"Smoother After Matching." AI-Era Matching App "Yoitoki" Supports Encounters in Daily Life with 6km Radius Filter

OLA PARTY JAPAN Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) operates "Yoitoki (Yoitoki)," a new generation dating and marriage-seeking matching app that offers AI technology and sincere value matching. As matching apps become established as infrastructure for encounters, Yoitoki is working to create an environment where busy working adults can easily connect to real-life meetings. This time, we will explain the design background of Yoitoki's unique proximity filtering feature (within 6km), which supports the experience of "smoother after matching."

Development Background: The Era of Finding Encounters on Apps, Yet "Hard to Meet" is a Common Complaint

According to a survey by App-Bu, operated by Nile Inc. (December 2025, n=655), 41.7% of working adults aged 20-40 who started dating in 2025 cited matching apps as the way they met their partners, marking the third consecutive year in first place and a record high. The same survey indicates that users of matching apps are 11.1 percentage points more likely to start dating within three months compared to non-users, showing a spread of encounter styles that prioritize efficiency.

While matching apps have become the standard for encounters, a survey by Mynavi Wedding revealed that 68.3% of working adults feel they have fewer opportunities to meet people compared to their student days. Weekdays are focused on work, and personal time only becomes available on weekends. In such a lifestyle rhythm, the experience of "matching with someone you seem to click with, but finding it hard to meet because they live too far away" is a common frustration for many working adults seeking relationships or marriage. In encounters among working adults, the physical barrier of distance often hinders relationship progression.

Yoitoki addresses this challenge of "matching but taking a long time to meet" from the perspective of design, specifically distance.

Yoitoki's Proximity Filtering Feature: Display Only Users Within 6km with a Single Tap

On Yoitoki's filtering screen, simply turning on the toggle "Display only users within 6km" will list only members residing within 6km of your current location. No additional settings are required; the operation is completed by switching the toggle.

In urban areas, 6km is roughly equivalent to walking distance or one to two train stops. When you live in the same area as someone, you often share favorite shops or familiar streets, making it easier to arrange the first date, such as "where to meet." Being close in distance makes it easier to deepen the relationship in natural ways, such as "trying a quick coffee after work" or "having lunch nearby on the weekend."

This feature can also be combined with other filtering conditions such as age (18-99 years) and height (130-220cm), allowing users to set filters for "someone who seems compatible in values and also lives nearby" on a single screen.

Community Design with Balanced Gender Ratio Supports "Ease of Meeting"

The proximity feature is effective on the premise that the displayed users are sincere and actively seeking encounters. Yoitoki features a community design with a balanced gender ratio, maintaining an environment where it is easy for both men and women to find partners even when filtering by proximity.

Furthermore, mandatory identity verification for users, a feature for marital status verification, financial institution-level identity verification standards, and the acquisition of the third-party certification "JAPHIC Mark" for personal information protection create an environment where users who value sincerity are likely to gather. The experience of meeting someone who is nearby and trustworthy leads to the realization that the service "easily leads to real-life encounters."

After matching, users can further bridge the distance with their partner using the call function and smoothly proceed to a date, utilizing AI Mio for profile optimization and AI Yumi for conversation support. By leveraging the Love MBTI compatibility diagnosis, users can more accurately identify individuals with similar values among those living nearby. Using the call function before the first meeting allows users to confirm each other's personalities and meet with peace of mind.

Outlook

Under the concept of "meeting naturally at a good time," Yoitoki will continue to develop features to make the experience from matching to actual encounters smoother. The proximity filtering feature, as a symbolic first step, will contribute to creating an environment where sincere encounters can occur within the extension of daily life.

We hope that those who prioritize safety and wish to proceed with encounters at their own pace will utilize Yoitoki.

About Yoitoki

Yoitoki is a new generation dating and marriage-seeking matching app that combines AI technology with sincere value matching. Through Kokoro Musubi AI for value matching, AI conversation support, pre-date value and compatibility checks, identity verification, and privacy-focused design, it supports the dating and marriage-seeking efforts of working adults looking for serious relationships.

In recent years, interest in new forms of encounters utilizing AI has been growing, and Yoitoki is being used by many users as a rapidly growing AI-driven matching platform. It emphasizes the alignment of values such as "consideration, responsibility, respect, understanding, and trust," not just conditions, and supports the creation of sincere relationships with a view to the future.

For users who are not looking for casual encounters but desire serious relationships with a future, AI naturally connects them from profile creation to messaging and first meetings, providing encounters where they can foster relationships with peace of mind.

Yoitoki will continue to leverage AI technology to create an environment where each individual can pursue love and marriage at their own pace.

【Official Website】https://yoitoki.jp

【Supported Languages】Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese

【Development and Operation】OLA PARTY JAPAN Inc.

【Main Features】Kokoro Musubi AI | AI Conversation Support | Value Matching | Pre-Date Value Check | Multilingual Communication | Identity Verification | Privacy-Focused Design

About Yoitoki

Yoitoki is Japan’s only English-friendly dating app for serious relationships, marriage-minded dating, and konkatsu. Built in Japan for local dating culture, Yoitoki helps English speakers meet serious Japanese and international singles in Japan without the language barrier.

Powered by Kokoro Musubi AI, Yoitoki matches users by values, lifestyle, relationship intent, communication style, and pre-date compatibility. The app offers AI conversation support, multilingual messaging, identity verification, privacy-first features, and culture-aware matching and is especially popular in Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Fukuoka, and other major cities.

Yoitoki is not designed for casual swiping or short-term dating. It is built for users who want genuine long-term relationships in Japan, including Japanese users, English-speaking residents, and international users looking for serious dating with local cultural understanding.

Regarding Sources of External Surveys

1 Nile Inc. App-Bu "Survey on How Working Adults Met Their Partners in 2025" (December 17-29, 2025, n=655)

URL: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000637.000055900.html

Reference Content: Matching apps ranked first for how partners were met (41.7%), marking the third consecutive year in first place and a record high. The rate of starting a relationship within three months for matching app users is 11.1 points higher than for non-users.

2 Mynavi Corporation (Mynavi Wedding Editorial Department) "Mynavi Wedding" Survey on Awareness of Love and Marriage Among Adults and Working Professionals

Survey Scope: Unmarried working adults (men and women) in their 20s and 30s nationwide (effective responses: WEB survey etc. from 400 to 1,000 people)

Survey Month: Conducted from 2023 to 2024

URL: https://souken.zexy.net/research_news/konkatsu.html

Reference Content: 68.3% of working adults responded that they "have fewer encounters than in their student days."