This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Media and Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Media and Entertainment industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Japanese Media and Entertainment Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
BitStar
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BitStar is an influencer platform for individuals, including YouTuber and TikToker.
Tier IV
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Tier IV develops open source software for autonomous driving.
Ichikara
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Ichikara is a company change entertainment with technology.
MediBang
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MediBang is a communication internet company to help people connect through art.
UUUM
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UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company.
UniFa
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UniFa is the developer of LookMee, an AI and IoT-powered healthcare solution for tracking kindergarteners’ physical and mental growth.
C Channel
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C Channel is an online video-based digital fashion media platform.
SmartNews
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SmartNews is a news app that helps users find quality news beyond the filter bubble.
Renoveru
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Renoveru is a real estate startup that provides housing design, renovation, and real estate brokerage.
Stockmark
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Stockmark is a Media and Entertainment company.
Universal Studios Japan
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Universal Studios Japan is a Universal theme park located in Osaka.
Studist
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Studist develops and provides a manual creation and sharing platform “Teachme Biz”.
Amazia
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Amazia specializes in Internet engineering services for clients in Japan.
Peraichi
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Perichi is a web service that allows anyone to create a one-page homepage quickly and easily.
MOSH Japan
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MOSH is a web page creation services for individual business owners.
identity Japan
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identity-tech is a comprehensive IT talent support company .
Square Enix
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Square Enix develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment titles worldwide.
foodison
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Foodison is a Contributing to the revitalization of the fishery industry.
MIL
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MIL is an interactive video editing tool that enables users to tag people and objects in a video.
Noin
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Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
Fun
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Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
Brains Technology Japan
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Brains Technology is a Software company.
Balus
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Balus provides motion capture, unity systems, and AR live permanent venues.
Nikkei
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Nikkei is a media group that publishes the financial newspaper Nikkei, as well as an English-language news platform.
Linkers
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Linkers is a management of manufacturing matching service
Meetscare
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Meetscare provides correct information and supports the self-awareness of all people involved in care.
SPORTS BULL
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SPORTS BULL is an Internet sports media management company.
Fez Japan
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Fez is a new business development department for various people in the retail industry.
WHITE CROSS
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WHITE CROSS is a Company provides three services based on dental care and ICT: White cross, d.Style, and WHITE CROSS Live.
Gracia Japan
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Gracia is an EC business and media business.
MRSO
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MRSO is a development and operation of a medical checkup / medical examination reservation portal site.
Findy Japan
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Findy is a Japanese company once surprised the world by sending out products such as cars and home appliances one after another
M&A Cloud
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M & A is a Match Platform for Small and Medium Venture Companies
Favy
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Favy.jp is WEB service for all of the shops make it easy to home page.
PECO Japan
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PECO is a startup company that focuses on pet business and pet media.
Cocktail Make
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Cocktail Make is a development and operation of video generation tool “RICHKA”
Dream Link Entertainment
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Dream Link Entertainment is a multimedia solution provider for social networking, web, television, ads, games, and other media.
LOCALWORKS
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LOCALWORKS Create a world where SMEs can grow easily by creating trust through visualization of reliability and changing the mechanism.
INBOUND TECHNOLOGY
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INBOUND TECHNOLOGY is a Japanese society faces many challenges due to the declining birthrate and aging population.
Liver Co.
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Liver is the largest in the industry, which supports the live broadcaster.
LocationValue
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LocationValue is a Development and sales of sales promotion systems and applications using smartphones
NEW STANDARD
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New standard is a company that recreates value with new standards, creates creativity and communication using our unique methodologies.
UNIFINITY
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Unifinity is a platform service that enables easy introduction of mobile apps suitable for business
NEO MARKETING
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NEO MARKETING is a Marketing Support Business
SYRUP Japan
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SYRUP is a Internet-related services related to pets company.
Shokunin-san.com
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Shokunin-san.com is developing regional information services mainly for the construction industry.
TOLOT
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TOLOT is a developer of a mobile application designed to help in printing photo books.
