Words delivered from across the seas
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We are World Writer X. We team up with Japanese writers across the globe to conduct market research and source creative content locally.
It's not just about words; it's about experiences, emotions, and making a statement.

     
Words delivered from across the seas
Global content creation unleashed

About Us

Converting
the
FIVE senses
into words

Points of view nurtured through local experiences. Five senses stimulated by local cultures and customs. We are able to deliver authentic stories that resonate with your target audience based on the interactions with real people and real experiences.

Solutions

Global content
creation unleashed
01 One on One hearing 02 Contents Creative 03 Translation 04 UX / SEO Research
01One on One hearing

1-2 hour remote interview sessions with our writers who live overseas or possess a wide network for collecting intel - whether it's about the local economy, trends, offbeat travel destinations or points of view. To maximize efficiency, you may fill in our pre-interview questionnaire.

Deliverables
  • Hearing Sheet
  • Minutes after Interview
02Global Contents Creative

World Writer X Team and writers and photographers living overseas cooperate to plan and produce content such as local columns, reports, and company examples.

※Writers who can cover the story can be consulted.

Examples of Supported Content
  • Local Column
  • Reports
  • Corporate Interview
  • Research
03Global Translation

Translate original content at native level (Japanese to/from English, Japanese to/from Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), etc.). Multilingualism at the same quality creates content assets that can be leveraged in any country. For multilingual sites, it is also possible to produce content in multiple languages with one interview.

Examples of Supported Content

Deliverables
  • Multilingual Content
04Grobal SEO Research

We conduct SEO keyword research and design according to user behavior in each country. You can also support global PR by working with PR people who are well versed in global affairs and have connections.

Deliverables
  • SEO Competitive Research
  • SEO Keyword Design
  • Heuristic Analysis
  • UX Design
  • Planning and implementation of PR measures

We provide solutions
to challenges like these

Wanting to communicate about a given country without any local network in that country

Wanting to stand out with undiscovered locations and experiences

Needing local flare, quality content, and copywriting

Maximizing your ROI without breaking the bank on travel expenses

Why World Writer X?

Three Features of
World Writer X
01 Quality 02 Network 03 Cost

01Quality

Meet our squad of editors, the brains behind top-notch campaigns and quality content.

Meet our squad of editors,
the brains behind top-notch campaigns and quality content.

We offer subscription-based services providing high-quality content strategy and creation. With our experienced editors, quality is assured.

02Network

Our local residents and travel writers absorb the local culture with their five senses.

Our local residents and travel writers absorb the local culture
with their five senses.

Our writers reside all over the world - from the US mainland to Hawaii, China and many Asian nations, as well as our travelling writers who are light on their feet.

