Top 50 Hospitality Startup Investors in Japan (July 2026)

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• FunPep — FunPep is an Industry-university collaboration bioventure company.
• NEXT NEW WORLD — NEXT NEW WORLD develops and manufactures natural products with low impact on the environment. It uses sustainable Japanese silk to manufacture apparel and cosmetic products.

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• A*QUANTUM — A*QUANTUM is an quantum computer software.
• AI Samurai — AI Samurai specializes in the development and sales of artificial intelligence technology. It also supports patent research and technical research. The company was founded in 2015.
• Liberaware — Liberaware is a machine learning and artificial intelligence company.

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• Ugo — UGO is creating future avatar robots and a platform that connects the administration of multiple robots to achieve the ''fusion of humans and robots,'' or ''collaboration with robots to perform employment that used to be performed only by humans.
• SQUEEZE — SQUEEZE is committed to lead Hospitality Tech industry in Japan.
• Metro Weather — Metroweather is a venture from Kyoto University that develops a high-performance Doppler lidar that measures the direction and speed of wind several tens of kilometers away from minute movements of fine particles in the atmosphere. We aim to contribute to the safety of the sky by completing a three-dimensional wind map, which has never beenrealized,based on years of research at the Kyoto University Research Institute for Sustainable Areas.

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• HEAL-lll — HEAL-lll is a multifaceted firm that merges healthcare, technology, and gamification to promote individual and organizational well-being.
• Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
• Rise — Rise is a credit-led platform that enables underserved consumers to access installment-based purchasing power.

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• AI Mage — AI Mage is an IT company that provides AI solutions for anime production business industries.
• Umami United — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
• Albatross Technology — Albatross Technology is a technology company that develops offshore renewable energy devices and floating offshore wind turbines.

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• Hagino — Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries.
• YUIMEX — YUIMEX specializes in copyright, digital content, animation, and network entertainment services.
• Nekonome — Nekonome creates a game platform with global character designs, in-game updates, and regular events, providing a personalized gaming experience based on data.

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• Torana — Torana provides "Toysub!" well known as educational toy subscription service in Japan market. We plan to go global and will be more bigger market share holder in East Asia. We collect month-age base toy feedback data and children's development status information. We plan best combination of toys and deliver. Customer returns and getsnew toys which fit children's growth and it is eco friendly service. We plan to build our own brand toys based on massive customer feedback and growth data and enter D2C market.
• Omnis — OMNIS
• Blackbox — Blackbox is an entertainment firm that is involved in businesses, including VTuber production, media mix, and live music events.

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• Welyco — Welyco is an information technology company.We operate smart restaurant "solto". Utilize IT to realize efficient and diverse restaurant management.
• Pale Blue — Water propulsion systems for sustainable space development
• Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.

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• Mign — Mign offers a generative AI-related SaaS solutions for the construction and real estate fields.
• Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.
• NanoFrontier — NanoFrontier continues to market technologies that are widely available and incredibly inexpensive.

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• Zest — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
• FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
• Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.

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• Terass — TERASS is a High-end real estate information site.
• Tazapay — Experience Tazapay's best-in-class global payment solutions for businesses. Our extensive network supports cards, local payment options, and bank transfers in over 173 countries, ensuring seamless collections, secure holding, and efficient payouts worldwide.
• Beads — Beads provides hospice housing and independent living facility.

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• Landit — Landit manages transportation infrastructure and real estate technology firms.
• Terra Charge — Terra Charge offers EV charging infrastructure business, EV charger installation proposals, installation work, operation, and maintenance.
• Dr.’s Prime — Doctor's Prime is a technology company that provides is a part-time job information service for optimizing the working style of doctors.

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• KAICO — KAICO is a pharmaceuticals, diagnostic drugs production company.
• Trustart — Trustart engages in real estate research business and real estate big data provision. The company offers real estate big data and big data subscriptions.
• Coco — Coco is a communication tool. They develop software that will help the service sector become more customer-oriented. They improve customer satisfaction by digitizing customer surveys and converting telephone interactions with customers to text chat.

