This article showcases our top picks for the best Japanese based Product Design companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Product Design 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 Product Design Startups
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Nulab
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Nulab is a team of fun-spirited creators dedicated to creating software the improves team collaboration.
Andpad
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Andpad provides a construction management application for users throughout Japan.
ArchiTek
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ArchiTek specializes in circuit design for embedded systems, handling high level architecture design.
GLM
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GLM develops and manufactures automobiles, including electronic cars.
Ball Wave
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Ballwave uses the ball SAW sensor that serves as a human eye and the nervous system, and invites it to the horizon of technology.
QUADRAC
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QUADRAC is a develop, manufacture, and sell telecommunication devices as well as payment servers for public transportation systems.
Tecnos Data Science Engineering
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Tecnos Data Science Engineering provides solutions utilizing big data and artificial intelligence (AI) and AI products.
Adot
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Adot specializes in product development, service growth, branding, and PR.
4D Sensor
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4D Sensor develops, manufactures, and sells high-speed, high-precision shape and deformation measurement equipment.
EASEL, Inc.
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EASEL is an IoT one-stop company for customized LoRa wireless modules, focused on product development & ODM to system development.
Wonder Future
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Wonder Future is a 3D resin touch panel development and development support, IH spot reflow equipment sales and support.
Suvaco
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Suvaco is a Tokyo based home design marketplace startup.
Interactive Solutions
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Interactive Solutions offers solutions and content for tablets, including enterprise iPad solutions, advanced encryption, and more.
picki
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Picki is a company which develops fashion D2C platform.
Piezo Studio
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Piezo Studio is Designing and preproduction, development and consulting of electoronic devices.
Catalyna
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Catalyna is a Japan-based company that provides its users with system development and handing solutions.
LINK-US
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Link Us is Contract sales of various devices applying ultrasonic combined vibration and powerful ultrasonic technology
World Incubator International
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World Incubator International is a wide variety of products and services to a wide range of fields.
Authentic Japan
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Authentic Japan manufactures a transmitter known as Koko Heli to realize the early detection of the missing person.
Adoir
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Development management of information sharing service “Vook note” for video production.
JTEC CORPORATION Japan
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J-Tech Corporationis a production and sales of automatic cell culture equipment company
mizuiro
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Mizuiro is a Product service and online shop management service.
connectome.design
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connectome.design uses the power of technology to realize the well-being of more people.
GREEN RIVER HOLDINGS Japan
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Green River Holdings is a company that growing with the aim of creating a mechanism for moving people.
Bitcellar
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At BitCellar, their mission is to provide a closer relationship for all users with images .
Wood Plastic Technology
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Wood Plastic Technology is a Manufacture and sale of wood plastic pallets company.
NIPPON SOUKEN
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NIPPON SOUKEN is a Risk management support for analyzing all risks.
United Corporation Japan
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United Corporation is a Design, construction and management of industrial waste in civil engineering and pavement works company.
MODALAVA
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Modalava is founded as a platform for fashion lovers to shine through fashion.
SAKELOGY
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SAKELOGY is a platform enables restaurants and retailers to easily create cloud-based sake menus.
NINE SUPPLY
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NINE SUPPLY is a design product company based on the fusion of real products and digital and advanced manufacturing for urban consumers.
drops Japan
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Drops Inc. is a design office that plans and produces advertisements.
Sakamoto Giken
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Sakamoto Giken provides manufacture of fluid equipment parts and precision parts based on our track record in metal processing.
Eone Japan
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Eone is created to solve problem to tell time, people who are blind have had to choose between intrusive talking or fragile tactile watches.
VISTA Japan
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VISTA is a Contract development and testing related to vacuum company.
Advantest
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Advantest manufactures and sells semiconductor and component test system products and mechatronics-related products.
Nitto Denko
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Nitto Denko, Japan’s leading diversified materials manufacturer offers to the global market about 13,500 species of value-added products.
ZOZO Technologies
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Mission of ZOZO Technologies, Inc. is to operation services and to develop technology that will help improve the entire ZOZO Group.
JFE Holdings
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JFE Holdings engages in steel manufacturing, engineering, and trading businesses in Japan and internationally through its subsidiaries.
HI
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HI is a research and development company that focuses on middleware development for embedded devices.
Alim
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Alim specializes in the planning, development, and production of applications for iOS and Android.
