List of companies in Japan

Name	Founded	Defunct	Headquarters
ASCII	19xx		Japan
Acclaim Japan	1988-11-16^[2], 1989-10^[3]	2002^[1]	Tokyo, Japan^[4]
Aicom	1990		Japan
Alfa System	1988-01^[5]		Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Alice Soft	1989		Japan
Amorphous	19xx		Japan
Ample Software	19xx		Japan
Anime International Company	1982-07-15		Nemira, Tokyo, Japan
Apollo Technica	19xx		Japan
Arc System Works	1988-05^[6]		Yokohama, Japan
Arrow Micro-Techs	19xx		Japan
Artdink	1986-04-21^[7]		Tokyo, Japan
Asmik	1985		Japan
Bit Town	19xx		Japan
Bits Laboratory	1985-12-24	200X	Japan
Bothtec	19xx		Japan
Brain Media	19xx		Japan
Brother Kougyou	19xx		Japan
C's Ware	1993	2003	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
CSK	1968-10		Japan
Capcom	1979		Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Carry Lab	19xx		Japan
Carry Soft	19xx		Japan
Central Soft	19xx		Japan
Chatnoir	19xx		Japan
Clest	19xx		Japan
Cocktail Soft	19xx		Japan
Coconuts Japan	19XX	2002	Tokyo, Japan
Compac	19xx		Japan
Compile	1982-04-07^[8]		Japan
Comptiq	1984		Japan
Cosmos Computer	19xx		Japan
Cross Media Soft	19xx		Japan
C² World	19xx		Japan
Data East	1976-04-20	2003-06-25	Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Data West	1984-05-29^[9]^[10]		3-chōme-8-28 Hanatenhigashi, Tsurumi Ward, Osaka 538-0044, Japan^[10]
Dempa Micomsoft	1983-10^[11]		Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
East Cube	19xx		Japan
Electronic Arts Victor	1992-09	1998	Tokyo, Japan
Elf	1989-04		Shinkoenji Twin Building, 1st Floor, 1-chōme-7-7 Umezato, Suginami, Tokyo 166-0011, Japan^[12]
Enix	1982-08	2003	Japan
Epson	19xx		Japan
Face	19xx	1996	Japan
Fairytale	19xx		Japan
Family Soft	19xx		Japan
Filcom	19xx		Japan
Flight-Plan	1989-09-27^[13]	2010-10^[13]	Gifu, Gifu, Japan^[13]
Fuga System	19xx		Japan
Fujionkyo RAM	19xx		Japan
G.A.M	19xx		Japan
Game Arts	19xx		Japan
General Support	19xx		Japan
Glodia	19xx		Japan
Great	19xx		Japan
Group SNE	1987-10-01^[14]		Japan
HAL Kenkyuujo	1980		Japan
HOT-B	19xx		Japan
Headroom	1992		Japan
Heart Soft	19xx		Japan
Hobby Japan	1969-09-27		Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Home Data	1985-05-29^[15]		Chuuou-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Hudson Soft	1973-05-18	2012-02	Midtown Tower, Tokyo Midtown, Japan; Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Humming Bird Soft	19xx		Japan
Hunex	1992-10		Japan
I.C	19xx		Japan
I.T.L	1986-12^[16]		Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Illusion	19xx		Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan
JDS	19xx		Japan
Japan Home Video	19xx		Japan
Jast	19xx		Japan
Kinpu Kurin	19xx		Japan
Kogado Studio	19xx		Japan
Konami	1969-03-21		Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kure Software Koubou	19xx		Japan
Leaf	1995		Japan
Leben Pro	19xx		Japan
Live House Arrow	19xx		Japan
Login Soft	19xx		Japan
M.N.M Software	1987^[17]		Japan
MIA	19xx		Japan
Mainichi Communications	1973-08	2011? (stopped game production)	Japan
Media Rings	1989-10	2007-04	Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
Micro Technology Kenkyuujo	19xx		Japan
NEC	1899-07-17		Tokyo, Japan
NEC Avenue	1987	1998	Japan
NEC Biglobe	2006-07-03^[18]		Japan
NEC Home Electronics	1953-06-01^[19]	2000-03-31	Japan
NEC Personal Computers	2011-07-01^[20]		Japan
Namco	1955-06-01	2006-03-31	Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Natsume	19xx		Japan
Nihon Bussan	1970	2014	Kika-ku, Osaka, Japan
Nihon Create	1989-04-26		Japan
Nihon Dexter	19xx		Japan
Nihon Maikon Gakuin	19xx		Japan
Nihon Telenet	1983	2007	Japan
Nintendo	1889-09-23		Japan
Nippon Computer Systems	1980	2000 (stopped game production)	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (former), Minato, Tokyo, Japan
PSK	19xx		Japan
Palcom	19xx		Japan
Panther Software	1987^[21]		Chuo, Tokyo, Japan^[21]
Pasoket	19xx		Japan
Pax Softonica	19xx		Japan
Pegasus Japan	19xx		Japan
Popcom Soft	19xx		Japan
Quasar Soft	19xx		Japan
Random House	19xx		Japan
Roland	19xx		Japan
SPS	19xx		Japan
Scap Trust	19xx		Japan
Sein Soft	19xx		Japan
Session 61	198x		Japan
Seven Turkey	19xx		Japan
Shinko	19xx		Japan
Soft Plan	19xx		Japan
Soft Studio Wing	19xx		Japan
Softec	19xx		Japan
Sougo Business Assist	19xx		Japan
Square	19xx	2003	Japan
Starcraft	1979		Japan
Strawberry	19xx		Japan
SystemSoft	19xx		Japan
T&E Soft	1982		Japan
T's Music	1988		Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TGL	1984-07^[22]		Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Taito	1953		Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Team Rabbit	19xx		Japan
Technopolis Soft	19xx		Japan
Technos Japan	19xx		Japan
Tenky	1989-12-14^[23]		Japan
Thinking Rabbit	1982		Japan
Toshiba EMI	19xx		Japan
Tsukumo Denki	19xx		Japan
UPL	19xx	1992-03	Japan
Video System	1984-12	2001	Kyoto, Japan
Ving	19xx		Japan
Westside	19xx		Japan
Winkysoft	1983-01	2016	Osaka, Japan
Wiz	19xx		Japan
Wonder Soft	19xx	19xx	Japan
Xtal Soft	1983-07-29		Japan
You-en-tai	19xx		Japan

