Shopify development · Japan
Shopify development company in Japan
Detailed specifications, careful testing and reliable schedules, with a team overlapping most of your afternoon.
Clarigo Infotech is a Shopify development company that builds and improves online stores on Shopify and Shopify Plus. We create custom themes, public and private Shopify apps, headless storefronts with Hydrogen, and migrations from WooCommerce, Magento and other platforms. One in-house team handles design, development, speed optimisation and support after launch.
Japanese companies most often hire us for AI automation, enterprise systems and mobile apps.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
Get a free consultation
Tell us what you need. A senior engineer replies within one working day.
Quality, detail and reliability
Teams in Japan and Korea expect precise specifications, thorough testing and schedules that hold. We plan in detail, report regularly and treat quality as non-negotiable.
Detailed specifications
Written requirements, screen specifications and acceptance criteria agreed before development.
Thorough testing
Automated and manual testing with reports at every milestone.
Reliable schedules
Realistic plans, regular written progress reports and early warning of any risk.
Long-term partnership
The same team maintains and improves the product after launch.
What our Shopify development covers
Custom Shopify themes
Online Store 2.0 themes designed around your brand and products, with sections your team can edit without code.
Shopify app development
Public and custom apps using the Shopify Admin and Storefront APIs, checkout extensions and Shopify Functions.
Headless Shopify and Hydrogen
Fast custom storefronts built with Hydrogen or Next.js on top of Shopify's commerce engine.
Store migrations
Products, customers, orders and SEO redirects moved from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce or a custom platform.
Speed optimisation
Theme code, apps, images and scripts cleaned up to improve Core Web Vitals and page load times.
Integrations
Connections to your ERP, inventory, shipping, payments, reviews and marketing tools.
How we approach Shopify development
Theme, app or headless
Most stores do best with a well-built Online Store 2.0 theme, which is cheaper to run and easy for your team to manage. Headless with Hydrogen makes sense when you need a highly custom experience, content from several sources or very fast pages at scale.
Fewer apps, faster store
Every installed app can add scripts that slow your store down. We review your app list, replace what we can with lightweight theme code or a single custom app, and keep only what earns its place.
Migrations without losing rankings
We map every old URL to its new one, keep product data and customer accounts intact and set up 301 redirects before launch. That protects the search traffic you have already built.
Built for Shopify Plus
For Shopify Plus merchants we build checkout extensions, Shopify Functions for discounts and shipping rules, B2B features and multi-store setups. The code follows Shopify's current APIs, so it keeps working through platform updates.
How we work with Japan clients
Time-zone overlap
Japan is three and a half hours ahead of India, so our working days overlap for most of your afternoon, with a stand-up and same-day replies.
Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI)
We design to the APPI: clear purpose of use, security controls, rules for third-party and cross-border transfers, and data hosted in Japanese cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in Japanese yen (JPY) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Industries we work with in Japan
Japanese companies value careful specifications, quality and reliable schedules. We work with detailed written specs, thorough testing and regular reports, and design to Japan's APPI privacy law.
Automotive
Carmakers invest in connected-car software and factory automation. We build fast, search-friendly websites and portals for this sector.
Electronics and robotics
Hardware makers need companion apps and embedded AI. Web platforms, portals and stores that turn visitors into customers.
Gaming and anime
Entertainment firms reach global fans through apps and stores. Sites and web apps that load fast and are easy for your team to update.
Retail and convenience
Chains run loyalty apps and cashless checkout. We build fast, search-friendly websites and portals for this sector.
Meetings in your time zone
Our team's hours, in Japanese time
13:30–23:00
Monday to Friday
Overlap with your working day
13:30–18:00
About 4.5 hours every day
Daily stand-up
14:00
Japanese time, plus written updates every evening
Local platforms and setup
Local payments
E-commerce platforms
Languages
Data hosting
AWS Asia Pacific (Tokyo, Osaka) and Google Cloud asia-northeast1 (Tokyo), in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.
How it works
Week 1: discovery and design
A free call to understand your goal, then a written scope, a fixed quote and a clickable design you can test.
Weeks 2-3: build and integrate
Senior engineers build in short sprints, connect your systems and demo working software every week.
Week 4: test and launch
We test with real data, set up monitoring and deploy to your own cloud account, then go live.
After launch: support and grow
The same team stays on for support, improvements and new features, with guaranteed response times.
See what we've built
Try it yourself, free
Free browser tools from our team. No sign-up needed.
Shopify development company: questions from Japan
Do you work with companies in Japan?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Japan, including Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Japanese companies most often hire us for AI automation, enterprise systems and mobile apps. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Japan?+
Japan is three and a half hours ahead of India, so our working days overlap for most of your afternoon, with a stand-up and same-day replies.
How do you handle Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI)?+
We design to the APPI: clear purpose of use, security controls, rules for third-party and cross-border transfers, and data hosted in Japanese cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.
Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+
We bill in Japanese yen (JPY) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.
Can you integrate Credit cards (JCB) or PayPay?+
Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as Credit cards (JCB), PayPay, Konbini payment, Rakuten Pay, LINE Pay, alongside card payments and subscriptions.
Do you work with automotive companies?+
Yes. Automotive is one of Japan's key sectors, and web platforms, portals and stores that turn visitors into customers.
Can you sell on Amazon.co.jp?+
Yes. We build stores and integrations for Amazon.co.jp, Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping, Shopify, including payments, stock and order sync.
Can you migrate our store to Shopify?+
Yes. We migrate products, customers, orders and content from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce and custom platforms, with redirects to protect your search rankings.
Who owns the theme and app code?+
You do. You get full source-code ownership of every theme and app we build, and custom apps are deployed on your own cloud account.
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