List of Japanese companies and brands

Do you know all the Japanese companies or brands? In this article, we will share a huge list of brands that you might not have imagined were from Japan. A complete list with the best and even the most unknown in the West.

As Japan is the third largest economy in the world, it has many famous companies and product brands worldwide. Not only in the automotive and high-tech industries, such as Toyota and Sony, but also many other famous and popular brands that may not be recognized as Japanese brands.

Japanese Automotive Brands

Below is a list of Japanese automotive brands, cars, motorcycles, and engines:

TOYOTA (Automotive company);
HONDA (Automotive company);
NISSAN (Automotive company);
SUZUKI (Automotive company);
MITSUBISHI (Automotive company);
SUBARU (Automotive company);
MAZDA (Automotive company);
YAMAHA (Engine & Instrument);
Kawasaki (Motor Company);
ISUZU (Truck Company);
Lexus (Luxury car brand);
Infiniti (Luxury car brand);
Acura (Luxury car brand);
BRIDGESTONE (Tire company);
FALKEN (Tire company);
YOKOHAMA TIRE (Tire company);
DENSO (Electronics company);
HINO (Truck Company);
UD Truck (Truck company);
Mitsubishi FUSO (Truck Company);
Daihatsu (Automotive company);
Kubota (Heavy equipment company);
Komatsu (Heavy equipment company);

Japanese Electronics Brands

Below is a list of Japanese electronics brands, cameras, TVs, printers, and other technologies:

SONY (Electronics company);
Panasonic (Electronics company);
Canon (Electronics company);
TOSHIBA (Electronics company);
Nikon (Camera company);
Fujitsu (IT company);
KONICA MINOLTA (Camera company);
HITACHI (Electronics company);
SHARP (Electronics company);
SEIKO (Watch company);
CITIZEN (Watch company);
FUJIFILM (Camera company);
FUJI XEROX (Printer company);
EPSON (Printer company);
Maxell (Electronics company);
RICOH (Electronics company);
OLYMPUS (Electronics company);
JVC (Electronics company);
Victor (Electronics company);
NEC (IT company);
G-SHOCK (Watch brand);
VAIO (Computer brand);
Walkman (Music player brand);
OKI (Electronics company);
Pioneer (Electronics company);
CASIO (Electronics company);
KENWOOD (Electronics company);
KYOCERA (Electronics company);
HOYA (Electronics company);
Brother (Electronics company);
TDK (Electronics company);
OMRON (Electronics company);
SANYO (Electronics brand);
XPERIA (Smartphone brand);
Daikin (Air Conditioning Company);

Japanese Gaming and Anime Brands

Below is a list of Japanese gaming, toy, and anime brands:

Nintendo (Gaming company);
PlayStation (Gaming console);
SEGA (Gaming company);
CAPCOM (Gaming company);
KONAMI (Gaming company);
BANDAI (Toy company);
BANDAI NAMCO (Gaming company);
TOEI ANIMATION (Animation company);
TAMIYA (Toy company);
STUDIO GHIBULI (Animation company);

Japanese Sports Brands

Below is a list of Japanese sports brands, some are famous for their sneakers and sportswear:

Asics (Sports company);
MIZUNO (Sports company);
DESCENTE (Sports company);
YONEX (Sports company);
Onitsuka Tiger (Sports brand);
ASICS Tiger (Sports brand);
SHIMANO (Bicycle company);

Japanese Food Brands

Below is a list of Japanese food brands, restaurants, snack bars, and processed products:

