This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese 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 Japanese Digital Media Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Uzabase
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Uzabase provides information infrastructure supporting decision-making in business activities.
Excite Japan
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Excite Japan is a Japan-based company focused on the development of internet businesses in Japan.
Square Enix
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Square Enix develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment titles worldwide.
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.
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.
One Media
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One media provides YouTube channel production, SNS video creation and marketing, and live stream creation and planning.
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.
DoubleL
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Doublel is a general trading company of pop culture that develops Japanese manga, anime, and games internationally.
ORIGINAL LIFE
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ORIGINAL LIFE is a wedding media tech company.
Brangista
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Brangista is an e-magazine publishing company that provides web promotion support business and more.
Mugenup
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Mugenup is a Japanese provider of digital entertainment production services for the game and media industries.
ALiNK Internet
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ALiNK Internet provides information related to daily life such as weather information.
Piece of Cake
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Piece of Cake is promoting digital content and services under a new platform.
Utoniq
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Utoniq is a digital token issuance management platform company.
CRO
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CRO provides web production, video production, web media management, and marketing services.
Asatsu DK
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Asatsu DK is an advertising and marketing services company.
The Asahi Shimbun Company
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The Asahi Shimbun Company is a publishing company that offers daily Japanese-language newspaper.
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
BBO
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BBO works on the planning and operation of EC site, communication sales business, manufacturing of beauty, cosmetics, and more.
DIAMOND
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DIAMOND publishes and sales magazines, books and digital media.
AnalyzeLog
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AnalyzeLog a digital agency that reps kids and family creators.
grape
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grape engages in web media, commerce, and internet advertising businesses.
Individual Company Inc
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Individual Inc. provides news services.
ITmedia KK
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ITmedia is the largest online IT publisher in Japan, offering numerous forums on various subjects, technical articles and case studies.
ALPHABOAT
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ALPHABOAT offers content creation and management and other marketing services.
SUPERDRIVE
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Superdrive uses data driven methodologies to improve marketing ROI for B2C and B2B companies
Toyo Keizai
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Toyo Keizai is a leader in business publishing and a trusted commentator on Japanese politics and economics.
Forecast Communications
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Forecast Communications is a media and content production company.
UNIMEDIA Japan
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UNIMEDIA Japan is a media company that provides internet marketing services.
Colony Interactive
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Colony Interactive is provides consistent services from consulting and planning in the digital communication field to art direction.
GMO AD Partners
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Gmo Ad Partners is a full service Internet marketing company that offers internet advertising solutions.
JAPAN Creative Platform Group
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JCPG is a professional group that engages in digital content development and creative 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.
Mode Media Japan
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Mode Media Japan operates three lifestyle channels for women, men, and children.
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.
sMedio
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sMedio develops multimedia software for consumer electronics and portable devices.
Forside
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For-side engages in the digital media content industry.
DigitalTrust
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DigitalTrust is a web and digital content design and development company.
THINKR
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THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation 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.
M.D.B
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M.D.B provides system integration, digital content and other IT services.
CS-C
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CS-C is an AI marketing engine development “C-mo” series Media development and operation system.
JOY STREAM
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JOY STREAM engages in web development, event, and digital media production services.
PLATE
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PLATE is a digital marketing and WordPress development company.
Contents innovation Program
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Contents innovation Program specializes in the R&D, human resource development, encouragement of entrepreneurship and business matching.
link-ties
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link-ties provides publishing, digital media, and event services.
Aim Place
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Aim Place develops Internet-related businesses focusing on Internet media and medical, beauty industry, and recruitment.
Kyodo News Digital
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Kyodo News Digital distributes news and builds systems in the digital field such as news sites and signage.
Quark tokyo
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Quark tokyo establishes joint venture “Mediator ” with Cyber Communications
ADS
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ADS develops and provides video production systems that perform video processing.
Atoj
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Atoj is specializes in production results of contents (articles), owned media.
Libra
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Libra plans, develops, consults & operates internet media, and invests in the tour business.
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.
HMS
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HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
CAMEL
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CAMEL provides AI development , Digital content production , CI/VI development , Illustration & Magazine production & Broadcasting services