101 Top Tokyo Publishing Companies and Startups

August 4, 2022

This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Publishing companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Publishing 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

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Top Tokyo Publishing Startups

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Kadokawa Corporation

Kadokawa Corporation

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Kadokawa Co is a publishing & media firm dealing with publishing, film, operation of network entertainment service & other services.

Kakao Japan

Kakao Japan

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Kakao Japan is a free smartphone calling and messenger application.

Kakao Japan

PR Times

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PR Times engages in the operation of a press release distribution service.

Kakao Japan

Spectee

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Spectee is a start-up company that specializes in analyzing various data especially on social media.

Kakao Japan

3rdKind

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3rdKind is a Japanese smartphone game publisher.

Kakao Japan

Nexon

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Nexon is an entertainment software developing company that creates free-to-play online games.

Kakao Japan

INBOUND TECHNOLOGY

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INBOUND TECHNOLOGY is a Japanese society faces many challenges due to the declining birthrate and aging population.

Kakao Japan

Brangista

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Brangista is an e-magazine publishing company that provides web promotion support business and more.

Kakao Japan

Lovegraph

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Lovegraph (Love graph), photographer to accompany a couple of our dating, is a service that leaves two people talking to are wearing.

Kakao Japan

Mynavi

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Mynavi Corporation provides information services.

Kakao Japan

CyberStep

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CyberStep is a publisher of interactive entertainment like online games.

Kakao Japan

Listeners

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Listeners is a Publishing and sales of books, magazines and digital media company.

Kakao Japan

Books & Company

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Books & Company is providing a wide range of readers with new works that are in line with the times.

Kakao Japan

EXNOA

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EXNOA delivers games planned and developed in-house and game titles with the cooperation of publishers to users.

Kakao Japan

Happy Elements Japan

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Happy Elements is focused on the development of social, web, and mobile games as well as publishing services.

Kakao Japan

Kodansha

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Kodansha is the publisher in Japan and produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine.

Kakao Japan

Toppan Printing

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Toppan Printing is a developer and manufacturer of a variety of communication based electronics.

Kakao Japan

Beeworks

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Beeworks focuses on publishing services, advertising and sales promotion, web production, and game development.

Kakao Japan

The Asahi Shimbun Company

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The Asahi Shimbun Company is a publishing company that offers daily Japanese-language newspaper.

Kakao Japan

Media Do

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Media Do is an online platform that stores and distributes ebook content on behalf of book publishers.

Kakao Japan

Shueisha

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Shueisha is an entertainment magazine publishing company that published weekly magazines such as Playboy and LEE.

Kakao Japan

5X Games

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5X Games publishes entertainment content related to gaming, anime, Manga, novels, and movies.

Kakao Japan

Square Enix Group

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Square Enix Group publishes, distributes, and licenses entertainment content around the world.

Kakao Japan

Individual Company Inc

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Individual Inc. provides news services.

Kakao Japan

Kyodo News

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Kyodo News is a non-profit cooperative news agency that provides international news.

Kakao Japan

The Diplomat Magazine

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The Diplomat is the premier international current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific region.

Kakao Japan

NNA JAPAN

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NNA JAPAN is a news publishing company that provides economic and business information services.

Kakao Japan

Uni Create

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Uni Create is a xR content production IT venture.

Kakao Japan

Ashisuto

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Ashisuto is a Japanese company that has been publishing and distributing computer software packages.

Kakao Japan

GLOBIS

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GLOBIS is a education provider providing non-degree and degree programs in management studies.

Kakao Japan

ZigZaGame

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Planning, development and management of smartphone games

Kakao Japan

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

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Sony Music is a management and management of the entire Sony Music Group by holding shares.

Kakao Japan

Kill Time Communication Publishing

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Kill Time Communication Publishing is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy seinen manga magazine publisher.

Kakao Japan

VOYAGER

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VOYAGER develops digital publishing system and digital marketing tools.

Kakao Japan

Universal Music Japan

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Universal Music GK is a music company with licensees and record companies that become subsidiaries around the world.

Kakao Japan

NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI

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NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI engages in the production and sale of video and audio software.

Kakao Japan

Idea Factory

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Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and publisher.

Kakao Japan

Nikkei Asian Review

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Nikkei Asian Review is an English-language publication that brings insights about business, finance, economic, and political news in Asia.

Kakao Japan

The Mainichi Newspapers

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The Mainichi Newspapers is a daily newspaper, magazine, and book publishing company.

Kakao Japan

AWA Japan

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AWA is a Music Distribution platform

Kakao Japan

Lifebear

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Japan’s largest notebook app with calendar, todo, notebook and diary

Kakao Japan

SHINCHOSHA

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SHINCHOSHA is a publishing company that distributes and publishes literature and art books and magazines.

Kakao Japan

Toyo Keizai

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Toyo Keizai is a leader in business publishing and a trusted commentator on Japanese politics and economics.

Kakao Japan

BOOK WALKER

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BOOK WALKER is an electronic bookstore that provides popular works from various publishers.

Kakao Japan

Shinko Music Entertainment

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Shinko Music Entertainment is an online marketplace that provides books, music, and magazines.

Kakao Japan

Vell

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Vell is a Media Platform.

Kakao Japan

Gakken Holdings Japan

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Gakken Holdings is a publishing company that also produces educational toys.

Kakao Japan

GPlusMedia

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GPlusMedia provides internet platforms for people and businesses to communicate and share languages and cultures in Japan.

Kakao Japan

The Japan Times

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The Japan Times is the oldest and the only independent English language newspaper in Japan.

Kakao Japan

Enish

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Enish is a mobile game development and publishing company.