Ajinomoto (Food company);
Ajisen Ramen (Ramen);
Aquarius (Beverage brand);
Aruchan (Food company);
Asahi (Beverage company);
Bikkle
Boneless Fish
Calbee (Snack company);
Hello Panda
Hi-Chew
Hozon
Ichimonjiya Wasuke
Kabaya
Kikkoman (Soy Sauce Company);
Kirin (Beverage company);
Kit Kats In Japan
Koala’S March
Maruchan
Mister Donut (Fast food);
Morinaga & Company
Morinaga (Snack company);
Mos Burger (Fast food);
Nissin (Food company);
Nissin Foods
Pan Desuyo!
Pinky (Candy)
Pocari Sweat (Beverage brand);
Pocky
Pocky (Snack brand);
Pretz
Puccho
Royce’ (Chocolate brand);
Sakuma Drops
Sapporo (Beverage company);
Sapporo Ichiban
Suntory (Beverage company);
Toraya Confectionery
Yakult (Beverage brand);
Yan Yan (Snack)
Yoku Moku (Confectionery company);
Yoshinoya (Food company);

Japanese Clothing and Fashion Brands

Below is a list of Japanese clothing, fashion, and accessory brands:

A Bathing Ape
Angelic Pretty
Asics
Bape (Brand);
Beams
Billionaire Boys Club (Clothing Retailer)
Comme Des GarçOns
Descente
Edwin (Jeans Brand);
Evisu
Gu (Retailer)
Hanae Mori (Fashion Brand);
Hysteric Glamour
Issey Miyake
Junya Watanabe
Kenzo (Brand)
Kiks Tyo
Miki House (Fashion company);
Mizuno Corporation
Moi-MêMe-Moitié
Muji
Oscar And Jesus
Peach John
Sacai
Samantha Thavasa
Takeo Kikuchi
Tamaki Niime
Theatre Products
Theory
Tomorrowland
Tsumori Chisato
Tsumorichisato
Undercover
Uniqlo (Fashion company);
United Arrows
Visvim
Wacoal
Yohji Yamamoto
Yoshikimono

Japanese Cosmetics Brands

Below is a list of Japanese cosmetics and beauty product brands:

Shiseido (Cosmetics company);
KAO (Cosmetics company);
KOSE (Cosmetics company);

Japanese Music Brands

Below is a list of Japanese musical instrument brands:

YAMAHA (Engine & Instrument);
TAMA (Instrument company);
Roland (Instrument company);
Ibanes (Guitar company);

Japanese Stationery Brands

Below is a list of Japanese stationery and pencil brands.

TOMBO (Pencil company);
PILOT (Pencil company);
ZEBRA (Pencil company);
uni-ball (Pencil company);

Japanese Store Brands

Below is a list of Japanese store brands and konbini:

IEON (Retail company);
7-Eleven (Retail company);
LAWSON (Retail company);
FamilyMart (retail company);
MUJI (Domestic company);
DAISO (Domestic);

Japanese Financial Brands

Below is a list of Japanese financial companies and banks:

JCB (Credit card brand);
NOMURA (Financial company);
SMBC (Bank);
MUFG (Bank);
MIZUHO (Bank);

Other Japanese Brands

Below is a list of Japanese brands that do not fit into the previous categories:

TOTO (Sanitary company);
KUMON (Education company);
SECOM (Security company);
JICA (Government Organization);
INAX (Sanitary company);
YKK (Zipper Company);
ALSOK (Security company);
JAL (Airline);
ANA (Airline);
Unicharm (Chemical products company);

Ranking of the Best Companies in Japan

Below we have a ranking according to a survey conducted on Ranker with a total of 4,000 votes. Unfortunately, this list may be somewhat unfair as it has more well-known brands in the West than Japanese brands that are popular among the Japanese.

Nintendo (video games);
Sony Corporation (electronics);
Panasonic Corporation (electronics);
Honda Motor Company, Ltd (automobiles);
Toyota (automobiles);
Canon Inc. (cameras);
Toshiba (electronics);
Lexus (automobiles);
PlayStation (video games);
Nikon Corporation (cameras);
Mitsubishi (automobiles);
Sharp Corporation (electronics);
Daikin (air conditioning);
Subaru (automobiles);
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (automobiles);
Hitachi (industry);
Uniqlo (clothing);
Bridgestone (industry);
Suzuki Motor Corporation (automobiles);
Mitsubishi Corporation (automobiles);
Mazda (automobiles);
Olympus Corporation
Konica Minolta
Shimano (bikes);
ASICS (sneakers);
Shiseido (cosmetics);
Kikkoman (beverages);
Yakult (beverages);
A Bathing Ape (clothing);
Ajinomoto (seasonings);
Suntory (beverages);
Ricoh (photos);
Asahi Breweries (beverages);
Komatsu Limited (construction, military);
Yamazaki (whiskeys);
Brother Industries
Nomura Securities (investments);
Korin (knives);
Unicharm (cosmetics);
Napster

