A black and white radar screen with concentric circles and a sweeping line.

デザインとストーリーでセカイをつなげます。

デザインとストーリーでセカイ
をつなげます。

Your product is ready for the world.
Is your storefront?

Your product is ready for the world. Is your storefront?

デザインとストーリーでセカイをつなげます。

We help Japan-based brands sell overseas through websites, Amazon, Shopify and email systems built for how global customers actually buy.

Brands I've worked with

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Logo with stylized 'H' inside a gear-like circle.
The WideSense logo, featuring the brand name with a circular ripple design to the right.
The WideSense logo, featuring the brand name with a circular ripple design to the right.
A logo with a stylized letter D, a road extending into the distance, and the words 'DreamDrive' underneath in bold, curved letters.
Text on a black background reading 'MIRAI SPEAKER' in large, gray letters.
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Logo with a black circular emblem with the letters 'UD' inside and the words 'UD TRUCKS' below.
Qubi logo with a stylized letter Q and the word Qubi next to it

12+

Years in Japan

60+

Projects Delivered

3+

Continents

2017

Since 2017

Common challenges we solve

English site gets traffic but few inquiries

Translation preserves the words. It rarely preserves the conversion.

"Just translate it" doesn't feel like the whole story

US customers don't just read differently. They decide differently.

No Amazon storefront in the US market.

For overseas D2C, Amazon is often the first touchpoint you're leaving on the table.

Need one bicultural partner, not just a translator

Working across two markets becomes easier with someone who understands the culture.

Paying monthly for a site your team can't update

When every content change requires a developer, updates can get expensive fast.

What we build

Global-Ready Website

Structure, content design, and UX writing built around how overseas customers read and decide. The right platform for the situation — WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace, or Wix Studio — matched to your team's editing capacity, technical resources, and content velocity. Bilingual JP/EN structures designed in parallel, not translated after the fact.

Shopify Store

Product page UX, checkout flow, and conversion copy direction for cross-border selling. Store design that handles international shipping, currency, and customer expectations from launch day.

Amazon Storefront & A+ Content

Brand store design, listing pages, and A+ content built around how US shoppers actually evaluate products. The highest-leverage, most-overlooked asset for Japanese brands entering the US. (See Mirai Speaker: 1.92% → 5.19% CVR.)

Email Marketing Systems

Flow strategy, email copy design, and Klaviyo or Mailchimp implementation. Welcome flows, abandoned cart, post-purchase, campaign templates — designed once, running continuously.

How we work

01| Inquiry

Reach out to us via the contact form below and let us know what you’re looking for.

02 | Consultation

First we’ll have a 30-minute call to discuss and match our solutions to your business needs.

03 | Proposal

After we discuss, we will draft a proposal — listing clear goals, deliverables, and pricing.

04 | Design & Build

Once agreed upon, we then will then start the design & build process tailored to your goals.

05 | Launch

Once launched, we prepare your team with handoff, training, documentation.

06 | Optimize

Optional retainer for continuous improvement.

Recent work

Japan → US E-commerce Expansion

Featured: Mirai Speaker

Featured: Mirai Speaker — Japan → U.S. E-commerce Expansion

Mirai Speaker leads the hearing-assist market in Japan. Bringing it to U.S. shoppers on Amazon meant rethinking the storefront for a market that buys — and decides — differently.

The result: Amazon conversion climbed from 1.92% to 5.19% in seven months, customer acquisition cost dropped from $263 to $79, and a 202-unit Black Friday set a company sales record. I built the storefront, the Klaviyo email system, and represented the product at CES 2024 with JETRO.

See more of the work below

eCommerce & U.S. Market Entry

Performer Booking Engine

JP / EN bilingual Web Redesign

Testimonials

  • シェーン氏は、クオリティの高いクリエイティブをスピード感を持って提供できる点が特に優れています。D2C事業において不可欠な高速なPDCAサイクルを実現し、事業成長および業績改善に大きく貢献しました。Shane's ability to deliver high-quality creative at speed was particularly outstanding. He enabled the rapid PDCA cycles essential to our D2C business and made a significant contribution to our business growth and performance improvement.

    Kazuki Kaneko, CMO, Mirai Speaker Inc.

  • "I've worked with Shane for over a decade across multiple projects. Beyond world-class visuals, he uncovers the deeper meaning behind your brand and pulls the vision from your head to bring it to life. You don't just hire a designer — you gain a creative partner who clarifies what you're really trying to say."

  • "Shane is a versatile and talented designer who quickly grasped our project objectives and executed at scale — processing thousands of product images to new brand standards with diligence and precision."

    Marilka Vélez
    Creative Director

  • "Shane is an effective communicator who can explain design to a layman like myself and still produce innovative, eye-catching work. It's rare to find a designer who can capture the exact vision you have in your head."

    Marcus Offutt

  • "Shane's command of technology and creative design is matched by his willingness to do whatever it takes and his ability to work seamlessly as part of a team. He's a rare find — a professional who is as enjoyable to work with as he is qualified."

    Sara Gabriella

  • "Shane is highly competent with a great mindset and personality. He constantly provided high-quality work and responded swiftly to feedback — his flexibility made him an important member of our team."

    David Garcia

  • He is a self-made citizen of the world. He is the definition of a Slasher. He makes stuff, produces stuff, designs stuff, tells stories, connects, teaches and thinks.

    Charles Collins, Creative Director at GMR Marketing (Milwaukee-based experiential agency)

Creative partnerships rarely begin with the biggest project.
They begin with the right one and the right people who are not only great at what they do but connected to the end goal.

Small studio. Serious range.

Both sides of the border

US-native, 12+ years in Japan. Customer-facing ready. English written natively. No translator layer between your company and your designer.

Small studio, established collaborators

Strategy, design, and build under one roof, with trusted development partners for larger builds. Collaborate with photographers, digital marketers and copywriters for full service projects.

Real launch experience

Three years leading Mirai Speaker's US expansion — WordPress, Klaviyo, and Amazon working as one system. The numbers on record. Playbook, not theory.

Frequently Asked Questions

Let's open your next market.

Book a 30-minute call. Bring your current site and your target market — leave with a clearer picture of what launching actually takes.

A structured audit of your current site, Amazon presence, and email setup gives you a prioritized roadmap. Best entry point for brands who want clarity before committing to a full build.

Not sure where to start?