Consumer Startups

Broccoli is a content production company based in Tokyo that creates character goods, consumer games, trading card products, and illustrated content using licensed intellectual property from anime, manga, and games.

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HEADLIGHT INC. operates hair salons, eyelash salons, and total beauty salons, and runs a stylist training facility. The Japanese company works in the beauty and hair care industry.

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Hotland operates and manages restaurants (including its takoyaki business) and engages in the import, export, processing, and sale of food and other products, with operations in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. The company also runs an education business through its group companies.

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Mirai Speaker (株式会社ミライスピーカー) plans, develops, manufactures, and sells age-tech audio products such as the "Mirai Speaker" and "Mirai Speaker Ear," aimed at making longer lifespans more comfortable through technology. The Tokyo-based company focuses on hearing-support devices for older adults.

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Medirom operates a chain of relaxation and wellness facilities in Japan, offering massage and beauty salon services through brands including RELAX and ZACC.

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Mokable manufactures and sells processed coffee beans in Japan. The company operates a coffee bean production and retail business.

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Monokabu is a Japanese sneaker release calendar and information site that lists upcoming sneaker drops with their release dates, retail prices, and details on raffle and sales availability. It covers brands such as Nike, adidas, New Balance, and Asics, and also publishes sneaker rankings and buying guides.

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Yukashikado provides personalized nutrition testing and customized supplement products tailored to individual nutritional needs. The company serves consumers seeking personalized nutrition through mail-in testing kits, mobile apps, and bespoke supplement products.

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Letter Fan is a Japanese platform that lets fans request personalized video messages ("video letters") from athletes, celebrities, and entertainers for individual recipients. It supports use cases such as gifts, encouragement, and charity campaigns tied to sports teams and public figures.

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Ropia is a Japanese dessert and confectionery developer and manufacturer that produces chilled desserts and sweets for convenience stores and supermarkets, and has launched an ODM (Original Design Manufacturing) business to connect sellers wanting to develop sweets with factories seeking to inherit confectionery production know-how. The company also serves special-occasion channels such as theme parks, mail-order and gift products.

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World Party is a Japanese company that plans, manufactures, and wholesales rain goods under brands such as Wpc., KiU, and unnurella by WPC. Founded in 1985, it operates from Osaka with offices in Tokyo and trading subsidiaries in Beijing and Xiamen, China.

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WirelessGate provides Wi-Fi and global eSIM connectivity services for mobile users and businesses. The company operates in Japan and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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Watts operates a chain of discount retail stores, primarily 100 yen shops, selling everyday goods and miscellaneous items across Japan and internationally. The company manages subsidiary retail operations in multiple regions and maintains overseas presence in Peru and Thailand.

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A Japanese beauty technology company that develops cosmetic products using plasma technology. The company collaborates with national universities to create innovative skincare devices, including a home-use plasma facial device that delivers salon-quality treatments.

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Hattendo Farm operates a social business combining agriculture with welfare employment and value-added food production. The company matches labor-short farmers with employment-seeking welfare facilities, then adds secondary and tertiary industries through processing and storytelling to create products like jam bread and confectionery incorporating farm-grown fruits and vegetables.

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Gakugeki develops CROSSIA, an AI and extended reality fan experience platform for official entertainment intellectual property including manga, anime, virtual YouTubers, and characters. The platform enables fans to meet, interact with, and photograph characters while allowing IP holders to protect brand identity and distribute experiences globally.

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Kuraya Group is a Japanese confectionery company that manufactures and sells sweets, including its Cheese Garden THE OVEN and Goyotei cheesecake products. It operates a factory in Nasu with a tasting kitchen where it develops new confectionery products and brand concepts.

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Tokyo Chainsaws is a Japanese forestry company that manages and maintains roughly 52,000 hectares of forest in western Tokyo, handling tree planting, logging, and whole-log timber sales. It also designs and sells wooden toys, fixtures, and daily goods made from its timber, and offers forest-based experience services.

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Kamakura Shinsho operates end-of-life services for Japanese consumers and municipalities, including tomb matching, funeral services, inheritance/asset management, and administrative procedure support. The company provides both digital platforms and public-private partnership services to municipalities covering over 30% of Japan's population.

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Shonan Label Entertainment operates a diversified lifestyle business spanning hotels, restaurants, residential real estate, and consumer goods, rooted in Shonan beach culture and targeted at customers seeking elevated daily living experiences.

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Luckin Coffee operates a technology-driven coffee and food & beverage retail chain that delivers high-quality products at affordable prices with convenient access. The company employs data analytics and AI to optimize customer engagement, store operations, and supply chain management across its store network in China and Singapore.

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Lizhi is a web-based audio content platform that provides recording technology services, information storage space services, and internet live streaming for audio creators and listeners in China.

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Xunlei is a decentralized storage and transmission network provider founded in 2003, offering file download acceleration, cloud storage, browser, and video streaming services to consumers and enterprises globally. The company develops P2P technology and blockchain-based infrastructure solutions for distributed cloud computing and content delivery.

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Kinsho Store operates a supermarket chain with three retail brands serving customers across the Kansai region since 1956. The company provides groceries, food products, and daily household items through 36 stores in Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto prefectures.

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