Global Members

Global Members

Aika Shimada
島田愛加
Musician/researcher/writer living in Brazil, working as a South American cultural researcher and publisher in Sao Paulo. He writes for the media, contributes to disc guides, interprets Brazilian artists, and explains Japanese CDs. In June 2020, he opened the website "South American Music 365 Days," and in August of the same year, he started contributing to the Newsweek Japan edition of "World Voice." In July 2021, he established the Brazilian Music Laboratory. In 2022, she and her husband, the poet Caio Bruno Diaz, founded the publishing company Devir Poesia e Prosa, which publishes books in Portuguese.
Yukio Yanagisawa
柳沢有紀夫
Born in 1964 (Showa 39). He graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Keio University. After working as a copywriter for a foreign advertising agency for 12 years, the family of 5 moved to Brisbane, Australia. I am in charge of the Overseas Writers Club, a group of Japanese writers living overseas. He is the author of "Are the Japanese really the "hated people of the world"?," "Dozuzo de Nihongo," "The Earthling in Trouble," "Overseas Nobinobi Royzei Lifestyle Recommendation," "Let's Quit the Company and Live Overseas," "Why don't you live in Australia?," "How to Live in Gokuraku Australia," etc.
Shigeki Mori
森茂樹
Born in Osaka in 1972. After graduating from university, he joined Kadokawa Inc., a publishing and film company known for its anime series Evangelion. He worked as a reporter for the TV magazine "The Television" and an editor for the information magazine "Kansai Walker." He also worked as a reporter for the Yomiuri TV Public Relations Department, as an advertising production director for a major travel agency subsidiary, and as a public relations officer for a computer technical school. In 2007, he moved permanently to Sydney to work as a reporter and editor for the Australian Japanese-language newspaper, "Australia-Japan Press." He currently works as a web creator, marketing and advertising advisor, translator, editor and writer. The father of one child.
Yusuke Kamimura
神村優介
He was born in Hikari City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. After graduating from the Department of Information and Electronic Engineering at Tokuyama National College of Technology, he joined Sega Toys Co., Ltd. In charge of planning, development, production and marketing of interior toys for adults. Produced a hit product, "Homestar Aqua," a home planetarium that can be used in the bath, shipping 150,000 units a year. After being in charge of planning for Anpanman toys, he became independent and founded ShapeWin Co., Ltd. at the age of 24 (in his 6th term in April 2016). They provide media exposure and Internet promotion focusing on support for startup public relations. He has many media exposure records such as World Business Satellite of TV Tokyo, Nikkei MJ and Yahoo! Topics.
Natsumi Ishikawa
石川なつみ
Living in Toronto, Canada | Adult Graduate Student (Media Communication) | Child Care Overseas for Ages 1 & 3 | Media 10 (Cross-Media Publishing Book Editor → Yomiuri Shimbun Reporter →LINE News Editor) | Keio University Graduate School | Kanetsugu | Canadian Permanent Residency | Member of Keio University KMD & 24/25 exchange between Portugal and Canada.
Yoshie Natori
名取由恵
English writer/translator/English drama lover. His life's work is studying British entertainment, British culture and British people. He was born in Tokyo. He contributes articles on the latest information, entertainment and lifestyle in Britain to Japanese media and information magazines for Japanese living in Britain.
Sawabon
岩田デノーラ砂和子（さわぼん）
Local coordinator/editorial writer/interpreter. After graduating from Keio University, he joined Recruit Co., Ltd. and became a freelancer. He moved to Rome in 2001 and has been based in Palermo, the capital of Sicily, since 2010. In addition to disseminating local information through women's magazines, guidebooks, and the web, I coordinate for Japanese media such as TV. There are many books related to Italy. He loves dogs.
Nanako Akiyoshi
穐吉なな子
Graduated with a Master's in War Studies from King's College London. Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2007, where the main responsibilities were external public relations and branding. Experienced in building the PR functions of a subsidiary from zero to one and served in corporate planning. After leaving Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2015, participated in launching the Branch of a health tech Startup in Singapore and went on a solo assignment to Singapore with a five-year-old child. Founded the strategic public relations consulting firm JAYID in 2018.
Satomi Kadokawa
門川理美
Joined a major manufacturer as a new graduate. Worked on product planning of IT services for BtoB business. He moved to Singapore in December 2021 due to his family's relocation. She gave birth to her first child in June and is now struggling to raise her children. My hobby is eating around. He likes to record the prices and impressions of food stalls and restaurants on Instagram.
Toshiharu Kuruma
車俊治
To tell you my background, I spent about 16 years in Japan and about 3 years in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam working for several IT companies. After that, I became a digital nomad during the COVID-19 pandemic and moved to Tbilisi, Georgia, where I now work as an IT freelancer as a web marketer and web consultant.
Satoru Tabuchi
田渕智
I had six and a half years of experience as a public servant in Japan, and about three years of experience as a corporate salesperson for a Japanese company and a local company in Singapore. After that, he moved to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and after many ups and downs, he changed his job to a certain Japanese megabank. After working there for about 2 years, I became independent and started a consulting company to support business expansion. 2023 is my 5th term and my 8 years of emigration to Vietnam. At the same time as consulting business for expansion into Vietnam, I am supporting back office and human resource recruitment of Japanese companies and also working as a web writer.
Takeshi Nishigawa
西側赳史
"Creating a New History for Latin America and Japan and Enriching People's Lives" President of Encounter Japan Inc. Executive officer of island company based in Koshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. Soccer boys - > pizza shop in the US - > quoit thrower in Morocco - > jazz in Cuba - > general trading company - > homeless curry - > starting a business.
Satoru Tabuchi
田渕智
I had six and a half years of experience as a public servant in Japan, and about three years of experience as a corporate salesperson for a Japanese company and a local company in Singapore. After that, he moved to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and after many ups and downs, he changed his job to a certain Japanese megabank. After working there for about 2 years, I became independent and started a consulting company to support business expansion. 2023 is my 5th term and my 8 years of emigration to Vietnam. At the same time as consulting business for expansion into Vietnam, I am supporting back office and human resource recruitment of Japanese companies and also working as a web writer.
Mariko Jin
神真理子
