Country

Startups from Japan

Companies headquartered in Japan, with their founders.

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Political Group of Okinawa RevolutionPrivate

Japan · 2005

Sendai Girls' Pro WrestlingPrivate

Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2005

Sora Ltd.Private

Gaming · Japan · 2005

Masahiro Sakurai

Strong Style Pro-WrestlingPrivate

Japan · 2005

Cyberdyne Inc.Private

Robotics · Japan · 2004

Yoshiyuki Sankai

GREE, Inc.Private

Software & IT · Japan · 2004

Yoshikazu Tanaka

Game StudioPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2004

HustlePrivate

Enterprise Software · Japan · 2004

Nobuhiko Takada, Perry Rosenstein, Roddy Lindsay, Tyler Brock

Japanese Culture Channel SakuraPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2004

Satoru Mizushima

MistwalkerPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2004

Hironobu Sakaguchi

Project SirenPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2004

Keiichiro Toyama

Smile PleasePrivate

Japan · 2004

AP BankPrivate

Japan · 2003

Takeshi Kobayashi

Fighting World of Japan Pro WrestlingPrivate

Japan · 2003

Fighting and Entertainment GroupPrivate

Japan · 2003

Sadaharu Tanikawa

NarisawaPrivate

Japan · 2003

Yoshihiro Narisawa

Nintendo Software Planning & DevelopmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2003

Q EntertainmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2003

Tetsuya Mizuguchi

Three-Nations Research InstitutePrivate

Japan · 2003

Kazuhide Uekusa

Type‐MoonPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2003

Cannabis MuseumPrivate

Japan · 2001

Junichi Takayasu

DeepPrivate

Japan · 2001

DogmaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2001

Good Smile CompanyPrivate

Japan · 2001

Pro Wrestling Zero1Private

Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2001

Shinya Hashimoto

Q-GamesPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2001

fytoPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2001

teamLabPrivate

Japan · 2001

Toshiyuki Inoko

AltJapan Co., Ltd.Private

Gaming · Japan · 2000

Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt

Amusement VisionPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2000

Toshihiro Nagoshi

Ateam HoldingsPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2000

CoamixPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 2000

Akira Kamiya, Tsukasa Hōjō, Tetsuo Hara, Nobuhiko Horie

P.A. WorksPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2000

Pro Wrestling NoahPrivate

Sports & Fitness · Japan · 2000

Mitsuharu Misawa

Sonic TeamPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 2000

Naoto Ohshima, Yuji Naka, Hirokazu Yasuhara, Takashi Iizuka

SuperflatPrivate

Japan · 2000

Takashi Murakami

ArtoonPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1999

DMM.comPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1999

Keishi Kameyama

DeNAPrivate

Software & IT · Japan · 1999

MixiPrivate

Japan · 1999

Monolith Soft Inc.Private

Gaming · Japan · 1999

Tetsuya Takahashi

VanpoolPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1999

tri-CrescendoPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1999

Hiroya Hatsushiba

BonesPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1998

Masahiko Minami

CyberAgentPrivate

Software & IT · Japan · 1998

Grasshopper ManufacturePrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1998

GungHo Online EntertainmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1998

KeyPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1998

Itaru Hinoue, Jun Maeda, Naoki Hisaya, Shinji Orito

Level-5Private

Gaming · Japan · 1998

Music On! TVPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1998

Shigeo Maruyama

Osaka Pro WrestlingPrivate

Japan · 1998

Polyphony DigitalPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1998

Kazunori Yamauchi

Takada DōjōPrivate

Japan · 1998

Nobuhiko Takada

Aozora BunkoPrivate

Japan · 1997

Bee TrainPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1997

Kōichi Mashimo

CybozuPrivate

Software & IT · Japan · 1997

DDT Pro-WrestlingPrivate

Enterprise Software · Japan · 1997

Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ōka

FlagshipPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1997

Yoshiki Okamoto

GencoPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1997

Japanese Society for History Textbook ReformPrivate

Japan · 1997

Nobukatsu Fujioka