UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December, 2021

Commission File Number 001-39809

MEDIROM HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

2-3-1 Daiba, Minato-ku
Tokyo 135-0091, Japan

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

x Form 20-F ¨ Form 40-F

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT

Issuance of Press Release

On December 21, 2021, MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Juju Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha.

The Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 6-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this report may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this report are based upon various assumptions. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc. dated December 21, 2021.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	MEDIROM HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Date: December 21, 2021
	By:	/s/ Fumitoshi Fujiwara
		Name: Fumitoshi Fujiwara
		Title: Chief Financial Officer