After working at a radio station and newspaper company as a new graduate, she moved to Thailand in April 2022 when she got married. Now I am independent and work in Japan full remotely from Bangkok, Thailand. I start working from 7:00 due to the time difference of 2 hours. Every day is like "the early bird catches the worm."
Yukari Yamamoto
山本ゆかり
Web designer, coder. Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1994. She graduated from Gakushuin Women's College. After working for several production companies, he became independent. In 2022, he studied for about 1 year at Hanyang University in Seoul. He currently lives alone in Dongdaemun, Korea on a working holiday visa.
Kumar Minami
クマール・みな美（くまーる・みなみ）
After working as a magazine editor, he moved to Hong Kong in 2018 after working as PR/Marketing Manager for The Ritz-Carlton Osaka. In addition to working as a PR consultant at the Hong Kong branch of a major PR agency in Japan, he has gained experience as a freelancer writing for the luxury travel magazine "Claire Traveler" and the website for business owners run by the Asahi Shimbun "Tsuginojidai," as well as bilingual copywriting for foreign hotels. He returned to Japan in 2023 and established a bilingual PR agency, Office Robin, based in Osaka. Responsible for PR and marketing for a wide range of brands, including some of the world's leading hotel groups.
Mayu Abe
Mayu Abe（ほぺまゆ）
Blogger living in Spain. I quit a big company and went to Spain alone. With zero Spanish and English, he worked alone on the Barcelona soccer team and gained management experience as a Hopeiro. He also co-authored a book about his trip to Spain, which contains many articles and photos.
Yasutaka Iwata
岩田康孝
He came to the United States at a young age and graduated at the top of his class in linguistics at San Diego State University. After that, he gained various experiences as an interpreter at a non-profit organization and the U.S. Marine Corps, and moved to Switzerland, where the global HQ of major corporations is located. Currently working in corporate public relations at Japan Tobacco International, he is involved in a wide range of areas, including strategic planning for digital communications such as the web and SNS, and content production. An editor who always puts the reader first, not only in Japanese but also in English, focusing on the ease and beauty of language.
Kayo Osumi
大角佳代
In 2016, he started working as a local employee in India. Since then, he has been using the Internet to disseminate information on a wide range of topics, including life and business in India. After returning to Japan in 2018, he joined Mercari Co., Ltd., and was in charge of onboarding and employment support for Indian engineers who graduated from IIT and overseas engineers. In 2022, he was responsible for local marketing when the engineering development base in Bengaluru was established. YouTube and X continue to provide information for businessmen who are interested in India. As a radio personality, I have many business celebrities as guests on my show # Tabataba every Wednesday at 22:00.
Ritsuko Matsumoto
松本律子
After working in Japan in advertising production and magazine editing, she moved to Hawaii, which she loved, when she got married in 2000. After serving as editor-in-chief of a local Japanese media, he became independent. He currently works as a freelance editor/writer in Hawaii. After living in Hawaii for more than 20 years, I am exploring the charms of Hawaii that I don't know yet. Coffee lover and ukulele lover (listening specialty). SNS also sends out random information about Hawaii.
Mari Katakura
片倉真理
A writer and coordinator living in Taiwan. Engaged in the writing and planning of magazines and books. His literary works include "Taiwan Traveler's Atlas" and "Taiwan Tanken" (both by Wedge). The series "& Taiei" in the magazine "& Premium" is now five years old. CREA Web also has a series on Taiwan souvenirs. He currently lives in Taipei but dreams of living in the South someday.
Nanako Akiyoshi
穐吉なな子
Graduated with a Master's in War Studies from King's College London. Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2007, where the main responsibilities were external public relations and branding. Experienced in building the PR functions of a subsidiary from zero to one and served in corporate planning. After leaving Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2015, participated in launching the Branch of a health tech Startup in Singapore and went on a solo assignment to Singapore with a five-year-old child. Founded the strategic public relations consulting firm JAYID in 2018.
Yota Nakamura
中村洋太
Travel writer, travel essayist, writer, model. Born in Yokosuka in 1987. Graduated from Waseda University, worked as an overseas tour conductor and travel magazine editor, and became a freelancer. They travel 1,200 km from Tokyo to Hakata on foot and 10,000 km around the world by bicycle. He wrote a series of travelogues for Asahi Shimbun Digital. It runs a "Writer Consultation" program to train novice writers to become professionals, and has taught about 100 writers so far. She has been to 41 countries, including France, Dubai, Finland and Australia.
Tsubasa Yasuda
ヤスダツバサ（Number X, Inc.）
Number X, Inc. CEO/DeeTeller, Inc. CCO. As a web producer, project manager and growth hacker at a design consulting firm, he has been engaged in the production of owned media, websites and content for companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Since 2018, he has been engaged in project management, growth hacking and editing of owned media as a deputy editor in the public relations department of SoftBank Corporation.
Asako Ueno
上野朝子
Born in Kagoshima Prefecture and raised in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. From 1993 to 2008, he ran an imported goods store "Southern Accents" in Chigasaki. He also published books on American antiques and interiors. In addition, he directed the interior and restaurants of the hot spring inn "Yudoan" in Yamagata Prefecture, and for many years worked as a purchasing consultant for New York Takashimaya. In 2009, he moved to New York and now lives in Brooklyn. He writes columns for Japanese magazines, plans and coordinates pages featuring New York, and directs web shopping site Anzu New York.
KASA Planning
かさ（aka. KASA Planning）
Freelance marketer living in San Diego, California, USA. After working in product planning at one of Japan's leading electronics manufacturers, he later worked as a marketing manager at an American IT tech company. Specializing in Integrated Marketing, he plans, produces, and manages a wide range of content production for startups, public relations, and large-scale trade shows for major companies. She is not a returnee and has no experience of studying abroad, so she overcame her difficulties with self-study English, courage and a big voice in 3D. Mother of two.
Chie Uematasu
ウエマツチヱ
Designer and web writer for a French company. After working for a Japanese company, she moved to a local company and is currently raising two children with her Japanese husband. He also contributes to Design Stories, a lifestyle magazine headed by Paris-based author Hitonari Tsuji, and Waraku web, Shogakukan's Japanese culture magazine.
Shion Amamiya
雨宮紫苑
After graduating from university in Japan, he moved to Germany. Freelance writer living in Germany. He has written for Yahoo! News, Toyo Keizai Online, Hyundai Business and Huffington Post. He is the author of "Comparing the Japanese and the Germans" (Shincho Shinsho). Hiking with my dog is my life.

