image. With everything from logo design to the color palettes of your site and feel of your business cards, work with our team to develop a brand that consumers in Japan will admire and recognize.

WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN

Our international web designers work closely with our clients to either build their site from scratch or give their current site a welcome revamp and update. We focus on the latest technology and SEO trends to deliver mobile-friendly, responsive sites that are not only easy to use and up-to-date but are also visually impactful and tailored to your business’ brand and needs.

CONTENT CREATION

When it comes to communication, it’s both great design and quality content that leads to success. Our expert editors, writers and translators collaborate closely with you and our designers to create content that places you above the competition—whether your target is domestic or international. From written content to multimedia assets and language targeting, we have all the ingredients to put real substance and a perfect tone behind your message, all in perfect grammar and on-brand tone.

Video Production

72% of customers say they would rather learn about a product or service by way of video, so having solid video production is key for any marketing or branding efforts. Set your story into motion and increase your audience reach with our international team of highly-skilled videographers and editors.

Photography

Modern consumers are increasingly visually-orientated—your brand deserves to shine and visuals are key to its success. Our photographers help you immediately grab your audience’s attention with the most impactful photography to represent your brand, your products and/or services.

SNS

From auditing your current social media presence to building your channels and connecting you with international influencers essential to your brand, we help you create engaging content that transforms your platforms into powerful marketing tools and sales funnels.

Work with influencers

Engage with your ideal target audience and amplify your brand’s message by working with key Japan-based influencers. We’ll introduce you to our influencer network, so they can introduce you to thousands of their followers to share your story across their platforms.

Social media consulting

Social media is simply too big for your business to miss out on. Want to launch social media in Japan but don’t know where to start? Or you have a social media presence but you don’t know how to transform it into a growing marketing tool? Our social media experts work closely with clients to develop tailored strategies to tap into the potential of social media.

Content creation

Our team of bilingual writers and translators know what makes effective and engaging social media captions and content, whether that’s on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. Translate your content into multiple languages and reach wider social media users with our social media content creation team.

Facebook and Instagram Advertising

We’ll help you plan, launch and run successful Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns, making sure you not only reach the perfect audience’s social media feeds, but that they fall in love with your brand, remember your name and convert into real customers.

TRANSLATION

You might know exactly what you want to say in your own language, but does it have the same impact in another? With our professional translators and editors, who are native speakers of Japanese, English, Chinese, and more, you’ll never lose the tone or power of your message. We assist our clients in translating everything from bilingual websites and blog articles to subtitles and social media captions, and beyond.

EVENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Known for hosting one of Tokyo’s biggest and longest-running annual Halloween parties, the Metropolis Magazine Halloween Party, JPH has the skills and connections required to orchestrate events of any size. Our long-standing relationships with local venues, suppliers, artists, DJs and speakers have helped us to host music events, parties, seminars and exhibitions of various shapes and sizes over the past three decades.

PUBLISHING

Using our expertise in print media, we have provided publishing services to a wide variety of domestic and international clients. From business publications to tourism magazines and brochures, we can help publish your information to your chosen audience in your chosen language.