List of Japanese Brands and Companies

To finish, we will leave a more complete list of Japanese brands that may be unknown. We will not go into details about which category the brands below fit into, we will only leave the names in alphabetical order.

ABC-Mart
Access
Accuphase
Advantest
AEON
AGC Inc;
AH-Software
Aichi Steel
Aisin Seiki
Aiwa
Akai
Akai S1000
Akai S3000XL
Akebono Brake Industry
Alaxala Networks
Alba
Albion Co., Ltd;
Alinco
All Nippon Airways
Allied Telesis
Alpine Electronics
Alps Electric
ANA Hotels
Ando Cloisonné Company
Anest Iwata
Anritsu
AOR
Arai Helmet
Aria
Aritsugu
Asahi Breweries
Astellas Pharma
Au
Audio-Technica
B&H Lifes
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bank of Yokohama
Bic Camera
Bronica
Brother Industries
Butterfly
C.C. Lemon
Canon Inc;
CatEye
Chichibu distillery
Chino Corporation
Chita distillery
Chiyoda Corporation
Citizen Watch
Clarion
Comme des Garçons
Comsys
Copic
Corega
Cosina
Cosina Voigtländer
Cosmo Oil Company
CUSCO Japan
Cyberdyne Inc;
Dai-ichi Life
Daicel
Daiei
Daifuku
Daiichi Kosho Company
Daiichi Sankyo
Daimaru
Dainippon Screen
Datsun
DeNA
Denka
Denon
DHC Corporation
Digital do MaiN
DirectLOGIC
Disco Corporation
DMG Mori Seiki Co;
Dogo Beer
Don Quijote
Doutor Coffee
Dragon Ball
Dynic Corporation
Ebara Corporation
Echo tools
Edy
Eiken Chemical
Eiki
Eisai
Eisaku Noro Company
Eizo
Elecom
Electro-System
Elmo
Eneloop
Enkei Corporation
Epoch Co;
ESP Guitars
Evisu
Ezaki Glico
Falken Tire
Family Inada
FANCL Corporation
FANUC
Final Fantasy
Fostex
FromSoftware
Fuji Bikes
Fuji Electric
Fuji Gotemba distillery
FujiGen
Fujikura
Fujimitsu Corporation
Fujinon
Fujitec
Fujiya Co;
Funai
Furukawa Electric
Furuno
Fuso
Futaba Corporation
Gakken
GEN Corporation
General Airconditioners
Gigabeat
Global
Globeride
Gosen
Graphtec Corporation
GRE
GREE, Inc;
GS Yuasa
GU
GungHo Online Entertainment
Guyatone
Gyu-Kaku
H2O Retailing
Hada Labo
Hakushu distillery
Hamamatsu Photonics
Hankyu Hanshin Hotels
Hasegawa Corporation
Haseko
Hatena
Hazama Ando
Heiwa Corporation
Hike Messenger
Hirobo
Hirose Electric Group
Hirox
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
HKS
HMI Hotel Group
Hobonichi
Hokuetsu Corporation
Horiba
House Foods
Howa
Hoya Corporation
Humming Heads
Ibanez
Ibiden
Icom Incorporated
Idemitsu Kosan
IHI Corporation
Iiyama
Ikegami Tsushinki
Imperial Hotel
Impul
Imuraya Confectionery
Inoue Rubber Co., Ltd;
Integra Home Theater
Iris Ohyama
Isehan Cosmetics
Iseki
Isetan
Ishida
Ito En
Iwatsu Electric
J-Air
Janome
Japan Airlines
Japan Post Bank
Japan Post Holdings
Japan Radio Company
Japan Railways Group
JEOL
JFE Holdings
JFE Steel
Jintan
JTEKT
Juki
JustSystems
JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy
K Line
Kabaya
Kajima
Kaneka Corporation
Kansai Paint
Kao Corporation
Kato Precision Railroad Models
