Announced details
Corporate communications, PR, brand communications, content creation and distribution, UGC collection, and live events
Traffic to note through generative AI is approximately four times the level expected from search traffic. Approximately 40% of articles continue to be read one year after publication, and approximately 40% of articles being read through AI were posted more than six months earlier.
More than 60,000 corporate entities were publishing information on note as of November 2025. note had approximately 69.56 million works and 11.14 million members as of the end of November 2025.
The companies have entered into a strategic partnership and will jointly provide corporate communications support.
4-23-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. The president and representative director is Ryu Shichau (リュウ シーチャウ). The company operates a brand communications business centered on PR, serving companies, brands, sports, entertainment and regional revitalization, among other areas.
note place: Location is Not disclosed
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Nikkei Cross Trend × note joint survey, “Corporate Awareness Survey in the Generative AI Search Era” (conducted in October 2025; 83 valid responses)
Values × note joint survey, “New GEO and AI SEO in the Zero-Click Era” (published in October 2025)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | note pro, note place, AI Dialogue & Relations Team |
| Counterparty | Sunny Side Up Inc. |
| Counterparty overview | 4-23-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. The president and representative director is Ryu Shichau (リュウ シーチャウ). The company operates a brand communications business centered on PR, serving companies, brands, sports, entertainment and regional revitalization, among other areas. |
| Relationship with the Company | The companies have entered into a strategic partnership and will jointly provide corporate communications support. |
| Contract Date | 9 April 2026 |
| Applicable area | Corporate communications, PR, brand communications, content creation and distribution, UGC collection, and live events |
| Location | note place: Location is Not disclosed |
| Quantitative Effects | Traffic to note through generative AI is approximately four times the level expected from search traffic. Approximately 40% of articles continue to be read one year after publication, and approximately 40% of articles being read through AI were posted more than six months earlier. |
| Usage history | More than 60,000 corporate entities were publishing information on note as of November 2025. note had approximately 69.56 million works and 11.14 million members as of the end of November 2025. |
| Source | Nikkei Cross Trend × note joint survey, “Corporate Awareness Survey in the Generative AI Search Era” (conducted in October 2025; 83 valid responses), Values × note joint survey, “New GEO and AI SEO in the Zero-Click Era” (published in October 2025) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The spread of generative AI is changing how information reaches audiences, increasing the importance of companies appropriately communicating and structuring their own unique information. The two companies will combine their strengths in PR strategy design and knowledge of information-sharing platforms to address companies’ communications challenges.