
THE BEST PARTNER FOR PROMOTING YOUR PRODUCT IN JAPAN.
Yubiken has specialized in crowdfunding marketing and public relations since it was funded.
You won’t need to worry about creating, designing, and optimizing Makuake campaigns at all. We are here for you!

You don’t need to worry about the language barrier. Your full-time campaign manager will take care of it for you.

Your full-time campaign manager will guide your campaign from back-end coding to analytics, graphic design to copywriting, advertising, and PR.

You won’t need to respond to your supporter’s inquiries. Your full-time campaign manager will deal with it for you.

As we mentioned earlier, your full-time campaign manager will do basic marketing for your success.
A HISTORY OF SUCCESS

WHAT OUR PARTNER and CLIENTS SAY





FLSK Bottle. TOTAL SALES OF $12 MILLION!
On the third day of MAKUAKE. We’ve reached $33 million!
This was a contract with a Korean manufacturer. The timing was good, as we were in the midst of the Corona vortex, but we received support of 33 million yen and the manufacturer was very satisfied with the contract. Because the unit price was high, there were many agreements and negotiations with the manufacturer, so it was a tough exchange. It was a tough exchange. We had a great success on Makuake and the manufacturer was satisfied with our clients effort.
OVER $200,000 IN THE FIRST 6 DAYS ON MAKUAKE!
This is a manufacturer from Germany. We made an exclusive agreement online. WALDOFF is a well-known watch maker on Kickstarter and they actually raised billions of fundings on the platform. We tried very hard in order to meet their expectations in the Japanese market. As a result, we have achieved $200 thousand (¥20 million) in the first 6 days!
THREE MILLION IN THE FIRST TWO HOURS. TOTAL SALES OF $17 MILLION!
This is a manufacturer from Shanghai, China, and this manufacturer had a lot of demands, but we negotiated online and got an exclusive contract, and our client also did a good job of attracting customers in advance, and we were able to raise 3 million yen on Makuake, which is 17 million yen in total.
OVER $60,000 IN THE FIRST WEEK. TOTAL SALES OF $120,000!
This is a manufacturer from Amsterdam, Netherlands. We had an online meeting and made an exclusive agreement. This jacket had a variety of sizes and colors, which was complex and required careful planning. We were carrying out the project, along with manufacturers. As a result, we achieved to fund over $120 thousand in total and sold more than 500 pcs.
TOTAL SALES OF OVER $600,000! NOW BEING SOLD IN FAMOUS DEPARTMENT STORES IN JAPAN.
ROLLSCHLEIFER is neither a grinding stone nor a sharpener, but an entirely new “third type of sharpener” created in Germany, a country known for its precision and rigorous manufacturing. We first encountered it at “Ambiente”.
AN ULTRA-THIN RECORDER. OVER $2 MILLION IN A DAY AND A HALF.
The manufacturer was a Romanian manufacturer and it was a Kickstarter project. We entered into negotiations with the client and signed an exclusive contract with them. We received 14 million yen in funding on Makuake, and the manufacturer is very happy with it. We are still working with clients after the crowdfunding. We maintain an ongoing business relationship with manufacturers.
$10,000 IN 24 HOURS. TOTAL SALES OF $100,000!
This is a manufacturer from Hong Kong. We made an exclusive agreement online. It took longer to launch the product on Makuake than expected and that was demanding and unpredictable. But we tried harder and resulted in funding more than $100 thousand in total!
MORE THAN 1,000 BACKERS IN JUST 4 DAYS!
This is a manufacturer from Texas, US. We had a meeting and made an exclusive agreement consistently online. As this product made a great hit on Kickstarter, we were under so much pressure. But we did! We got more than 2000 backers on Makuake, which actually surpassed the number of backers on Kickstarter. The manufacture was satisfied with the achievement.
100 BACKERS IN THE FIRST 2 HOURS!
This is a manufacturer from the United States. We found this innovative product on Kickstarter and contacted the manufacture to promote it in the Japanese market. We tried hard to collect as many emails as possible during the pre-launch and that made the project start very well.
OVER $60,000 ON THE FIRST WEEK! TOTAL SALES OF OVER $95,000!
This is a manufacturer from the United States. We found this product on Kickstarter and had an online meeting with them. We tried our hardest for Pre-launch in order to collect emails of the potential backers. That made project start very well and keep going well.
1,000 BACKERS IN THE FIRST 5 HOURS! FEATURED ON A POPULAR TV PROGRAM!
This is a manufacturer from China. We made an exclusive contract online. Even though they gave us a limited period for pre-launch and campaign, we did it! We made a good plan for our success and run an advertisement intensively in a short amount of time. Our effort paid off! It was featured on a Japanese popular TV program on January 28th.
OVER $100,000 ON MAKUAKE! IT’S GOING TO SURPASS TOTAL SALES OF INDIEGOGO
This is a manufacturer from the US. We found this product on Indiegogo and made an exclusive agreement online. We have achieved our funding goal in the first 10 mins and surpassed $100,000, which is going to surpass total sales of Indiegogo. They are satisfied with this outcome.
WHAT DO WE DO?

We strive for innovation even in the most common conventions.

We take pride in creative design that is never lost in translation.

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We strive for innovation even in the most common conventions.

We take pride in creative design that is never lost in translation.

Use our powerful admin system to manage your tasks.

Contact our support team if there is an issue with your site.
Order our service to take one step ahead to success!
ABOUT US


Hideaki Otake
YUBIKEN GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION Carpe Diem Inc President & CEO
A leading authority on product sales-based crowdfunding in Japan and an official Makuake evangelist.
With extensive experience, we have successfully produced over 1,200 crowdfunding projects, achieving a total funding of more than 3 billion yen.
Key Achievements
- Trade Business: 15 years of experience running a successful trading company.
- Consulting: Over 12 years as an import business consultant in Japan.
- Official Partnerships: Collaborating with Makuake, CAMPFIRE, and GREEN FUNDING.
- Awards:
Makuake Best Partner Award (2019)
CAMPFIRE Best Partner Award (2023, 2024) - Publications: Author of four business books with total sales exceeding 30,000 copies.
- Retail Partnerships: Trusted relationships with Amazon, Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera, Hands, Loft, and others.
- E-commerce Expertise: Proven success on platforms like Amazon, Rakuten, and Yahoo! Shopping. Dedicated to driving innovation and success in crowdfunding and e-commerce in Japan.

Publication

Hideaki Otake’s official website
https://hideaki-otake.com/
YUBIKEN GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION
942 WIN AOYAMA 2-2-15, MINAMIAOYAMA MINATO-KU, TOKYO
https://yubi-ken.com/
PARTNER

Kazuma Hayashi
SAATS Inc & ELITERS Inc. Founder & CEO
- Founder and CEO of SAATS Inc that is the solution provider for eBay and Amazon merchants in Japan since 2008.
- Founder and CEO of ELITERS Inc that helps international manufacturers entering to the Japanese market by starting from crowdfunding marketing followed by B2C and B2B sales activity.
- Cross-Border Trade Expert
- eBay Certified Consultant since 2010.

- Became an exclusive distributor for the eBay analytic software called TERAPEAK in 2009 for 8 years until it was acquired by eBay in 2018.
- Provide a multi-channel listing and order management software, SAATS Commerce since 2014.
- Published the book about how to start eBay business.
- Supported over 250 crowdfunding projects launched in the role of negotiating with manufacturers for agreement terms.
SAATS Inc : https://saats.jp/
ELITERS Inc : https://en.eliters.jp/