101 Top Japanese Hardware Companies and Startups of 2021

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

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Sony

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Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.

Olympus

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Olympus manufactures and sells precision machineries and instruments worldwide.

Sharp

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Sharp is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electric telecommunication, electric, and electronic equipments.

KIOXIA

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KIOXIA is a group strategy formulation and management company.

LeapMind

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LeapMind makes deep learning “small and compact” and accessible across a broad spectrum of applications, evolving the Internet of Things.

SmartDrive

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SmartDrive is hardware and big data solution for drive.

Fujifilm

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Fujifilm develops and sells consumer products and business products related to photography.

Photosynth

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Photosynth is a set of tools for capturing and viewing the places in 3D.

obniz

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obniz is a cloud based IoT system provide realtime and bi-directional access to real hardware form the cloud.

SIRC

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SIRC is a company that uses multiplication function devices (SIRC devices) to provide new functions.

Mitsufuji

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Mitsufuji introducing consumer wearable devices.

Communication Business Avenue

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Communication Business Avenue offers customer support and business improvement solutions and software development services.

Aromajoin

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Aromajoin develops scent devices that combine hardware, software, and chemical technology.

H2L

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H2L is a Japanese hardware startup spun off from the University of Tokyo.

Future Standard

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Future Standard is a R&D and provides image analytics solution especially for advertisement.

APTJ

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Automotive Platform Technology Japan (APTJ) primarily engages in the development and sale of automotive software and hardware products.

Nain

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Nain aim to simplify our modern lifestyle associated with wearable devices, provide adjustable SNS voice over technology.

Westunitis

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Westunitis is wearable computing system , and hardware development.

Evolany

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Evolani is a mechanical labor by providing the most convenient and fun automated tools

XTREME-D Inc.

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XTREME-D is an startup whose mission is to make HPC cloud computing access easy, fast, efficient, and economical for every customer.

Blue Industries

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Blue Industries is a diagnostic device and bioinformatics analysis company.

Toshiba Corporation

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Toshiba Corporation manufactures and markets advanced electronic and electrical products.

exiii

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We make EXOS, a wearable haptic device for XR.

DAITO

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Daito is a comprehensive hardware tool trading company

Glamo

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Glamo is a Software Company will develop and sell equipment control devices.

pickupon

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Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call

Tokyo Artisan Intelligence

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Tokyo Artisan Intelligence is an AI outsourced development company.

Panasonic

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Panasonic Corporation is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, comprised of over 634 companies.

Casio

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Casio is a multinational consumer electronics company, offers calculators, mobile phones, cameras, musical instruments, watches, and more.

Mitsubishi Electric

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation manufactures and sells electric and electronic equipment used in various systems and appliances.

Siglead

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Siglead conducts R & D on error correction methods for SSD / NAND flash memory and develops SSD controller LSI.

ABAL

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ABAL is a wireless and mobile virtuality reality system developing computer graphics, consumer game development, and video entertainment.

GENUSION

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GENUSION provides semiconductor memory technology and memory solutions.

Implem

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Imprint is a business application platform that makes it easy to create business applications without programming.

Capcom groupe

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A company specialising in the deployment, installation, maintenance and sale of fibre optic and cable network services

Ricoh Company

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Ricoh is a global technology company provide office imaging equipment, document management systems and IT services.

Cyberdyne

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Cyberdyne engages in the development of robots and sells the cyborg-type robot HAL.

JVC

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JVC is a consumer electronics firm that manufactures digital camcorders, headphones, televisions, and home theater projectors.

Sassor

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Sassor is a Japanese service design company engaged in the production and business development of various devices and services.

HOYA CORPORATION

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HOYA CORPORATION is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronics-related products, imaging products, healthcare products and medical

Softfront

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Softfront is a Japan based JASDAQ-listed IT services company.

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI)

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Sony Computer Entertainment engages in the research and development of hardware and software related to PlayStation platforms.

TAITO

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Taito specializes in developing video games, software, and hardware.

Sony Mobile Communications

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Sony Mobile Communications offers a portfolio of smartphones, tablets, smart products, and accessories.

Onkyo

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Onkyo is a leading brand of hi-fi and home cinema products as well as automotive speaker systems.

FutuRocket

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IoT hardware micro startup selected for Infinity Ventures Summit 2017 Fall Launchpad

Rigaku

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Rigaku is a supplier of equipment for X-ray spectrometry, diffraction, and optics.

Empathy Co

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Empathy offers total hardware and software solutions that are proprietarily developed

VAIO

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VAIO is specializing in the planning and development of PC business and contract business.

