Particularly for entrepreneurs, Japan is one of the most fascinating and developed nations in the world. There are many outstanding businesses in Japan because of the country's overall strong work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit, and accessibility to VC capital. Japanese startups benefit from a strong environment that is routinely rated as being better than the global average, which also helps to explain the nation's outstanding success. Japanese startup founders have benefited greatly from government assistance through strategies to enhance the startup environment. And celebrities have their own startups now.
1. Jimmy Yin
Izumi Finance, a 2020-formed Japanese firm with headquarters in Tokyo, was founded by Jimmy Yin. The business offers a liquidity mining protocol to offer Uniswap staking rewards at a range of price points. For those that offer prizes on Uniswap, this increases the effectiveness of incentive distribution.
2. Shozo Kamiya
I'mbesideyou is a Japanese startup that Shozo Kamiya founded. It was established in 2020 and is presently situated in Setagaya, Japan. The business offers a SaaS solution for online communication that makes use of video analysis-related Artificial Intelligence technology. This enhances corporate communication online and gives online communication more purpose.
3. Yamamoto Kenta, Yuki Tanabe
PrimeNumber is a Japanese startup with headquarters in Meguro, Japan, and was started in 2015 by Yamamoto Kenta and Yuki Tanabe. The company offers a SaaS solution that enables improved data integration, freeing up engineers' time by automating the data collecting process, allowing them to concentrate on other crucial activities and raising business productivity as a whole.
4. Ryota Hayashi
Finatext is a Japanese firm that was established in 2014 and is presently situated in Tokyo, Japan. It was started by Masashi Toda, Ryota Hayashi, and Watanabe Tsutomu. By offering essential cloud infrastructure and data analysis capabilities, the company hopes to assist financial services organisations. The company has discovered a market for its services thanks to the abundance of data available on the financial market and the growing significance of accurate analysis.
5. Manabu Eda
Saleshub Japan, a 2014 startup in Japan with its present headquarters in Tokyo, was created by Manabu Eda. The organisation assists people in locating temporary employment with a range of various businesses that they can be paid for. For individuals and companies looking for temporary labour, Saleshub Japan greatly simplifies the process of obtaining a side job, which may be highly challenging.
6. Atsushi Tamura
From the Shimonoseki neighbourhood of Hikoshima in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, comes the well-known comedian Atsushi Tamura. He is one half of the Japanese comedy duo known as with Ryo Tamura "British Boots Ni-go Ichi ". Despite the fact that they both have the same last name, they are not related. The two began their careers by doing stand-up comedy in Tokyo's streets. Be Blue Ventures, a California-based corporation that invests in and builds other new businesses, was introduced by Tamura.
7. Takayuki Yamada
Actor, singer, and producer Takayuki Yamada hails from Japan. His most well-known performances are as Densha Otoko in the 2005 movie Socrates in Love and as Sakutaro Matsumoto in the TV drama Socrates in Love. Through his depiction of Tamao Serizawa in the Crows Zero film series, Yamada rose to prominence on a global scale. Actor Takayuki Yamada, meantime, has founded a business called Me&Stars that aims to capitalise on livestreaming's potential for financial gain.
8. Ko Shibasaki
Ko Shibasaki, an actress and singer most known to Western audiences for her part alongside Keanu Reeves in 2013's "47 Ronin," is one of the most well-known emerging businesspeople. Les Trois Graces, the company she founded, incorporates elements of e-commerce and intends to disrupt the status quo of the music business.
9. Yasushi Funakoshi
HIKKY, a Japanese firm with offices in Akasaka and Tokyo, was formed in 2018 by Yasushi Funakoshi. The company offers organisations the chance to employ virtual reality companies to organise conferences and exhibition events. For individuals who want to hold these events safely, the COVID-19 pandemic gives a fantastic chance.
10. Akinori Nakajima
Voice Ping, a Japanese firm with its present headquarters in Tokyo, was started in 2019 by Akinori Nakajima. The business offers remote teams a virtual office environment that enables real-time voice communication, translation, and transcription. This increases the effectiveness of remote teams.
