Country

Startups from Japan

Companies headquartered in Japan, with their founders.

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V&R PlanningPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1986

WatamiPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Japan · 1986

ABC-MartPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 1985

Game ArtsPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1985

Performing Arts GroupPrivate

Japan · 1985

ShootoPrivate

Sports & Fitness · Japan · 1985

Studio GhibliPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1985

Toshio Suzuki, Hayao Miyazaki

Akindo SushiroPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Japan · 1984

Yoshio Shimizu, Yutaka Shimizu

ChunsoftPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1984

Koichi Nakamura

GainaxPrivate

Japan · 1984

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Hideaki Anno, Takami Akai, Hiroyuki Yamaga, Toshio Okada, Shinji Higuchi, Yasuhiro Takeda

Ken ProductionPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1984

UniqloPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 1984

Okinawa Actors SchoolPrivate

Japan · 1983

Masayuki Makino

SMASHPrivate

Japan · 1983

Masahiro Hidaka

Sega AM2Private

Gaming · Japan · 1983

CompilePrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1982

Masamitsu Niitani

Director's CompanyPrivate

Japan · 1982

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kazuyuki Izutsu, Gakuryū Ishii, Kazuki Ōmori, Toshiharu Ikeda, Banmei Takahashi, Kichitarō Negishi, Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Nux OrganizationPrivate

Japan · 1982

SukiyaPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Japan · 1982

Zensho HoldingsPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 1982

JustSystemsPrivate

Software & IT · Japan · 1981

Kazunori Ukigawa

Kamori KankōPrivate

Enterprise Software · Japan · 1981

National Museum of Japanese HistoryPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1981

Mitsusada Inoue

Nihon FalcomPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1981

SoftBank GroupPrivate

Telecom · Japan · 1981

Don QuijotePrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 1980

H.I.S.Private

Travel & Hospitality · Japan · 1980

ImpulPrivate

Japan · 1980

Kazuyoshi Hoshino

CapcomPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1979

Kenzō Tsujimoto

HobonichiPrivate

Japan · 1979

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries AssociationPrivate

Japan · 1979

Etsuhiko Shōyama

Toyota Racing GmbHPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · Japan · 1979

AjiadoPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1978

Tsutomu Shibayama

ArtlandPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1978

Noboru Ishiguro

B ZonePrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1978

BigmotorPrivate

Japan · 1978

Hiroyuki Kaneshige

Epic Records JapanPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1978

Shigeo Maruyama

KoeiPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1978

Yōichi Erikawa, Keiko Erikawa

ASCII CorporationPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1977

AmusePrivate

HR & Recruiting · Japan · 1977

Yohkichi Ohsato

DaisoPrivate

Japan · 1977

Magic BusPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1977

Meat HopePrivate

Japan · 1976

PoplarPrivate

Japan · 1976

ESP GuitarsPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1975

Hisatake Shibuya

Nintendo Integrated Research & DevelopmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1975

Sammy CorporationPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1975

Dynamic PlanningPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1974

TOM'SPrivate

Japan · 1974

Mugen MotorsportsPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · Japan · 1973

Hirotoshi Honda

NidecPrivate

Japan · 1973

Shigenobu Nagamori

SaizeriyaPrivate

Food & Agriculture · Japan · 1973

Yasuhiko Shōgaki

MadhousePrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1972

Studio NuePrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1972

TakarajimashaPrivate

Media & Entertainment · Japan · 1971

Japan Center for International ExchangePrivate

Japan · 1970

Tadashi Yamamoto

AeonPrivate

Retail & E-commerce · Japan · 1969

Comme des GarçonsPrivate

Fashion & Beauty · Japan · 1969

KonamiPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1969

Kagemasa Kozuki

Universal EntertainmentPrivate

Gaming · Japan · 1969