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YOTSUBA JAPAN · OSAKA

Japanese roots.
A global point of view.

YOTSUBA JAPAN brings together Japanese food culture, formulation expertise and modern technology to create distinctive wellness products for international markets.

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RootsLate 1990s
YOTSUBA JAPAN LLC2015 · Osaka
Manufacturing network30+ partner factories
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Origin

Why Yotsuba began

To carry more of
Japan’s value
into the world.

Before founding YOTSUBA JAPAN, Hiroyuki Kanno worked across restaurants, pharmacies and other businesses, while travelling widely and encountering different cultures and ways of life.

He saw how highly Japanese products were regarded abroad — and how little of Japan’s everyday food wisdom, fermentation culture and quality-led craftsmanship was actually reaching international customers.

That observation became the company’s purpose: not simply to export products, but to translate Japanese knowledge into forms suited to modern lifestyles and the realities of each market.

Hiroyuki Kanno, President and Representative of YOTSUBA JAPAN LLC

A message from the president

“
I founded YOTSUBA JAPAN around a simple conviction: Japanese quality, food wisdom and craftsmanship should be available to more people worldwide.

Our purpose is not merely to sell products. It is to adapt Japan’s value to modern life, complement what may be missing, and work with trusted partners to meet the needs of each market with care.

Hiroyuki KannoYOTSUBA JAPAN · PRESIDENT AND REPRESENTATIVE

The meaning behind Yotsuba

Four leaves.
Four values.

Original Kamon development drawing

The Yotsuba mark is inspired by the visual language of Japanese kamon family crests — symbols of continuity, order and identity. Its symmetry joins Japanese aesthetics with the precision of modern formulation.

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Harmony

Respect for the relationship between nature, science, people and place.

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Love

Care expressed through thoughtful formulation and long-term human relationships.

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Happiness

A belief that everyday wellbeing should enrich how people live and connect.

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Good Fortune

The four-leaf clover as a Japanese symbol of luck, possibility and a positive future.

Our story

Built over time.
Designed for the world.

The YOTSUBA JAPAN name was established in 2015, but its international experience and product-development roots reach much further back.

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The foundations

The roots of the business begin with Futaba, the predecessor of YOTSUBA JAPAN, and early work with plant extracts and raw materials from across Asia.

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International relationships

Early partnerships in Central Asia establish an outward-looking way of working and a practical understanding of different markets.

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Created for overseas partners

Development and manufacturing for international partners begin — years before the present YOTSUBA JAPAN brand takes shape.

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YOTSUBA JAPAN LLC

The present company is established in Osaka on 27 November, bringing its Japanese product philosophy together under the YOTSUBA JAPAN name.

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A nutraceutical direction

European collaboration expands, followed by the development and manufacturing of the YOTSUBA JAPAN health-food portfolio.

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A growing international presence

The brand develops across Ukraine, the CIS, the UAE, Poland, the United States and the United Kingdom through local market relationships.

Japanese quality × global optimisation

One Japanese standard.
Adapted market by market.

Yotsuba was shaped for international work from the beginning. Regulations, certification routes, professional channels and consumer expectations differ — so every launch needs a thoughtful local pathway.

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Understand the market

Local regulation, culture, professional channels and real consumer needs are considered before a launch direction is defined.

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Architect the formula

Japanese food wisdom, fermented materials, botanicals and selected functional ingredients are considered as one coherent system.

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Select specialist partners

Yotsuba coordinates a network of more than 30 contracted partner factories across Japan, selecting expertise for each format.

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Verify quality

Ingredient specifications, process controls, testing and documentation are reviewed with the relevant manufacturing partner.

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Adapt and educate

The finished concept is prepared for its destination market, with professional information and partner education supporting its introduction.

Certifications and standards are assessed at the level of the selected manufacturing facility and product; they are not presented as one blanket certification for every item in the portfolio.

Hikaru Tsukishima presenting a Yotsuba product conceptIntegrated product strategy

Brand development & concept direction

A product is never
an isolated ingredient.

Under the concept direction presented by Hikaru Tsukishima, Yotsuba approaches each formula as part of a connected nutritional system. Japanese traditional materials, botanicals, fermented ingredients and selected modern actives are considered together — with the whole formula, format and intended context in view.

Hikaru Tsukishima · Brand Development / Concept Director · 30+ years in brand strategy and product development

Yotsuba in practice

Made in Japan.
Built through people.

Hiroyuki Kanno and the Yotsuba Japan international team at a branded exhibition stand
International presence

The brand, represented in person

Yotsuba Japan works through real relationships — bringing product knowledge, Japanese perspective and local market experience into the same conversation.

Yotsuba Japan partners visiting a Japanese manufacturing environment
Partner experience

Closer to how products are made

Factory visits help partners understand the people, processes and practical quality culture behind the products they introduce to their markets.

Yotsuba Japan professional product education for an international partner audience
Professional education

Knowledge travels with the product

Presentations, conferences and education help complex formulas be communicated with clarity and professional context.

Company profile

YOTSUBA JAPAN LLC

The YOTSUBA JAPAN office building at Hilton Plaza West in Umeda, Osaka
Osaka officeHilton Plaza West · Umeda
Established
27 November 2015
Based in
Osaka, Japan
President & Representative
Hiroyuki Kanno
Business
Planning and development of health foods and dietary supplements; coordination of manufacturing; wholesale and export; and coordination of regulatory and export-related documentation for international market entry.

Osaka office

In the heart of Umeda.
Hilton Plaza West · 19F2-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001, Japan
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