IBJ Launches New Optional Plan “youbride Wide” for Its Marriage App youbride

IBJ, Inc. (President and CEO: Kenjiro Tsuchiya; headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market: 6071), which creates the largest number of successful marriages in Japan, has launched a new optional plan, “youbride Wide,” for its marriage-hunting app “youbride.” “youbride Wide” is an optional course that can be added to youbride’s Standard Plan. Its key feature is that users can also access “IBJ online,” an online marriage agency platform operated by IBJ. With this option, users can meet not only youbride members but also approximately 26,000 members registered with online marriage agencies participating in IBJ online, significantly expanding their opportunities to meet potential partners. To commemorate the launch of the new option, IBJ is running a campaign. During the campaign period, users who subscribe to the Standard Plan can use “youbride Wide,” normally priced at 4,500 yen per month including tax, for free. About “youbride Wide” youbride is a marriage-hunting app used mainly by people in their 30s and older who are seriously considering marriage. Its paid Standard Plan can be registered for from one month. By adding “youbride Wide” as an option to the Standard Plan, users can also use the online marriage agency “IBJ online.” IBJ online is an online marriage agency platform. By registering on the platform, users can expand their chances of meeting members of various service companies affiliated with IBJ online. Currently, 13 companies, including ZWEI, En-Konkatsu, Smarriage, and Ring Bell, participate in the platform, with further expansion planned. Benefits of using IBJ online together with youbride include: 1. Users can meet members beyond youbride: In addition to youbride members, users can search for suitable partners among members of multiple online marriage agencies and marriage apps affiliated with IBJ online. 2. Safe and secure because a single-status pledge is required: IBJ online requires all members to agree to a single-status pledge and submit identity verification documents, enabling users to meet only trustworthy people with a strong intention to marry. 3. A match always leads to a meeting: On IBJ online, a match means an agreement to meet in person. Users can confirm compatibility face to face without spending extensive time exchanging messages. Launch campaign for “youbride Wide” The phrase “free forever” shown in the graphic means that users can use “youbride Wide” at no additional charge while they remain subscribed to the Standard Plan. For a limited time, users who register for any youbride Standard Plan, including 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month plans, can use “youbride Wide,” normally 4,500 yen per month including tax, for free during their Standard Plan subscription period. IBJ encourages users to take this opportunity to use both youbride and IBJ online and experience more opportunities to meet potential partners. The campaign end date has not been set. The campaign may be changed or ended without prior notice. About youbride youbride is a marriage-hunting app that has supported people seeking serious marriage since its launch in 1999. With over 25 years of operating history, more than 3 million cumulative members, and over 10,000 successful marriages, it is used by a wide age range, mainly people in their 30s to 50s. Official website: https://youbride.jp/ About the IBJ Group IBJ creates the largest number of successful marriages, meaning engagements, in Japan through total support that goes beyond matching. The company combines personal support that only humans can provide with IT, developing services based on its proprietary marriage agency network. Rather than treating marriage as the final goal, IBJ is expanding its business into life design support with a view toward a happy life beyond marriage. Under its unchanged founding philosophy of “bringing happiness to everyone with whom we have a connection,” IBJ aims to contribute to a sustainable society by creating a cycle of happiness that begins with marriage, addressing Japan’s serious population decline issue. Note 1: Survey by Japan Marketing Research Organization; number of successful marriages: cumulative total for 2024, market survey in a designated field for the February 2025 period. The number of successful marriages refers to the number of people married within the IBJ network. Headquarters: Shinjuku First West 12F and 17F, 1-23-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Representative: President and CEO Kenjiro Tsuchiya Established: February 2006; founded in 2000 Official website: https://www.ibjapan.jp/