Expanding customer touchpoints through external partnerships and online services

「As of 31 March 2026, the marriage-support system was provided in 14 prefectures and cities, the Company operated marriage-support centers in 8 prefectures and cities, and the number of events and seminars held annually was 29.」

「In October, the Company began selling an option to use the marriage counseling platform operated by IBJ Inc. at all locations. According to preliminary October figures, approximately 55% of new members and approximately 4% of existing members purchased the option.」

「As a result, the Company was commissioned to provide various marriage-support services in Hokkaido, Sapporo City in Hokkaido, Miyagi Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tokyo, Fukui Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Izumisano City in Osaka Prefecture, and Hyogo Prefecture. The marriage-support system was provided in 13 prefectures, the Company operated marriage-support centers in 8 prefectures and cities, and it was commissioned to hold 21 events and seminars.」

「As a result, the marriage-support system was provided in 12 prefectures, the Company operated marriage-support centers in 6 prefectures, and it was commissioned to hold 63 events and seminars.」

「During the third quarter, order-taking activities remained strong. The Company was commissioned by Hokkaido to operate an online marriage support center and by the project promoter for Tokyo's Marriage Support Matching Project to provide related support services, including social events, AI-based matching and individual consultations via the web. As a result, the marriage-support system was provided in a cumulative total of 12 prefectures, and the Company operated marriage-support centers in a cumulative total of 5 prefectures.」

「During the second quarter, the Company was commissioned to operate Hokkaido's Online Marriage Support Center and was selected by the project promoter for Tokyo's Marriage Support Matching Project as the company responsible for implementation. As a result, the number of prefectures and cities to which the marriage-support system is expected to be provided reached a cumulative total of 12 prefectures, while the cumulative number of prefectures in which the Company is expected to operate marriage-support centers reached 5.」

「• July 2023: Began offering a marriage counseling plan for employees of partner companies」

「As of the end of March 2023, marriage support systems had been provided to 11 prefectures, center operations had been commissioned by 3 prefectures, and 45 events and seminars were held annually.」

「In marriage-hunting support for local governments, active sales efforts resulted in commissions from 5 local governments and prefectures to operate marriage support centers and develop marriage support systems. Most revenue related to the development and provision of the marriage support system will be recognized in the fourth quarter.」

「• parms marriage support system: provision decided for Aomori, Shiga, Oita and Kyoto prefectures • Operation of a marriage support center: newly commissioned by Shiga Prefecture • Various events and seminars: 33 projects commissioned by Wakayama, Akita, Hyogo and other prefectures, with 13 projects held」

「• parms marriage support system: provision decided for Aomori, Shiga and Oita prefectures • Operation of a marriage support center: commissioned by Shiga Prefecture • Various events and seminars: 23 projects commissioned by Wakayama, Akita and other prefectures, with events to be held successively from the second quarter onward」

「Settlement of the sale of these shares was completed on 15 November 2021, and En-Konkatsu Agent Co., Ltd. was removed from our equity-method affiliates.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 12 November 2021, we resolved to transfer all shares in En-Konkatsu Agent Co., Ltd., our equity-method affiliate.」

「The app-based marriage counseling service Sma-kon Enmusubi, combining comprehensive marriage counseling services with Connect-ship, exceeded 10,547 downloads (launched in January 2021).」

「Selected as the top-ranked proposer and prospective contractor for Miyagi Prefecture's public proposal process for the AI-powered marriage support system parms and operation of a marriage support center; commissioned to provide services related to Akita Prefecture's program to promote encounters and social interaction among single people.」

「Sma-kon Enmusubi, an app-based marriage counseling service launched in January 2021, is an entirely new online marriage counseling service that enables users to conveniently access the comprehensive services of a marriage counseling agency through an app.」

「The AI-powered marriage support system parms was introduced in Fukui Prefecture in November 2020, and its introduction in Ibaraki Prefecture was decided in March 2021.」

「Smarriage, operated by SE Mobile and Online Co., Ltd., joined as a participating provider.」