PLAY LIFE
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PlayLife is an experience sharing site where you can search, share, and post play information, where users can actually experience and plan.
Intelligent Surfaces
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Intelligent Surface is a start-up that develops, manufactures, and sells functional materials and related technologies.
GENEROSITY Japan
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GENEROSITY inc. Is an experience agency that creates, connects and expands the experiences of brands, consumers and consumers
Repohappy
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Repohappy is a food and beverage media that receives invitations from popular stores.
Tokyo6 Entertainment
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Tokyo6 Entertainment plans and produces voice synthesis software.
So-Net Media
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Their mission is to provide the solutions to the clients with essential value by sharpen the analytical skills and technical strength.
WhatzMoney
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WhatzMoney is to realize the best choice of money for everyone from his previous work experience in banking.
STUDIO Japan
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STUDIO is a development and operation of the next-generation design tool.
VUILD
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VUILD is an architectural tech startup that performs design and construction using digital fabrication technology.
requpo
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Real Fine is An comprehensive IT service company in Ebisu.
OLIVA
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OLIVA is a platform that connects such a Lenin device with a user.
Fanplus
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Fanplus engages in the planning, development and operation of fan sites and fan clubs.
SOEJU
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SOEJU personal is a service that allows professional stylists.
TRINUS Japan
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TRINUS is a Daiwa Securities, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Accenture, and Linkers Corporation’s CSO & CFO.
DoubleL
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Doublel is a general trading company of pop culture that develops Japanese manga, anime, and games internationally.
Regist ART
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Regist ART is a company that provides art ownership and transfer registration services using blockchains.
Wellplayed
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Wellplayed offers video production, casting management, administration program distribution, and e-sports consultation services.
State of Mind
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State of Mind is the development and operation of the cloud sourcing.
TRUNK Japan
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TRUNK is a provider of Information service industry,advertising agency business and design business.
Robot Home
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TATERU is a company that creates new solutions in the real estate industry by utilizing technologies such as IoT.
Syukatsu Labo
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Syukatsu Labo is a leading company that solves various problems in an aging society.
PATRA Japan
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PATRA is a marketplace that sells multiple corporate brand products produced by influencers in addition to brands originating in-house.
Elvez
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Elves Ups is a collaborative AI dialogue system development tool.
Mealthy Japan
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Mealthy is a company provides a personal support app.
YUIMEX
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YUIMEX specializes in copyright, digital content, animation, and network entertainment services.
InstaVR Japan
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InstaVRis a VR application creation tool installed by over 5,000 companies.
MimiTV
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MimiTV is a beauty-oriented video media that provides information on makeup, hair arrangements, cosmetics, etc.
MICOLY
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MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons.
Kamakura Shinsho
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Kamakura Shinsho contributes to the creation of a prosperous society by helping to create scenes where people feel connected to each other.
Onedot Japan
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Onedot offers Babily, a video service useful for childcare.
KAMOMEYA
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Kamomeya is an island and live because of inconvenience in transportation and transportation.
WAVY Japan
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WAVY is an accelerator that accelerates the start-up, independence, opening of business, and subsequent company & business.
REXIT
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REXIT is a Wedding platform the mission is to restructure the bridal industry and create a world full of weddings.
Les Trois Graces
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Les Trois Graces operates its business centered on three divisions: the apparel business, the food business, and the entertainment business
Izanagi Games
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Izanagi Games is an entertainment company that focuses on producing and publishing interactive games.
MATCHA Japan
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MATCHA is a great pace due to the homogenization, depopulation and shortage of human resources in commerce.
WAKUWAKU JAPAN
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WAKUWAKU JAPAN is an entertainment channel which brings you the best selection of popular Japanese programs in the local language.
Mewcket
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Mewcket creating a new platform for AI scientists, globally. Many tons of AI scientists register our service and they can get new career.
YRGLM
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YRGLM is a Provision of marketing robots and Ad Evis, a marketing effectiveness measurement platform.
SPORTS CROWN
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SPORTS CROWN engages in the development and operation of fantasy sports.