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SIJIHIVE is a Tokyo-based marketing localization and content agency helping international brands connect with Japanese audiences through culturally relevant communication.
Beyond Translation
We believe successful localization is about more than replacing words. It is about understanding the cultural context, audience expectations, and business objectives behind every message.
Our specialty is marketing translation and transcreation: transforming global brand messages into compelling, natural Japanese content while preserving their original intent and identity.
Our Services
We provide end-to-end language and content solutions, including:
- Marketing translation, transcreation, and copywriting
- Website, software UI, and e-commerce localization
- PR, advertising, and social media content
- Multilingual SEO and content marketing
- Video scripts, presentations, and sales materials
- Bilingual business communication and Japan market entry support
Our Experience
Founded in 2018 in Tokyo, SIJIHIVE works with a network of professionals. Around 80% of our clients are based outside Japan.
Our experience spans beauty, fashion, technology, travel, hospitality, finance, and entertainment.
Projects include product messaging for global beauty and sportswear brands, social media campaigns for an international airline, email marketing for a French cosmetics brand, and website development for hospitality and professional services businesses.
Our team brings together Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean (and more) language expertise with firsthand international experience.
Our Philosophy
We see ourselves as communication tailors, shaping every message to fit its audience, culture, and purpose.
Our goal is simple: help international brands sound natural, relevant, and compelling in Japan—not merely translated.
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Min project size
$1,000+
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Hourly rate
Undisclosed
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Employees
10 - 49
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Year founded
Founded 2018
Service Lines
- Translation
- 45%
- Language Interpretation
- 5%
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Industries
- Information technology
- 30%
- Consumer products & services
- 20%
- Financial services
- 15%
- Hospitality & leisure
- 15%
- Business services
- 5%
- Media
- 5%
- Medical
- 5%
- Retail
- 5%
Clients
- Midmarket ($10M - $1B)
- 40%
- Enterprise (>$1B)
- 30%
- Small Business (<$10M)
- 30%
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Our Story
SIJIHIVE was founded in Tokyo in 2018 by Satoko Shimooka, who worked at an IT venture company before going independent in 2012. We specialize in marketing translation, which is different from ordinary translation: the goal is content that works for readers in the target market. About 80% of our clients are overseas companies, and our key members all have overseas experience. Our motto is “Beyond Words, Bridging Cultures.”
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