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://tcrf.net/Category:Games_published_by_Acclaim_Japan (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-07 10:10)
↑ https://ogdb.eu/index.php?section=company&companyid=1175
↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/acclaim-entertainment-inc (Wayback Machine: 2021-09-07 04:30)
↑ https://www.mobygames.com/company/acclaim-japan-ltd (Wayback Machine: 2021-09-07 03:50)
↑ http://www.alfasystem.net/wwwp/index.php/outline/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-28 12:12)
↑ https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/company/data/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-10-06 21:19)
↑ http://www.artdink.co.jp/english/company/index.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-05-13 18:24)
↑ http://www.compile.co.jp/company/g_situation.htm (Wayback Machine: 1999-11-09 09:45)
↑ http://www.datawest.co.jp/gyom_gai.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-10-21 21:38)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 https://www.datawest.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-01 09:02)
↑ http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-26 20:54)
↑ YuNo Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Flight-Plan
↑ http://www.groupsne.co.jp/about/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-05-04 07:27)
↑ https://www.mahou.co.jp/campany/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-12-06 17:23)
↑ http://www.itl.ne.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2010-08-30 10:56)
↑ http://www.pinball.co.jp/
↑ Company info
↑ Company info
↑ Company info
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 http://panther.co.jp/contents/supo.htm
↑ https://www.tgl.co.jp/corporate/profile.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-11-22 18:37)
↑ https://www.tenky.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-02 02:36)

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[https:.2F.2Fogdb.eu.2Findex.php.3Fsection.3Dcompany.26companyid.3D1175-2] ttps://ogdb.eu/index.php?section=company&companyid=1175

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240228121257.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.alfasystem.net.2Fwwwp.2Findex.php.2Foutline.2F-5] ttp://www.alfasystem.net/wwwp/index.php/outline/ (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-28 12:12)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20221006211900.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.arcsystemworks.jp.2Fportal.2Fcompany.2Fdata.2F-6] ttps://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/company/data/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-10-06 21:19)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19980513182401.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.artdink.co.jp.2Fenglish.2Fcompany.2Findex.html-7] ttp://www.artdink.co.jp/english/company/index.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-05-13 18:24)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19991109094538.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.compile.co.jp.2Fcompany.2Fg_situation.htm-8] ttp://www.compile.co.jp/company/g_situation.htm (Wayback Machine: 1999-11-09 09:45)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19991021213851.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.datawest.co.jp.2Fgyom_gai.html-9] ttp://www.datawest.co.jp/gyom_gai.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-10-21 21:38)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231201090259.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.datawest.co.jp.2Fcompany.html-10] 10.0 ^10.1 https://www.datawest.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-01 09:02)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240226205443.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.micomsoft.co.jp.2Fcompany.html-11] ttp://www.micomsoft.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-02-26 20:54)

[:File:YuNo_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-12] YuNo Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[http:.2F.2Fgdri.smspower.org.2Fwiki.2Findex.php.2FFlight-Plan-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 ^13.3 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Flight-Plan

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240504072733.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.groupsne.co.jp.2Fabout.2Findex.html-14] ttp://www.groupsne.co.jp/about/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-05-04 07:27)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20221206172311.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.mahou.co.jp.2Fcampany.2F-15] ttps://www.mahou.co.jp/campany/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-12-06 17:23)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20100830105600.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.itl.ne.jp.2Fcompany.html-16] ttp://www.itl.ne.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2010-08-30 10:56)

[http:.2F.2Fwww.pinball.co.jp.2F-17] ttp://www.pinball.co.jp/

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[http:.2F.2Fpanther.co.jp.2Fcontents.2Fsupo.htm-21] 21.0 ^21.1 http://panther.co.jp/contents/supo.htm

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20221122183750.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.tgl.co.jp.2Fcorporate.2Fprofile.html-22] ttps://www.tgl.co.jp/corporate/profile.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-11-22 18:37)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231202023625.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.tenky.co.jp.2Fcompany.html-23] ttps://www.tenky.co.jp/company.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-02 02:36)

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