「For Connect-ship, a reciprocal member-referral platform for marriage-hunting support providers, we independently developed and began providing an automated online matchmaking system that enables meetings regardless of location. We also began providing a completely free dating app that enables users to complete the process from matching through the first date online.」

「Against this backdrop, our Group is pursuing various initiatives using online services and developing new businesses.」

「In other businesses, in the marriage-related services area, we advanced initiatives to increase orders for parms, a marriage support system for local governments, and prepared for its introduction in Akita Prefecture.」

「In particular, during the second quarter, Kankochou Marriage, which provides marriage-hunting support services for government employees and their families, newly joined as a participating provider. As a result, participating membership reached 29,490 at the end of September 2019, up 24.4% year on year.」

「During the first quarter, we acquired shares in En-Konkatsu Agent Co., Ltd., making it an equity-method affiliate. We also entered into a comprehensive business partnership with Ausmotion Products Co., Ltd., which has one of the industry's largest track records in wedding production, and began reciprocal referrals in June 2019.」

「In corporate support services, we developed and provided marriage-hunting support service systems to 3 companies, compared with 1 in the same period of the previous year. Of these, the marriage-hunting support service for childcare workers began operating in February 2019.」

「OTOCON is also proceeding with app upgrades to improve customer convenience and expand customer acquisition through its own media, with a launch expected in the fourth quarter.」

「The number of participating members at the beginning of October 2018 was 23,715, up 130.8% year on year, while the number of matches arranged in September 2018 was 28,340 (※). In addition, the National Matchmakers Association service was scheduled to begin using Connect-ship in November 2018.」

「We worked with the Marriage and Marriage-Hunting Support Project, a general incorporated association seeking to create a society in which marriage-hunting support services can be used more openly, to prepare the release of Parties, a marriage-hunting party information website listing information on legally compliant, properly operated marriage-hunting parties across Japan. The site was released on 2 July 2018. The service is operated by ichie Co., Ltd., our newly established consolidated subsidiary, jointly capitalized by our company and VECTOR INC., which handles the operational work of the Marriage and Marriage-Hunting Support Project.」

「Since its launch in June 2017, Connect-ship, a platform enabling reciprocal member referrals among marriage-hunting support providers, has worked to increase its participating membership. At the end of the fiscal year, the number of participating members was approximately 20,000.」

「Since the June 2017 launch of Connect-ship, a platform enabling reciprocal member referrals among marriage-hunting support providers, we have worked to increase the number of participating members. At the end of the third quarter, the number of participating members exceeded 17,000.」

「Connect-ship is used by 8 companies for 10 services, as shown below, and we will also focus on increasing the number of participating companies and covered services.」

「Next, for our alliance-based marriage-hunting support services with companies that have large customer or membership organizations, we began offering Ci Shiawase Agent in March 2017 in partnership with 歯愛メディカル, which operates Ci Mall, a comprehensive online medical-supplies store used by staff at approximately 60,000 of the approximately 70,000 dental clinics nationwide.」

「Following the restart, we plan to successively provide the marriage-hunting support service ichie (pronounced Ichie) for the 7.8 million members of Benefit Station, a corporate benefits service operated by Benefit One Co., Ltd., and Ci Shiawase Agent, created in partnership with 歯愛メディカル, which operates Ci Mall, a comprehensive online medical-supplies store used by approximately 60,000 dental professionals, including dentists, dental assistants, medical administrators and dental technicians, out of approximately 70,000 dental clinics nationwide.」

「In August 2016, we entered into the Public-Private Partnership Agreement on Promoting Women's Participation and Improving the Marriage Environment with Kawakami Village, Minamisaku District, Nagano Prefecture. In September 2016, we were also commissioned to provide comprehensive support for Fukushima Prefecture's marriage support programs, increasing opportunities to participate in comprehensive collaboration and support initiatives.」

「May 2015: Partnered with Yahoo Japan Corporation and began offering the Yahoo! Marriage Concierge Plan.」