HAPSMobile

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HAPSMobile is a joint venture between SoftBank and Aerovironment Inc. that designs telecommunication aircraft

ITWeb

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ITWeb is an application software design and development and computer peripheral equipment provider company.

Sony Semiconductor

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Sony Semiconductor is a company that specializes in providing various electronic devices to their consumers.

OKI Electric Industry Company

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OKI Electric Industry Company is a company manufacturing and selling info-telecom and printer products.

PaylessGate

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PaylessGate develops touchless personal authentication technology and high-speed, high-precision position measurement technology.

Schaft

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SCHAFT is a Japanese robotics company

Mubit

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Mubit is a company that supplies web servers and networking products.

Interface

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Interface is a software and hardware development company.

KAI Group

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KAI Group develops and designs knives, razors, surgical and industrial cutting tools as well as beauty-care, kitchen tools.

F1

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F1 is an information technology company that offers information system development and network installation services.

Pyrenee

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Pyrenee is a hardware startup that creates devices that protect people’s lives.

BS Conditional Access Systems

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BS Conditional Access Systems provides and operates a limited reception system for digital broadcasting using IC cards.

Vox Technologies

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Containerization of last-mile delivery logistics

LINE WORKS

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LINE WORKS provides Cloud based office products.

SDL

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SDL specializes in the computer software development and system introduction.

GOV

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GOV is a computer software, hardware and equipment manufacturer.

Vanguard Industries

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Vanguard Industries Inc. is an innovation firm based in Tokyo, Japan.

EIZO

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EIZO manufactures high-end visual display products with a wide range of LCD monitors and windows-based terminals.

MOTEX

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MOTEX specializes in the development and sales of products for internal and external security measures.

Roland DG

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Roland DG is a computer peripheral equipment manufacturing company.

Rainbow Partners

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Rainbow Partners pioneers licensing entertainment metadata, media recognition and recommendation solutions.

Hyper Inc

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Hyper Inc engaged in the sale of computers and peripheral equipment.

ASUS Japan

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ASUS is a multi-national computer and electronics hardware company.

Advantech Technologies Japan

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Advantech Technologies Japan focuses on high-mix and small volume tailor-made embedded design-in services.

SICOXS

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SICOXS CORPORATION is developing technology that can provide semiconductor substrates.

Quix

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Quix provides software solutions for measurement, engineering works, and construction areas.

NOX

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NOX specializes in network security and storage management solutions.

GET IT Japan

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Getit operates globally not only in Japan, but also in North America, Europe, and Asia, centered on two business units.

REVORN

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REVORN is providing all round services of planning, design, and development with the optimized hardware and software technologies.

Triple One

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Triple One is a developer of technology solutions for the development industries.

Scrum Software

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Scrum Software is a software planning, design, development, sales and maintenance service company.

Cerevo

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Cerevo (Consumer Electronics Revolution), a company that is actively involved in consumer electronic appliances and web presence.

OSL

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OSL provides software development and network installation services.

Digital Electronics Corp

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Digital Electronics Corporation engages in the development and manufacture of operator interface units and control equipment.

Chuden CTI

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Chuden CTI is the provider of information systems solutions and services.

Community Factory

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Community Factory develops communication and social media applications and services for smartphones.

Tokyoflash

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Tokyoflash is a Japanese watch company.

Techno Corporation

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Techno Corporation engages in the information and communications businesses.

iTSCOM

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Owned by Tokyu Corporation, is an independent cable operator servicing parts of Tokyo and Kanagawa.

JEKI

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JEKI offers marketing, advertising and communications services.

HEARTWARE

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HEARTWARE specializes in the sales of labels, stickers, print packages and hardware.

NTC

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NTC provides software, hardware, system flow and business development services.

AET

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AET provides development, manufacturing, sales, import-export services for software and hardware equipment.

Mitsui Bussan Electronics

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Mitsui Bussan Electronics provides services in the electronics field, supporting advanced technologies.

MIS

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MIS provides software development and hardware sales and maintenance services.

Media Links

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Media Links provides technology solutions for the convergence, transport, and management of media over IP.

Mitsubishi Electric Micro-Computer Application Software

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Mitsubishi Electric Micro-Computer Application Software specializes in the development & design of systems, software, LSIs, and hardware.

BBIX

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BBIX offers different connection services for ISP business operators through high quality traffic management.

RATOC Systems

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RATOC Systems develops and sells hardware, firmware and applications.

Insight Technology Tokyo

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Insight Technology is a company that pursues knowledge and technical capabilities related to databases

SSS

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SSS is a company that specializes in solutions related to ERP, web systems, and networks.

Techno-Speech

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Techno-Speech provides technical consulting on computer software and hardware related to multimedia.