101 Top Japanese Marketing Companies and Startups of 2021

June 30, 2021

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

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

BitStar

BitStar

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BitStar is an influencer platform for individuals, including YouTuber and TikToker.

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GENIEE

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GENIEE (TYO6562, A Member of SoftBank Group) is APAC Digital Marketing Technology and Advertising Technology Company.

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From Scratch

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R&D of private marketing platform B→Dash, digital marketing strategy

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UUUM

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UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company.

GINKAN

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A Tokyo based startup focused on mobile app development & management. Runs SynchroLife, the app loved by eaters!

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BUZZCAST

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BUZZCAST provides influencer-based marketing, focusing on high-ROAS game LP (Let’s Play) videos.

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Sprocket, Inc.

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Sprocket is a web-based customer development platform that delivers the latest digital marketing information.

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unerry

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Unerry is responsible for new high-tech and financial business consulting and corporate revitalization.

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PlayBrain

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Esports and Game marketing from Japan

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HEROZ

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HEROZ provides mobile media, marketing, and SNS-related services.

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FLUX Japan

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FLUX provide “FLUX Header Bidding Solution” that creates fair competition opportunities and significantly increases advertising revenue.

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Metaps Inc.

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Metaps is engaged in three businesses: finance business, marketing business and the DX support business.

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X Locations

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X-Locations is a Mobile Advertising and incidental services and Location intelligence.

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PATRON

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PATRON is the sharing economy for influencers.

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iRidge

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IRidge offers solutions related to O2O, app development, and marketing support.

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Qurate

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Air-traffic-control for Content Operations

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Kanmu CLO

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Kanmu CLO is a credit card-linked coupon, providing a variety of offers, depending on users’ information and purchasing history of the card.

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Sukedachi

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Providing on-demand matching service between construction jobs and workers.

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Research & Innovation

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Research & Innovation is a japan based market research company.

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GENOVA

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Digital Marketing Solution Agency in Japan and China

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inaho

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inaho is a developing an agricultural platform around an automatic vegetable harvesting robot.

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THECOO

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THECOO is a Operation of a fan community app, fanicon, which is a member-based fan community.

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Creators Match

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Creators Match specializes in planning and production of Internet advertisements.

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Arara

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Arara offers an innovative service that is enjoyable yet convenient.

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Nyle

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Nyle is a web consulting company specialized in providing web solutions for internet media businesses.

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iYell

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iYell Mortgage Platform consists of three pillars, Media that can be used for marketing, Technology to make the procedure more efficient.

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Dentsu

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Dentsu is a large Japanese advertising company.

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INGLEWOOD

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INGLEWOOD provides branding, marketing and sales strategies services.

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Showcase Gig

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Showcase Gig is a Tokyo-based digital marketing startup company.

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ALBERT

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ALBERT offers businesses with analytics and consulting services to assist them in their business decision making.

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transcosmos Japan

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Transcosmos is an outsourcing company that provides call center, business process outsourcing, and digital marketing services.

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MIL

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MIL is an interactive video editing tool that enables users to tag people and objects in a video.

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toBe Marketing

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ToBe Marketing provides a software platform services that combine marketing automation and CRM.

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Intimate Merger

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Intimate Merger is a Data Management Platform

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Beaglee

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Beaglee operates services and environments for distributing content products of creators.

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Caster

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Caster is a provides various services for remote workers and those who are trying to change their working style.

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ADlive

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ADlive provides sales, marketing, advertising, maintenance, improvement, and other support services.

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Brains Technology Japan

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Brains Technology is a Software company.

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Fabeee

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Fabeee” meant to support customers with the challenge of new manufacturing and with all efforts.

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Natee

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Natee offers promotion services for TikTok Users.

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SATORI Inc.

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SATORI develop a product called SATORI, an all-in-one next-generation marketing platform include DMP and Marketing Automation.

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Graffer

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Graffer is a developer of a compliance platform designed to simplify the process of submitting commercial documents.

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iMobile

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iMobile offers small-sized businesses based in Japan with website, blog, and online store development services.

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UUUO

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UUUO is a development and operation of the UUUO fishery market connected by smartphones.

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MedUp

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MedUp operates foro CRM, a SaaS CRM tool that provides hospitals with sales and marketing support, data analysis and more.

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toridori

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toridori is an influencer marketing business platform.

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Commmune

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Commmune is a co-creation marketing tool that enables the acquisition and use of user insights around the user community.

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A1 Media Group

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A1 Media Group develops an Internet advertising platform and media monetization business.

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Ai Robotics

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Ai Robotics provides an automatic advertisement operation optimization service.

