Top Publishing Startups in Japan (2025 Update)

Explore the best Publishing companies in Japan. Discover high-growth startups and investment opportunities in our 2025 updated list.

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Happy Elements株式会社 - 熱狂的に愛されるコンテンツをつくる Our company name "Happy Elements" means the feelings of colleagues who work with... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2010 Internet, Mobile +1 -
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224.5K (125%) 13 years ago Series B 1 30.0M 81 2 vqo yRc
株式会社enish - Enish Vietnam hoạt động trong lĩnh vực game, từ lập kế hoạch, phát triển, vận hà... Link with Funというスローガンのもと、
「世界中にenishファンを作り出す」ことをミ...
- Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2009 Content Creators, Fashion +4 [email protected]
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44.1K (-45%) 14 years ago Corporate Round 3 104.0M 72 1 year ago
Gamera Games (JP) - Gamera Games Tokyo branch A global indie game publisher. Gamera Game a video game publisher.
(Mirror Wisdom Inc Japanese branch)

Our phi...
- Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2021 Gaming, Information Technology +1 [email protected]
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184 9 years ago Angel 1 3.0M 45 3 Yki 22V
Brangista Inc - 株式会社ブランジスタは、独自の企画力、営業力を基に「企業プロモーション支援を目的... 株式会社ブランジスタは、独自の企画力、営業力を基に「企業プロモーション支援を目的... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2000 Digital Media, E-Commerce +1 [email protected]
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132.5K (55%) 11 years ago Corporate Round 2 1.0B 25 3 xko 2nE
リスナーズ株式会社 - - 採用広報プラットフォーム「LISTEN」の運営元。 - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2001 Advertising, Digital Media +2 [email protected]
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12036 - Series Unknown - 71.0M 16 5 months ago
Gaijyn - 見ぬが花 - Reality can't compete with imagination. Originally founded in Aichi, Japan as a small experimental studio focused on exp... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2020 Gaming, Publishing -
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26518 - Pre Seed - 28.1M 8 10 nTj qkr
GOOPASS株式会社 - 人生を彩ろう-こころに残るトキを届けるGOOPASS こころに残るトキにフォーカスし、道具、体験、時間を楽しむための各種サブスクリプシ... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2017 Publishing [email protected]
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3.0K (36%) 5 years ago Series A 1 Unknown 17 2 PMM k3c
MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. - - Palaceside building
1-1 Hitotsubashi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to 100-0003
Japan
- Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1996 Advertising, E-Commerce +3 [email protected]
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56162 16 years ago Corporate Round 1 58.3M 359 7 shm ueT
The Japan Times - News and features from the most widely read English-newspaper in Japan. Founded in 1897, The Japan Times is country's oldest and most widely read Englis... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1897 Sports, Publishing -
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2.3M (-26%) - - - - 80961 5 months ago
Travel Voice Japan - Japanese Travel Trade News [Official] Travel Voice Japan is the largest Japanese tourism trade news media to publish t... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2012 Publishing -
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290.2K - - - - 416 5 months ago
KADOKAWA Corporation - Fueki Ryuko 「不易流行」 - Continuity and Change - As a comprehensive entertainment company, KADOKAWA Group is engaged in a wide ra... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1954 Publishing -
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2.3M (-32%) - - - - 7111 8 months ago
APJ Media 合同会社 - 私たちのミッションは、米国本場の投資情報を日本へ届け、日本人の金融リテラシーを高... 「永久に持っておきたい6つの高配当米国株」レポートを無料でプレゼントしています。... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2019 Financial Services, Publishing [email protected]
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7.6K (7%) - - - - 20 8 pgA DiR
PR TIMES, Inc. - - - - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2005 Content Creators, IT +1 [email protected]
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86063 - Series Unknown - 66.8M 81 6 z1S 8nL
NTT DATA Global Solutions... - Establish as NTT Data Japan Unit’s SAP core company, supports system globalizati... As a member of the NTT DATA Group's SAP Global One Team※1, we wield offshore res... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) + 1 2012 Publishing -
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48.6K (33%) - - - - 3936 6 months ago
東洋経済新報社(Toyo Keiz... - まじめな「異論」で、未来を拓く Since 1895 (Meiji 28th), Toyo Keizai Inc. has been expanding various businesses... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1895 Digital Media, Publishing [email protected]
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26.9K (20%) - - - - 365 6 months ago
Spectee Inc. - Be on top of every story as it breaks. Fact-checked, license-cleared, right-this-second videos all at one stop.

We sp...
- Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2015 Social Media, Publishing [email protected]
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10.2K (46%) - - - - 158 2 oWR Ug2
Data Resources, Inc. - - Data Resources, Inc, since its establishment in 1995, has been providing market... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1995 IT, Publishing -
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32.4K - - - - 54 1 year ago
Nikkei Business Publicati... - - 日経BPは、経営(ビジネス)、技術(テクノロジー)、生活(ライフスタイル)の広い分... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1969 Publishing -
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15.6M (17%) - - - - 10139 7 h76 NF8
GLOBIS Corporation - Building an ecosystem to create and innovate societies. GLOBIS empowers purpose-driven, effective leaders to create and innovate societi... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) + 5 1992 EdTech, Education +1 -
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4.4K - - - - 5511 6 months ago
Success Lab - Help Japanese companies transform into Customer Success. Success Lab Inc. leads Customer Success Japan, which helps Japanese companies tr... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2017 Publishing [email protected]
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5086 - - - - 35 2 TIx JYM
株式会社ブックリスタ - ブックリスタは、電子書籍に関する各種事業を展開し、電子書籍ストアの総合的な運営の... ブックリスタは、電子書籍に関する各種事業を展開し、電子書籍ストアの総合的な運営を... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2010 EdTech, Entertainment +2 [email protected]
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15.3K - - - - 35 5 months ago
ORGware Technologies Pvt.... - Orgware Technologies Private Limited is inolved in software publishing and consu... ORGware Technologies was started in 2010 and incorporated as ORGware Technologie... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) + 2 2010 Publishing -
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Nikkei Asia - The voice of the Asian century Nikkei Asia brings you news and insights on the region's most influential compan... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1876 Publishing -
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92614 - - - - 761806 6 months ago
ハフポスト日本版 - ハフポスト日本版です 会話を生み出す国際メディア「ハフポスト日本版」です。2023年5月に創刊10周年を迎え... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 2013 Publishing [email protected]
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27.6M - - - - 38470 9 unO kVe
Shigeru Ban Architects - Tokyo - Paris - New York Shigeru Ban Architects is a multidisciplinary design firm with offices located i... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) + 2 1985 Publishing, Construction [email protected]
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22668 - - - - 16390 5 months ago
Forbes JAPAN - 届ける価値のある情報を世界から ビジネスリーダーのためのウェブメディア... 世界40ヶ国で展開するグローバルビジネス誌「Forbes」の日本版として、2014年6月に新... - Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) - Publishing -
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9.8M - - - - 18597 5 months ago
SOKEN INC.(株式会社想研... - - A magazine for investors of pension funds and financial institutions
http://www...
- Japan Flag Japan - Japan (HQ) 1994 Finance, Publishing -
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10.1K - - - - 26 10 y94 4Kx