This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Digital Media companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Digital 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 Tokyo Digital Media Startups
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Uzabase
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Uzabase provides information infrastructure supporting decision-making in business activities.
JX Press
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JX Press provides breaking news bulletins for urgent information on accidents, natural disasters, and other incidents detected by AI.
TVISION INSIGHTS
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TVISION INSIGHTS Inc. is a company that measures the “viewing quality” of television.
Note
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Note develops a media platform that aims to help creators publish sentences, images, and audio over the Internet.
MiddleField
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MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment.
Brangista
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Brangista is an e-magazine publishing company that provides web promotion support business and more.
ORIGINAL LIFE
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ORIGINAL LIFE is a wedding media tech company.
Utoniq
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Utoniq is a digital token issuance management platform company.
DoubleL
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Doublel is a general trading company of pop culture that develops Japanese manga, anime, and games internationally.
ALiNK Internet
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ALiNK Internet provides information related to daily life such as weather information.
Mugenup
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Mugenup is a Japanese provider of digital entertainment production services for the game and media industries.
BBO
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BBO works on the planning and operation of EC site, communication sales business, manufacturing of beauty, cosmetics, and more.
The Asahi Shimbun Company
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The Asahi Shimbun Company is a publishing company that offers daily Japanese-language newspaper.
ZESTORY
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ZESTORY is a technology company which provides various technological platforms for marketing and business support functions.
Degica
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Degica is a leading provider of eCommerce and Payment solutions.
ACN Newswire
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ACN Newswire provides full-service press release distribution for companies and organizations.
Hitachi Maxell
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Hitachi Maxell Computer tapes, Broadcasting video tapes, Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, Audio tapes, Video tapes
Individual Company Inc
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Individual Inc. provides news services.
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.
Septeni
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Septeni is developing various one-stop services to solve customers’ marketing issues focusing on the Internet advertising agency.
Polygon Pictures
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Polygon Pictures produces and markets digital animation films and shows for the Japanese and foreign markets.
Toyo Keizai
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Toyo Keizai is a leader in business publishing and a trusted commentator on Japanese politics and economics.
Sankaku Company
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Sankaku Company provides digital marketing services.
Tokyo MX
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Tokyo MX is a television network that engages in offering programs and broadcasting activities.
CRO
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CRO provides web production, video production, web media management, and marketing services.
sMedio
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sMedio develops multimedia software for consumer electronics and portable devices.
GMO AD Partners
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Gmo Ad Partners is a full service Internet marketing company that offers internet advertising solutions.
Forside
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For-side engages in the digital media content industry.
dot life
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dot life, ltd. is a web-based platform that enables its users to read or write about a life of another person as an article.
ALPHABOAT
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ALPHABOAT offers content creation and management and other marketing services.
AnalyzeLog
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AnalyzeLog a digital agency that reps kids and family creators.
C&C Media
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C&C Media operates the MK-STYLE online games site
Digital Blast
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Digital Blast is an organization that provides digital products and solutions for the space industry.
BBmedia
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BBmedia is a media productio company with an in-house television commercial division and a web division.
Creative link
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Creative link focuses on planning, production, editing, translation, provision of news, content, and various types of information.
ALT
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ALT is an application development and embedded control system development company.
CS-C
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CS-C is an AI marketing engine development “C-mo” series Media development and operation system.
Axel Enter Media
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Axel Enter Media provides businesses that support the activities of artists and clients, centering on the operation of fan club sites.
SUPERDRIVE
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Superdrive uses data driven methodologies to improve marketing ROI for B2C and B2B companies
Eukarya
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Eukarya is a company that supports digital archives and intellectual activities.
THINKR
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THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
KKBC
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KKBC is a B2B communications agency, focuses on maximizing the value of multinational corporate and product brands in Japan.
MEDIA4
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MEDIA4 offers digital media and marketing communication services.