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Allied Architects

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Allied Architects vision comes from the combination of two key aspirations being the leading company

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FounderZ

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Founder Z is providing a place for business with minority thinking and way of life through business development.

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PIALA

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PIALA is a Startup specializing in beauty & health areas, including cosmetics and health foods, and food areas.

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Brave group

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Brave group engages in IP development, marketing and support services.

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Fuller Japan

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Fuller is built on the power of many app enthusiasts , including individual developers, freelance designers, marketers, and consultants

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Housmart

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Housmart is a real estate media company

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Channel

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Channel Corp. provide a chat platform Channel Talk to create a customer-centric culture.

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UPBOND

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UPBOND is a CRM system service provider company.

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Effectual

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Effectual helps businesses and individuals regain online trust and build brands.

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Locoguide

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Locoguide is an Operation of leaflet / shopping information service

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Nightley

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Providing web marketing analytics tool specialized in inbound in Japan

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ONLY STORY

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ONLY STORY is a manager matching platform.

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Canly

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Canly engages in the internet media, advertising, and consulting businesses.

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CO-WELL Japan

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CO-WELL is Offshore development, WEB system development, Smartphone application development, laboratory development.

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Retrieva

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Retrieva is providing analysis and call center support, bioinformatics,, speech recognition, and natural language processing services.

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SOLAIRO

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SOLAIRO is an online customer service solution that provides the best purchasing experience for online visitors.

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IJGN

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Ijigen is the contract development and operation of systems and apps.

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GeoLogic Japan

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Geologic is an Analyze large amounts of data such as location and ad distribution, and provide marketing support for companies.

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Cocktail Make

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Cocktail Make is a development and operation of video generation tool “RICHKA”

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neton Japan

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neton is a web marketing for successful recruitment on your homepage without relying on job advertisements.

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note

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note is a digital content planning, production and distribution company.

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Adot

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Adot specializes in product development, service growth, branding, and PR.

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Touchence

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Touchence is a start-up from the University of Tokyo using the state-of-the-art technology.

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data dock

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Data Dock is a digital marketing consulting company

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Aratana

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Aratana is an e-commerce specialized services provider that aims to make shopping in the world more convenient and fun.

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Scigineer Inc.

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Scigineer offers businesses with digital marketing services and advertisement development services.

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True Data

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True Data to provide support and consulting services for purchasing behavior data using ID-POS for retailers.

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quatre

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quatre is a Planning and sales of all real promotions company.

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Apparel-Web

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Apparel-Web provides IT support and marketing support for the apparel and fashion industry.

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NEO MARKETING

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NEO MARKETING is a Marketing Support Business

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EVIRY

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EVIRY developes cloud-based video distribution solutions, data-based video marketing solutions, and development services for influencers.

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Switch Smile

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Switch Smile develops and provides the POI marketing platform, Pinable.

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M0mentum

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M0mentum is a ROI improvement tool that provides its users with ad fraud and verification solutions.

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SPinno Japan

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SPinno is a platformer that transforms sales promotion activities using cloud services and cutting-edge digital marketing .

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epoc Japan

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Epoc is an overseas distribution platform for connecting the world with food.

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basic

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Basic provides a range of internet application marketing services.

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HowTwo

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HowTwo is a beauty media that can be used in real life.

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GENEROSITY Japan

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GENEROSITY inc. Is an experience agency that creates, connects and expands the experiences of brands, consumers and consumers

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Repohappy

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Repohappy is a food and beverage media that receives invitations from popular stores.

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valuedesign

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ValuecardASP is a Service for Promotional Support Tools.

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IMCF

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IMCF is a brand incubation company.

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ipoca

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Ipoca provides an in-store information platform for real stores.

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Katana Inc.

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Katana Inc. is operates in marketing service business.

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Strainer Co., Ltd.

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Strainer Co., Ltd. is a financial information Platform.

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So-Net Media

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Their mission is to provide the solutions to the clients with essential value by sharpen the analytical skills and technical strength.

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ZIG

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ZIG which operates VTuber fan club “MeChu” and debuts and produces 100 virtual YouTubers.

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FunMake

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FunMake is a promotion platform for adult YouTubers.

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FreakOut Holdings

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FreakOut is marketing technology company that develops and sells marketing platforms.

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LAMP Japan

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Lamp is a Content marketing business

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Feed Force

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Feed Force is an internet marketing service provider specializing in search engine marketing and social media marketing.

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Insight Core

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Insight Core is a store promotion specialized application platform service.

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Follop

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Follop is an application that turns SNS posts into cash instantly.

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