Yohana launches podcast "Natsuko Yokozawa's 'Today's Pick-up and Drop-off' supported by Yohana," a podcast to support the raging daily lives of families raising children.

Yohana Membership" service is available nationwide from the same day.

- The following is content from the press release -

(Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; Founder and CEO: Yoko Matsuoka [Matsuoka Yoko]; hereinafter "Yohana"), a provider of Yohana Membership, a family concierge service that supports the lives of busy families, will launch a new podcast "Yohana Membership" on Spotify on June 12, 2024 to encourage families raising children in the midst of a hectic day. The new program, "Natsuko Yokozawa's 'Today's Pick-Up' supported by Yohana," will be available on Spotify from June 12, 2024 (Wednesday).

Programs

This is a podcast program by Natsuko Yokozawa, who is very active in all aspects of her life, including work, housework, and childcare, to support families raising children in the midst of their daily turmoil. Ms. Yokozawa and her guests will chat about ideas that are useful in their daily lives, and will address listeners' concerns and problems with laughter and tears. We aim to provide you with a program that will give you a moment of relaxation in your busy days.

Program URL: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yohana487

 Comment by MC Natsuko Yokosawa

I hope to share with you, the listeners, some of the things that make me chuckle, and some of the moments that make me feel like I'm in over my head. I am also looking forward to learning from our guests, whom I don't get to meet very often! Through this program, I hope to support all of you in your daily lives of rage!"

Natsuko Yokosawa Profile

Date of birth : July 20, 1990
Birthplace : Niigata, Japan
After graduating from high school, he entered NSC Tokyo School. She has been a finalist in "R-1 Grand Prix" for two consecutive years since 2016, and a runner-up in "Women Geisha No. 1 Contest THE W" in 2018. She got married in 2017 and gave birth to her first child in 2020, her second child the following year, and her third child in 2023. She is currently raising three children and appearing in a wide variety of variety shows, commercials, and information programs. She is also a certified babysitter.

What is Yohana Membership?

Yohana Membership is a subscription-based family concierge service that supports the lives of busy families. When a Yohana member requests a to-do (task) for their life through the app, the Yohana team (a real person) will listen to the member's request in detail and support them in resolving the issue. For example, the service handles a wide range of to-dos, from creating daily menus and shopping lists, arranging ingredients, searching for children's lessons, arranging weekend outings and trips, making reservations and entering calendar entries, and so on.

 Yohana Membership" was launched in Seattle, WA in September 2021 and expanded to the entire U.S.*1 in October 2022. In Japan, the service started in Kanagawa Prefecture in September 2022, and has been offered in Tokyo and the three prefectures since September 2023.

 Since its launch, Yohana has supported more than 10,000 families in Japan and the U.S., mainly families raising children in their 30s and 40s. In a user survey*2 conducted in Japan, when asked how much time they saved by using Yohana, the respondents answered that they saved an average of about 13 hours per month. In addition, 67% respondents answered that they use the time saved to spend quality time with their families.

*1 All 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
*2 Internet survey of users who have been using the service for 30 days or longer; valid responses = 54; conducted from January 4 to January 13, 2024; researched by the Company.

Service Overview

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Service Name: Yohana Membership
Subscription fixed price fee: 10,000 yen/month (tax included)
Included in the fee:
Research and proposal on the requested to-do
(Unlimited number of to-dos you can ask for*3)
Booking and making arrangements for requested to-do's*4
Online call to consult with a Yohana Guide
Service area in Japan: 47 prefectures
Official website: https://join.yohana.jp/lp_20231106_01/

*3 Depending on the number and nature of consultations and requests received by the Yohana team, and the availability of the Yohana team,
  To-do requests may have to wait or take time to respond. 
*4 Some reservations and arrangements may not be accepted.

Categories frequently requested by our members (as of April 2024)

Members' voices (excerpts from interviews and survey results)

"I switched to asking Yohana to help me because I was less frustrated about having to do the research. Now that Yohana is doing it for me, I have more time to spend with my children."

"Yohana is like a supporter to me. Whenever I feel like, "I'm in trouble, what should I do? I believe that by first relying on a service like Yohana for even the most trivial of problems that I can easily find out after researching, I can face myself, my childcare, and my career to the best of my ability without giving up."

"It's easy to use, basically chatting with people, just like the messaging apps you use in your daily life. It's like asking my husband, "Can you look this up?" or "Can you get this for me?" I ask them just like I would ask my husband."

"I like the fact that I can broaden my research and learn things I didn't know. The peace of mind of knowing I have a place to throw it to if I need help is another reason I continue to use Yohana's services."

"It helps with daily tasks, of course, but I feel less lonely. It gives me peace of mind that there is someone I can talk to if something happens, and I feel more relaxed."