Kawai Musical Instruments
Kawasaki
Kawasaki Aerospace Company
Kayaba Industry
KDDI
KDK
Keihin Corporation
Kenko
Kenwood Corporation
Keyence
Kikuoka Chinese Medicine
Kin’unken
Kinki Sharyo
Kioxia
Kiramek
Kirin Company
Kissui
Kobe Steel
Kodansha
Kodenshi AUK Group
Komamura Corporation
Komatsu Limited
Komori
Konigs-Krone
Korg
Kosé
Koyo Seiko
Kumagai Gumi
Kureha Corporation
Kuretake
Kurita Water Industries
Kuwahara
Kyowa Hakko Kirin
Kyukyodo
Lawson
Lion Corporation
Lixil Group
Lotte Holdings
Lumix
Luxman
Mabuchi Motor
Maeda Corporation
Makino
Makita
Mamiya
Mandom
Marui
Marukome
Maruya
Marvelous
Maspro Denkoh
Matsukawaya Company
Matsuura Machinery
Matsuzakaya
Meidensha
Meiji Seika
Meiji Yasuda Life
Melco
Midori
Mikasa Sports
Miki Corporation
Mikimoto Kōkichi
Mikuni
Ministop
Miranda Camera Company
Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery
Mitsubishi Aluminum Co;
Mitsubishi Electric
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsui Chemicals
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group
Mitsukoshi
Mitsumi Electric
Mitsuoka
Mitsuya Cider
Mitutoyo
Miyagikyo distillery
Miyako Hotels & Resorts
Miyata
Miyazawa Flutes
Mizkan
Mizuho Bank
Mizuno Corporation
MODEC
Molten Corporation
Monchhichi
Morinaga & Company
Morozoff Ltd;
MUFG Bank
Mugen Motorsports
Muramatsu Flutes
Murata Machinery
Murata Manufacturing
Mutoh Europe nv
Nabtesco
Nachi-Fujikoshi
Nakamichi
Nakano Corporation
Namco
Namiki
Nanaco
Nanoblock
National
New Otani Hotels
NewGin
NGK
Nichia
Nichicon
Nidec
Nihon Dempa Kogyo
Nihon Kohden
Niigata Transys
Nikka Whisky Distilling
Nikken Sekkei
Nikko Ceramics
Nikko Hotels
Nikko R/C
Nikkor
Nikoh
Nikō
Nippon Cable
Nippon Chemi-Con
Nippon Electric Glass
Nippon Express
Nippon Flour Mills
Nippon Kayaku
Nippon Life
Nippon Paint
Nippon Paper Industries
Nippon Sharyo
Nippon Sheet Glass
Nippon Soda
Nippon Steel
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Nippon Yusen
Nipro
Nishiki
Nissan Chemical Corporation
Nisshinbo Holdings
Nissin Chikin Ramen
Nissin Dental Products, Inc;
Nissin Electric
Nissin Kogyo
Nitto Denko
NKK switches
Norinchukin Bank
Noritake
NSK Ltd;
NTN Corporation
NTT Data
NTT Docomo
O.S. Engines
Obayashi Corporation
Ogre Battle
Ohara Corporation
Ohto
Oji Paper Company
Okaya & Co., Ltd;
OKI
Okuma Corporation
Okura Hotels
Okura Nikko Hotel Management
Olfa
Olympus Corporation
Olympus m:robe
OMC Shipping
Onkyo
Ono Pharmaceutical
Orient Watch
Orion Breweries
Orion Electric
Orix
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Panasonic
Parco
Peach Aviation
Pearl Drums
Pearl Flutes
Pentax
Pentel
Pepper Lunch
Pilot
Pioneer Corporation
Pixela Corporation
PlayStation
PlayStation Classic
Plextor
Pokémon
Pretz
Prince Hotels
Princeton
Rakuten
Rakuto Kasei
Rays Engineering
Recruit
Renesas Electronics