Kakao Japan

Core Magazine

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Core Magazine focuses in the editing and publishing of subculture magazines, comics, adult magazines, etc.

Kakao Japan

Hearst Digital Japan

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“Hearst Digital Japan Co., Ltd.” accelerates the growth of the digital business

Kakao Japan

Gakken Plus Japan

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Gakken Plus is a publishing business offering a catalog of books and magazines.

Kakao Japan

MORI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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MORI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION engages in urban redevelopment research activities for improving the city environment & fostering human resources.

Kakao Japan

NTT DATA Global Solutions

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NTT DATA Global Solutions is a globalization demands of systems due to global expansion of Japanese company

Kakao Japan

TV Asahi

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TV Asahi is a Japanese television network covering drama series and high-quality variety shows.

Kakao Japan

JH Lab

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JH Lab handles copyrights by artists such as paintings and music.

Kakao Japan

SUKEN

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SUKEN provides book publishing, tests, and training related to business mathematics services.

Kakao Japan

Indigames

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Indigames specializes in game publishing and game development services.

Kakao Japan

HAIR

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personalized trends, hair stylists, and items

Kakao Japan

C&C Media

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C&C Media operates the MK-STYLE online games site

Kakao Japan

Ubisoft Japan

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Ubisoft Japan provides game software publishing and licensing services.

Kakao Japan

Medic Media

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Medic Media offers medical knowledge.

Kakao Japan

JMA Management Center

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JMA Management Center engages in human resources development, planners, calendars, and publishing businesses.

Kakao Japan

oricon ME

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oricon news is a Production and operation music distribution service.

Kakao Japan

SB Creative

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SB Creative is a Japanese publishing company and a subsidiary of the SoftBank telecommunications company.

Kakao Japan

Timeout

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Timeout is a publishing company

Kakao Japan

Felix Film

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Felix Film is an animated video production company that offers editing and publishing services.

Kakao Japan

Tokuma Shoten

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Tokuma Shoten is a publisher company engages in the publishing of music, video game, movies, anime, magazines, manga and books.

Kakao Japan

Nikkei BPnet

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Nikkei BPnet is a comprehensive website that offers information for business professionals.

Kakao Japan

Shoeisha

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Shoeisha is a publishing company that specializes in computer and software books.

Kakao Japan

Senken Shimbun

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Senken Shimbun is a Japanese fashion newspaper.

Kakao Japan

Otobank

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Otobank is a publishing production company.

Kakao Japan

Kaiji Press

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Kaiji Press is a news publishing company for shipping, logistics, and marine transportation companies.

Kakao Japan

Medical Tribune

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Medical Tribune is a media publishing company that specializes in the publication and distribution of medical information.

Kakao Japan

Bungeishunju

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Bungeishunju develops a variety of businesses centered on the publication of magazines and books.

Kakao Japan

IndieSquare

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IndieSquare is a publishing company for APIs and SDKs for developers.

Kakao Japan

Nippon Communications Foundation

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The Nippon Communications Foundation promotes understanding of Japan through web-based publishing and other activities

Kakao Japan

INFORESTA

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INFORESTA specializes in information processing and medical information services.

Kakao Japan

Shonen Gahosha

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Shonen Gahosha is a publishing company that offers comics and magazines.

Kakao Japan

Poplar Publishing

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Poplar Publishing specializes in the fields of book publishing and retailing.

Kakao Japan

Phoenixx

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Phoenixx is a video game development company that provides video games and publishing services.

Kakao Japan

CHARACTER DATABANK

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CHARACTER DATABANK provides media business, web, publishing, marketing research business and consulting business.

Kakao Japan

X-Knowledge

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X-Knowledge is a publisher of magazines, mooks and books that provides information on architecture, design, computers and their peripherals.

Kakao Japan

Toranoana

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Toranoana is a sale of manga, toys, personal publications, anime goods and mail order distribution business.

Kakao Japan

SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPERS

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Sports Nippon Newspapers is a sports newspaper publisher that features newspaper-type weekly manga.

Kakao Japan

MouseComputer

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Mouse is a contact point that connects people and computers.

Kakao Japan

Takeshobo

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Takeshobo is a publishing company that specializes in magazines, books, and mahjong-themed manga.

Kakao Japan

Work Style Lab.

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Work Style Lab. is a consulting industry news company

Kakao Japan

CAMELOVE

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Camelove provides camera equipment rental subscription service.

Kakao Japan

H2 Interactive, Inc.

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a video game publishing start-up

Kakao Japan

KADOKAWA Future Publishing

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KADOKAWA Future Publishing publishes manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games, and other types of content.

Kakao Japan

Bijutsu Shuppan Co., Ltd.

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Bijutsu Shuppan Co., Ltd. is sight after as one of the cultural arts that have enriched the hearts of many people.

Kakao Japan

Magazine House

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Magazine House is a publishing company that publishes books, magazines, and more.

Kakao Japan

JTB Publishing

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JTB Publishing provides Iisuance and sales of printed publications.

Kakao Japan

KENTSU SHIMBUNSHA

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KENTSU SHIMBUNSHA publishes news related to the construction industry.

Kakao Japan

Yamaha Music Entertainment

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Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings is a company that produces music provides information sheet music, books, and magazine subscriptions.

Kakao Japan

Chikuma Shobo

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Chikuma Shobo is a Japanese publishing company.

Kakao Japan

SANSPO

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SANSPO is an online platform, delivering news related to sports, entertainment, and much more.

Kakao Japan

EIKOH

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EIKOH publishes and provides educational materials to students.

Kakao Japan

Sankei

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Sankei is a broadcasting and media company.

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