03ROI

Get an amazing ROI with almost no travel or accomodation expenses

Get an amazing ROI with almost no travel or accomodation expenses

We work with researchers, writers, video/photographers who live in your target country. This allows us to reduce travel expenses and allocate the budget to planning, direction, and editing.

What World Writer X Do?

Achievements
and
Case Studies
Case01Customer Voices 01

Depth interviews and interview contents of overseas customers of the long-established textile brand "Tatsumura Art Textile"

Since its establishment in 1894, the long-established textile brand "Tatsumura Art Textile" has established a new field of "art textiles" through the research and restoration of textiles and creative obi production. As part of our overseas marketing research, we conducted depth interviews with overseas customers with VOC (Voice of Customer) content generation in mind. We conducted remote interviews with loyal customers in New York, USA and Melbourne, Australia, and simultaneously extracted user insights and produced interview content.

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Case02Owned Media 01

Creating content to showcase Australian travel experiences and smartphone photography techniques

We teamed up with travel writer Yota Nakamura to produce a tourism report that combined local support from Australia with smartphone photography techniques.

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Case03Owned Media 02

Delivering the Reality of the World: Prices, Annual Income, and Work Style of Japanese Living Overseas

Gaps in prices, annual income, occupation, culture, and image... This cross-border content series introduces the "reality of money, prices, and culture" from a local perspective by Japanese researchers and writers living overseas. In this project, Number X was responsible for content design, planning and editing.

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Case04Global UX / SEO Research

Global UX/Marketing Research of the long-established textile brand "Tatsumura Art Textile" since 1894

UX/marketing research for overseas users of the long-established textile brand "Ryuson Art Textiles," which established a new field of "art textiles" through textile research, restoration and creative obi production since its establishment in 1894. After defining hypothetical personas of overseas users, we conducted quantitative analysis (SEO competitive research, keyword design, Web site UI/UX/EC function research) and qualitative analysis (interview design and execution of depth interviews) under the lead of Ikimono, which is in charge of branding scope. After that, based on the research data mentioned above, persona design and measures were put out by dividing by output categories in Marketing/PR/UI (EC function)/Content/Product.

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Case05Global PR / SNS

Inbound public relations/PR consulting/SNS operation of gadgets for gamers

A gaming brand that develops gadgets for gamers. As a PR/PR project for the brand establishment and product release, I was in charge of editing, writing and directing press releases, supporting the operation of SNS (X), and creating plans and posts while supervising game playwrights.

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