Rhythm Watch
Riconar
Rikenon
Rinnai
Riso Kagaku Corporation
Rohm
Rokkor
Roland Corporation
Roland S-10
Roland S-50
Rotel
Rubycon Corporation
Ryobi
Ryukakusan Co;
Sakura Color Products Corporation
Salonpas
Samantha Thavasa
Sammy Corporation
San-X
Sanden Corporation
Sankogan
Sankyo Flute Company
Sanrio
Sansui Electric
Santen Pharmaceutical
Sanwa Electronic
Sanyo Shokai New York
Sapporo Breweries
Sato Pharmaceutical
SCSK
Seiko Epson
Sekisui House
Seven & I Holdings Co;
Sharp Corporation
Shibaura
Shimadzu
Shimizu Corporation
Shin-Etsu Chemical
Shinano Kenshi
Shindengen Electric Manufacturing
ShinMaywa
Shinshu Mars distillery
Shionogi
Shochiku
Shoei
Showa Corporation
Showa Shell Sekiyu
Shu Uemura
Sigma Corporation
Skymark Airlines
SMC Corporation
SNK
SOFEL
Sofmap
SoftBank Group
Sokkia
Solar Frontier
Somenoya
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance
Spoon Inc;
Square Enix
Stanley Electric
Star Micronics
StarFlyer
Stax Ltd
Subaru Corporation
Sudo Honke
Sugino
SUMCO
Sumitomo Life
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction
Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Sunagor
Sunpak
Sunsoft
Sunstar Group
Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation
Swans
Sysmex Corporation
T. Hasegawa
Tadano Limited
Taiheiyo Cement
Taikisha
Taisei Corporation
Taisho Pharmaceutical
Taiyo Kogyo Corporation
Taiyo Nippon Sanso
Takahashi Seisakusho
Takamine
Takara Holdings
Takasago International Corporation
Takashimaya
Takata Corporation
Takenaka Corporation
Takeuchi Manufacturing
Takumar
Tama Drums
Tamiya Corporation
Tamron
Tanaka Kikinzoku
TEAC Corporation
Technics
Teijin
Teisco
Tendo Mokko
Terumo
THK
Tiger Corporation
TOA Corporation
Toagosei
Toei Company
Tohatsu
Toho
Toho Air Service
Toho Zinc
Tokai Carbon
Tokina
Tokio Marine
Tokuyama Corporation
Tokyo Electron
Tokyu Corporation
Tombow
Tomica
Tomy
Top Secret
Topcon
Toppan
Topy Industries
Toray Industries
Toraya Confectionery
Toto Ltd;
Towada Audio
Toyo Seikan
Toyo Tire & Rubber Company
Toyobo
Toyoko Inn
Trails in the Sky
Trend Micro
Tsubakimoto Chain
Tungaloy Corporation
Twinbird Corporation
Tōkai Gakki
Ube Industries
UCC Ueshima Coffee Co;
UD Trucks
Uirō
Uniden
Universal Entertainment Corporation
Ushio, Inc;
Vestax
Wacoal
Wacom
Waon
Weds
White Oak distillery
WORK Wheels
Xacti
Yaesu
Yahoo! Japan
Yamabiko Corporation
Yamada Denki
Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Pro Audio
Yamasa
Yamazaki Baking
Yamazaki distillery
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
Yanmar
Yashica
Yashikor
Yashinon
Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Yazaki
Yoichi distillery
Yokogawa Electric
Yokohama Rubber Company
Yoshida & Co., Ltd;
Yoshida Metal Industry
Yoshikimono
Yupiteru
Yuyama
Zebra
Zenrin
Zojirushi Corporation
Zuiko
Zuken
Æon Group