This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Social Media companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Social Media 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 Social Media Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Ceres inc.
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Ceres is a company providing internet marketing services and is engaged in the planning, development, and operation of smartphone media.
BitStar
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BitStar is an influencer platform for individuals, including YouTuber and TikToker.
Akatsuki
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Akatsuki is an IT company that offers mobile social game and live experience services.
Sprinklr Japan
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Enterprise social technology, purpose-built for large companies to drive business outcomes and manage customer experiences
Retty
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Retty is a social gourmet site where users can write reviews about restaurants and diners.
Tokyo Otaku Mode
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Tokyo Otaku Mode delivers the latest news on Japanese anime, manga, games, and more through its Facebook page.
GINKAN
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A Tokyo based startup focused on mobile app development & management. Runs SynchroLife, the app loved by eaters!
PR Table
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PR Table is a SaaS platform for internal public relations.
Minkabu
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Minkabu Inc. is the operator of the largest social media for investors in Asia.
TradFit
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TradFit is a service that uses voice, AI, IoT technology, etc.
Feelyou (Bajji Inc.)
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Mood tracking app called Feelyou, sharing your daily mood for boosting well-being
identity Japan
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identity-tech is a comprehensive IT talent support company .
PoliPoli
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PoliPoli is a next-generation politics co-creation platform where you can participate like a game.
Revolver
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Revolver is a social network platform that allows anyone to easily create an online community or join an existing community.
Talknote
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Talknote is a micro social communication service based in Tokyo, Japan.
HALF TIME
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HALF TIME integrates sports business specialized media and sports-related job posting and recruitment services.
Spectee
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Spectee is a start-up company that specializes in analyzing various data especially on social media.
Spacee
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Spacee provides location rental space and rental conference rooms in Japan.
Allied Architects
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Allied Architects vision comes from the combination of two key aspirations being the leading company
FounderZ
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Founder Z is providing a place for business with minority thinking and way of life through business development.
trippiece
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Trippiece is a web service enabling users to share travel plans with each other.
i-plug
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i-plug provides a mechanism to expand the human resources who will bear the future & realizes personal growth and corporate development.
Moi Corporation
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MOI is a Connecting the World in Realtime.
Loco Partners, Inc.
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Loco Partners is a company that provides Relux, online booking site focuses on Japanese Ryokan and hotels.
Hitokuse
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Hitokuse provide branding ads such as native ads, video ads and rich media ads.
Huber
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Huber aims to be a tourist information center for travelers and locals as well as a hub for travelers and the area.
CYDAS
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CYDAS, Inc. was founded with the mission to “Bring out the Talent in People”.
Machimachi
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Machimachi is a japanese social networking service for neighborhoods.
creww
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Creww is an online community for entrepreneurs that allows highly motivated people to inspire each other with their innovations.
Libertad Japan
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Libertad Japan offers import and wholesale business of miscellaneous goods.
Candle
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Candle develops a service that delivers all kinds of information that adds color to people’s lives, from information.
TwitCasting
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TwitCasting is a platform for broadcast live camera to Twitter friends.
LOGLY Japan
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Logly is a media Technology Business / Ad Technology Business.
555 Comic
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555 Comic brings characters and their stories to life on Twitter and Instagram
Vook
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The Japanese startup running online platforms for videographers.
Socialwire
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Socialwire offers news wire services for proofreadng press releases, selecting media, releasing contents, and investigating.
Corporation building block
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The production company of WEB and apps.
Mobcast group
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Mobcast is a sports entertainment company that operates a mobile entertainment platform for smartphones and feature phones.
CURBON
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CURBON is a Japan’s largest photo learning site for C2C.
Japan Travel KK
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Leading Japanese travel portal and a unique “multidimensional travel service” tailored to all inbound tourists from across the world.
Bsmo
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Bsmo is a social media advertising, consulting and translation agency.
SENSU
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Sensu is a visual cloud platform that manages internet content.
Lifestyle-Design
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Lifestyle-Design is an internet based platform.
FOWD
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FOWD is a comprehensive entertainment company in Japan.
Plucky
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Plucky is a business Intelligence and Marketing Analytics.
RiteKit
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Total social media optimization, right inside the social networks and tools you already rely on
EMET Creation
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Vimet is a video app that allows you to instantly watch your favorite topic videos.
rocketa
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Rocketa is a news curation and social media platform.