Coaido
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Coaido Corporation: make a future for granted in cardiac arrest who lives survive the power of IT and design
Aichi Steel
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Aichi Steel manufactures and sells steel, forged products, and electro-magnetic products.
Workman
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Workman is a company mainly engaged in the operation of franchise stores and directly-operated stores.
Seiren
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Seiren is a textile manufacturing company that develops and markets highly differentiated product lines that conform to customer needs.
C.R.E.A.M
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C.R.E.A.M was established with e-commerce as the main distribution channel.
Takasago Internationalrporation
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Takasago International Corporation is a chemical company located in Kamata.
Skydea K.K.
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Tokyo creative agency providing UI/UX design and development
Shifter
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Shifter – The static site generator for WordPress
Elpida Memory
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Elpida Memory is a leading manufacturer of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) integrated circuits.
AQ
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AQ is a company that designs digital products such as news, and events for business.
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc.
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Hitachi-LG Data Storage was established in 2000 by Hitachi, Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc.
New Japan Radio
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New Japan Radio (New JRC) is a global analog semiconductor IC design and manufacturing company.
FDK
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FDK engages in the manufacture and sale of electronic-related materials and products, as well as batteries.
NetSTAR
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NetSTAR is a web categorization and filtering technology used by mobile operators, service providers, and hardware vendors.
Avatta
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Avatta specializes in photogrammetry, facial scanning, three-dimensional design, and other imaging solutions.
Creative House Pocket
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Creative house pocket is a Game illustration production company
KAZAANA Co., Ltd.
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KAZAANA Co., Ltd. offers japanese town planning,e commerce & media management & consulting,web & product development business.
Liquid Design Systems
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Liquid Design Systems is a hardware and software development company that uses vital sensors.
BlockBase
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BlockBase provides consultation on blockchain-related technology.
Computer Engineering & Consulting
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Computer Engineering & Consulting provides ICT services to optimize how customers develop products.
NIT
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NIT specilaizes in equpiment design, PC software, sequencer software services.
Sony LSI Design
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Sony LSI Design Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of semiconductor and LSI technology.
WAAK
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WAAK is an office furniture designer and developer company.
HIOKI
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HIOKI provides consistent delivery of test and measuring instruments through advanced design, manufacturing, and sales and services.
LYFT Japan
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LYFT is a fitness apparel brand produced by Edward Kato
The Post
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Experience The Luxury Spirit Through Exceptional Creatives.
BRAIN PORTAL
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BRAIN PORTAL is a one-stop-shop for all kinds of custom-designed products.
Bento Graphics Inc.
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Bento Graphics is a Tokyo-based design studio that turns your ideas into compelling experiences which drive results.
Morita Group
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Morita provides fire trucks and extinguishers, disaster prevention facilities, and environment conservation vehicles and equipment.
ideal star
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Idealstar is a Organic Piezoelectric Device Business, Organic Solar Cell Business, Organic Electronics Device Business company.
IIJ Engineering
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Iij engineering is a Provider of comprehensive IT outsourcing solution services such as network operation management
xbs
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xbs provides application development, UI / UX design, brand site production, web media launch, and interactive production.
aiCube
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aiCube specializes in the planning and development of new products and services.
Riken Japan
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Riken Japan is a automotive machine parts business company located in Chiyoda-ku.
AKT Lab
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AKT Lab manufactures and sells crystal production systems based on proprietary technologies.
Japan MMI Technology
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Japan MMI Technology Co., Ltd. offers Product development security devices using a piezoelectric force ceramic resonator.
Progress Technologies
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Progress Technologies will pursue technology together with engineers who love to be excited and create products and services.
ABIST
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ABIST works in the industrial design sector and manufactures machinery and machine parts.
tensorX
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tensorX is the design consulting firm will lead Japan innovation through digital transformation
Metallogenics
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Metallogenics is a research and development-type company.
Grape Systems
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Grape Systems is a solution provider for embedded devices and embedded system development.
SAKIGAKE-Semiconductor
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SAKIGAKE is a company that development and manufacture and sale of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to contract research
Makino J
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Makino J is an engineering company for automation production system.
Samsung R&D Institute Japan
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Samsung R&D Institute Japan is a Development of electronic parts and semiconductor design and materials
NESCO Japan
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NESCO is a Contract development and Solution development company.
B-STORM
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B-STORM aims to quickly create and commercialize products that meet the new needs of its customers.
Move Tech
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Move Tech specializes in the development, design, manufacture, sales of embedded software and hardware.