Cyber Communications
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Cyber Communications is the largest Media Rep in Japan, and the digital media wing of the Dentsu Group.
iine Card
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iine Card is an online-shopping application that plugs the internet directly into the pages of lifestyle and fashion magazines.
JAPAN Creative Platform Group
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JCPG is a professional group that engages in digital content development and creative services.
UNIMEDIA Japan
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UNIMEDIA Japan is a media company that provides internet marketing services.
AxionJapan
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AxionJapan creates clear digital images with unique and innovative image processing technology.
NHK Educational
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NHK Educational provides event planning, video production, and digital content production services.
E and E Holdings
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E and E Holdings is a digital business card manufacturing company.
TUBOX
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TUBOX is a media, entertainment and web system developer company.
StrategyCore
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Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) enterprise and government sales of big data, cyber security, digital media, IoT, and 5G solutions.
TechWatch
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Tech/Startup media for the Japanese startup community
CinemaLeap
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CinemaLeap is a production company that produces and distributes a vertical short movie for smartphones and other media.
MOSHBIT
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MOSHBIT is an online marketing and internet media company.
RealCRO
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Tokyo-based creative marketing & branding agency specialised in intercultural communication.
Audition
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Audition is a media and entertainment company that offers audition information and delivery of entertainment news.
Mode Media Japan
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Mode Media Japan operates three lifestyle channels for women, men, and children.
Liver Bank
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Liver Bank provides live casting, PR casting and influencer services.
Forecast Communications
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Forecast Communications is a media and content production company.
Fishing Vision
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Fishing Vision is a company that produces programs about fishing and sells various fishing equipment.
JOY STREAM
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JOY STREAM engages in web development, event, and digital media production services.
NIJIBOX
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It is a comprehensive development company that provides Internet manufacturing with one-stop planning and development.
link-ties
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link-ties provides publishing, digital media, and event services.
DIAMOND
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DIAMOND publishes and sales magazines, books and digital media.
Hands on Entertainment
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Hands on Entertainment is a producer of live media and entertainment.
AZURE PLUS
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AZURE PLUS develops solution services centered on the IT business and media business.
KWC
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KWC offers digital media, advertising and publishing services.
Aluses
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Aluses specializes in outdoor advertising and other creative advertising services.
BIOIMPACT
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BIOIMPACT providing various services specialized in the research industry
Shinkanas
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Shinkanas offers nursing assistant consulting services.
sabohani
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sabohani is a video planning, development and production service company.
Delight Creation
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Delight Creation is a web media company that creates value beyond customer expectations.
Rebrain
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Rebrain is a graphic, user interface, and web design company.
Ad Arch
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Ad Arch aims to be a bridge between customers and society through video production and advertising marketing.
B2I
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B2I offers media management and business advertisement planning and production services.
FAEC
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FAEC focuses on digital content planning, production, sales, and promotion on mobile and PC.
ATENA
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ATENA specializes in mailing, logistics, and digital services.
i-NEO
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i-NEO is a digital publishing, digital content production, content management and distribution company.
PaLdia
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PaLdia specializes in campaigns and in-store promotions.
versetal
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Versetal focuses on the media, consulting, and advertising network industries.
Origin
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Origin provides business development offers services in market strategy and market entry through local market experience and networks.
Adliv
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Adliv provides services like digital marketing business, web consulting, Internet advertising operations, and more.
PLATE
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PLATE is a digital marketing and WordPress development company.
SC Digital Media
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SC Digital Media creates a new form of media entertainment.
Koyosha
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Koyosha engages in the printing-related business.
CONNECTIT Co., Ltd.
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CONNECTIT Co., Ltd. is a Digital content and service production company that includes AI,CRM & digital communication services.
BAKERU
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BAKERU is a company that develops its business centered on media, creative consulting and space production.
Mirrativ
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Mirrativ believes that “understanding” is a universal wish of all people, & “difficult to understand” is an eternal issue for humankind.
Disrupting Japan
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The foremost podcast on Japanese startups and innovation and the best source of English-language information on the subject.