Fesbase
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Fesbase is an internet company that offers a web-based and mobile-based platform that serves as a travel and tourist platform.
ARTLOGUE
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ARTLOGUE is an arts tech company that innovates in the art industry through technology.
Oceans
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Oceans operates a location-based communication service offering a map-based interface to interact with other users’ activities.
Contents Park
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System development, internet marketing support
Sassor
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Sassor is a Japanese service design company engaged in the production and business development of various devices and services.
istyle
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Istyle is an online portal that offers individuals with a portfolio of cosmetics and beauty-focused products and media content.
Netsket
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Netsket engages in providing social ticketing, event management, and related services.
Hatena
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An internet services, the most popular social bookmarking and blogging service in Japan. also, IT-infra Monitoring ‘Mackerel’ SaaS provider.
PORT
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Port Inc. provides internet media services and provides career information platform, finance media, telemedicine, and other services.
GMO Internet
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GMO Internet Group is Japanese provider of a complete range of Internet solutions.
U-NEXT
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U-NEXT is an online platform that provides its users with movies, dramas, documentaries, and anime.
Wondershake
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Wondershake develops social media applications for mobile phones and other wireless devices.
PrimeAgain,Inc
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PrimeAgain offers mobile apps such as DrawChat, a Facebook Messenger app, and DecoAlbum, an app enabling users to create photo albums.
STORYS.JP
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STORYS.JP is a storytelling platform that turns real life stories into books, television shows, and short stories.
Gaiax
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Gaiax is a startup studio that focuses on social media and the sharing economy to connect people in order to solve social issues.
Bukupe
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Bukupe is an online social reading service offering recommendations based on a user’s history.
Monoco, Inc.
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Monoco, Inc, a social commerce platform, allows users to buy and sell products through their international payment and logistic systems.
NHK World
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NHK World is Japan’s sole public broadcaster that provides its latest information through radio and online to a global audience.
Hivelocity
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Hivelocity offers IT business solutions to producers of configured and engineered products.
comnico
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Comnico helps business with social media, website development, management, and consultation.
UltraSuperNew
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UltraSuperNew (USN) is a global creative agency, local in Harajuku, Tokyo. Focus on communicating around consumer passions.
Hottolink
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Hottolink is the largest Japanese social data provider and leader in Japanese social media analytics.
Matchalarm Prem
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Matchalarm is a domestic matchmaking and dating app based on Facebook.
Nippon TV
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Nippon TV is a group of basic and general broadcasting businesses based on the Broadcasting Act.
MBS innovation DRIVE
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MBS Innovation DRIVE is a television broadcasting company.
Bulbit
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Bulbit is a company that goes diagonally above common sense.
Community Factory
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Community Factory develops communication and social media applications and services for smartphones.
alphapolice
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Alpha Police is a web-based portal that offers novels, comics, games, and book information.
Earth Technology Japan
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Earth Technologyis an Information processing and information provision services
SmartHacks
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The largest database for AI speakers such as Google Home, Amazon Echo, Homepod, Cortana, etc.
Integral
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Integral specializes in post monitoring of social media content update, operation and email support.
REPLICA
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REPLICA provides digital marketing, e-commerce and digital media production services.
cherry-pick
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It is a company that supports owned media marketing using competitive site analysis /in-site behavior /CV contribution analysis.
Global Link Japan
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Global Link Japan engages in SNS consulting, social media advertisements and content marketing.
IMJ
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IMJ provides a wide range of digital marketing services.
HAKUHODO PRODUCT’S
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Hakuhodo Products KK provides commercial services.
BCN Ranking
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BCN Ranking is a nationwide consumer electronics retailer that delivers news and selling rankings of digital consumer electronics.
EXTREME CO
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EXTREME CO. is a production company that supports the development of the entertainment industry.
AppMedia
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AppMedia specializes in the development and operation of web media service.
Tyrus
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Tyrus is a digital entertainment startup just founded in February 2015.
KartzMediaWorks
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Kurtz Media Works will be happy to respond from the basics to application of strategic PR.
HiTalent
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HiTalent is a tool that provides career planning services.
Gogo Jungle
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Gogo Jungle engages in software development businesses.
TOYRO
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Toyro is a company that offers an online insurance platform for customers.
hashout
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Hashout Co is a WEB service construction company