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
Top Tokyo Publishing Startups
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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
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Kakao Japan is a free smartphone calling and messenger application.
PR Times
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PR Times engages in the operation of a press release distribution service.
Spectee
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Spectee is a start-up company that specializes in analyzing various data especially on social media.
Nexon
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Nexon is an entertainment software developing company that creates free-to-play online games.
INBOUND TECHNOLOGY
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INBOUND TECHNOLOGY is a Japanese society faces many challenges due to the declining birthrate and aging population.
Brangista
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Brangista is an e-magazine publishing company that provides web promotion support business and more.
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.
CyberStep
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CyberStep is a publisher of interactive entertainment like online games.
Listeners
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Listeners is a Publishing and sales of books, magazines and digital media company.
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.
EXNOA
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EXNOA delivers games planned and developed in-house and game titles with the cooperation of publishers to users.
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.
Kodansha
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Kodansha is the publisher in Japan and produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine.
Toppan Printing
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Toppan Printing is a developer and manufacturer of a variety of communication based electronics.
Beeworks
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Beeworks focuses on publishing services, advertising and sales promotion, web production, and game development.
The Asahi Shimbun Company
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The Asahi Shimbun Company is a publishing company that offers daily Japanese-language newspaper.
Media Do
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Media Do is an online platform that stores and distributes ebook content on behalf of book publishers.
Shueisha
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Shueisha is an entertainment magazine publishing company that published weekly magazines such as Playboy and LEE.
5X Games
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5X Games publishes entertainment content related to gaming, anime, Manga, novels, and movies.
Square Enix Group
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Square Enix Group publishes, distributes, and licenses entertainment content around the world.
Individual Company Inc
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Individual Inc. provides news services.
Kyodo News
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Kyodo News is a non-profit cooperative news agency that provides international news.
The Diplomat Magazine
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The Diplomat is the premier international current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific region.
NNA JAPAN
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NNA JAPAN is a news publishing company that provides economic and business information services.
Uni Create
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Uni Create is a xR content production IT venture.
Ashisuto
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Ashisuto is a Japanese company that has been publishing and distributing computer software packages.
GLOBIS
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GLOBIS is a education provider providing non-degree and degree programs in management studies.
ZigZaGame
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Planning, development and management of smartphone games
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
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Sony Music is a management and management of the entire Sony Music Group by holding shares.
Kill Time Communication Publishing
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Kill Time Communication Publishing is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy seinen manga magazine publisher.
VOYAGER
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VOYAGER develops digital publishing system and digital marketing tools.
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.
NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI
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NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI engages in the production and sale of video and audio software.
Idea Factory
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Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and publisher.
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.
The Mainichi Newspapers
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The Mainichi Newspapers is a daily newspaper, magazine, and book publishing company.
Lifebear
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Japan’s largest notebook app with calendar, todo, notebook and diary
SHINCHOSHA
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SHINCHOSHA is a publishing company that distributes and publishes literature and art books and magazines.
Toyo Keizai
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Toyo Keizai is a leader in business publishing and a trusted commentator on Japanese politics and economics.
BOOK WALKER
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BOOK WALKER is an electronic bookstore that provides popular works from various publishers.
Shinko Music Entertainment
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Shinko Music Entertainment is an online marketplace that provides books, music, and magazines.
Gakken Holdings Japan
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Gakken Holdings is a publishing company that also produces educational toys.
GPlusMedia
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GPlusMedia provides internet platforms for people and businesses to communicate and share languages and cultures in Japan.
The Japan Times
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The Japan Times is the oldest and the only independent English language newspaper in Japan.
Enish
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Enish is a mobile game development and publishing company.
Core Magazine
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Core Magazine focuses in the editing and publishing of subculture magazines, comics, adult magazines, etc.
Hearst Digital Japan
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“Hearst Digital Japan Co., Ltd.” accelerates the growth of the digital business
Gakken Plus Japan
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Gakken Plus is a publishing business offering a catalog of books and magazines.
MORI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
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MORI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION engages in urban redevelopment research activities for improving the city environment & fostering human resources.
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
TV Asahi
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TV Asahi is a Japanese television network covering drama series and high-quality variety shows.
JH Lab
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JH Lab handles copyrights by artists such as paintings and music.
SUKEN
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SUKEN provides book publishing, tests, and training related to business mathematics services.
Indigames
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Indigames specializes in game publishing and game development services.
C&C Media
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C&C Media operates the MK-STYLE online games site
Ubisoft Japan
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Ubisoft Japan provides game software publishing and licensing services.
JMA Management Center
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JMA Management Center engages in human resources development, planners, calendars, and publishing businesses.
oricon ME
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oricon news is a Production and operation music distribution service.
SB Creative
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SB Creative is a Japanese publishing company and a subsidiary of the SoftBank telecommunications company.
Felix Film
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Felix Film is an animated video production company that offers editing and publishing services.
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.
Nikkei BPnet
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Nikkei BPnet is a comprehensive website that offers information for business professionals.
Shoeisha
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Shoeisha is a publishing company that specializes in computer and software books.
Senken Shimbun
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Senken Shimbun is a Japanese fashion newspaper.
Kaiji Press
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Kaiji Press is a news publishing company for shipping, logistics, and marine transportation companies.
Medical Tribune
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Medical Tribune is a media publishing company that specializes in the publication and distribution of medical information.
Bungeishunju
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Bungeishunju develops a variety of businesses centered on the publication of magazines and books.
IndieSquare
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IndieSquare is a publishing company for APIs and SDKs for developers.
Nippon Communications Foundation
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The Nippon Communications Foundation promotes understanding of Japan through web-based publishing and other activities
INFORESTA
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INFORESTA specializes in information processing and medical information services.
Shonen Gahosha
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Shonen Gahosha is a publishing company that offers comics and magazines.
Poplar Publishing
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Poplar Publishing specializes in the fields of book publishing and retailing.
Phoenixx
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Phoenixx is a video game development company that provides video games and publishing services.
CHARACTER DATABANK
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CHARACTER DATABANK provides media business, web, publishing, marketing research business and consulting business.
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.
Toranoana
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Toranoana is a sale of manga, toys, personal publications, anime goods and mail order distribution business.
SPORTS NIPPON NEWSPAPERS
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Sports Nippon Newspapers is a sports newspaper publisher that features newspaper-type weekly manga.
MouseComputer
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Mouse is a contact point that connects people and computers.
Takeshobo
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Takeshobo is a publishing company that specializes in magazines, books, and mahjong-themed manga.
Work Style Lab.
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Work Style Lab. is a consulting industry news company
CAMELOVE
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Camelove provides camera equipment rental subscription service.
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.
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.
Magazine House
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Magazine House is a publishing company that publishes books, magazines, and more.
JTB Publishing
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JTB Publishing provides Iisuance and sales of printed publications.
KENTSU SHIMBUNSHA
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KENTSU SHIMBUNSHA publishes news related to the construction industry.
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.
Chikuma Shobo
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Chikuma Shobo is a Japanese publishing company.
SANSPO
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SANSPO is an online platform, delivering news related to sports, entertainment, and much more.
EIKOH
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EIKOH publishes and provides educational materials to students.