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• Sanu — SANU is a subscription service that offers a home in nature.
• SAGOJO — SAGOJO is a planning and operation of the amazing traveler recruiting site "SAGOJO" and production, direction, and editing of accompanying content.
• Arsaga Partners — Arsaga Partners, Inc., "develop with the fastest and highest quality" as concept, is a one-stop IT system development company.- All functions necessary for IT system development such as IT strategy consulting, UX/UI consulting, planning, engineering, designing, maintenance and operations are provided through our one-stop solution.- With engineers accounting for over 90% of our company structure we can work directly with our clients. - Our motto is to providing services at a reasonable cost without outsourcing and to bring our Japanese omotenashi spirit to our development services. - We think of Digital transformation (DX) Not as a trendy word, but as IT system development that truly contributes to our clients' business needs.Main Services - One-stop IT System Development Business, Start-up/New IT Business Consulting, Enterprise System/New Business Planning and Development(Digital Transformation/DX), Web System Planning and Development, Application Planning and DevelopmentKey Clients - Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Estate, ShionogiV-CUBE, Mizuho Securities, Sciseed inc.

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• LisB — LisB provides cloud service development, smartphone, tuplet, PC application development web system.
• Japan DX — Japan DX platform provides a comprehensive data-driven services to inbound tourists to Japan.
• AVA Intelligence — AVA Intelligence is a Internet service development company.

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• AssetHub — AssetHub is an AI-powered 3D modeling tool that enables game developers to create and edit 3D assets 100 times faster, enabling mass production of content and combining AI with manual work, enabling faster prototyping and editing.
• Peach Cars — Buy or sell your car in Nairobi-Kenya with ease. Browse a wide range of vehicles, connect with trusted sellers, and find the perfect car today. Simple, fast, and secure transactions.
• AnotherBall — AnotherBall is a blockchain startup that combines entertainment and blockchain.

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• SakeWiz — SakeWiz is an App to enjoy, buy and record sake located in Tokyo
• Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
• Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.

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• G-Next — G NEXT is an Information Technology based company.
• Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
• Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.

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• Jiraffe — jiraffe focusses on Internet service planning, development, and management.
• TRiCERA — TRiCERA is a contemporary art global platform management company.
• Psychic VR Lab — Psychic VR Lab is a startup company that handles fashion VR and MR shopping service STYLY. They are creating a future where they will live in space.

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• pickupon — Pickupon is a company that transcribes important parts of the call
• Bravesoft — bravesoft is a software company that operates events and in-house product for contract development and events. The company offering services such as UI / UX design, application consignment development service, appvisor push, and technical research service.
• ventus Japan — ventus is an Media and Entertainment based company.ventus aiming to be an entertainment company that provides technology that all fans can enjoy.

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• LS Japan — LS Co., Ltd. is a company that plans, operates and manages lifestyle hotels, cafes and bars by launching its own inbound brand using Japanese content .
• Ancar — Ancar is a company offering personal buying and selling services in Japan.
• Upsell Technologies — Upsell Technologies is Customer data analysis service platform.

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• Desamis — Desamis is a major consumer electronics manufacturer who has been engaged in the agribusiness.
• KabuK Style — KabuK Style provides services that combines co -working spaces, accommodation facilities and cafes.Our service will be started from Nagasaki and We aim to expand the services all over the world.
• Property Access Japan — Property Access Japan is a Wealth management in domestic and overseas real estate investment Brokerage of brokerage and leasing transactions in domestic and overseas real estate, agency business.

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• AGE Technologies — AGE technologies is a website production company which provides Operation of web services related to inheritance procedures.
• TabSquare — Look to the future of the F&B industry - Tabsquare's POS integrated online restaurant system increases hospitality profitability through AI Technology.
• LivingStyle — Living Style is a service provider that provides IT services for the interior industry.

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• JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
• Torihada — Torihada is a creative firm specializing in influencer marketing, creating content, and digital marketing.
• Experisus — Experisus provides Website production, development and management, and software.

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• HERP — HERP is a recruitment management platform.
• Issues — Issues provides development and management of web service issues that solve the problems.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.

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• JPYC — JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all.
• Mugen Estate — Mugen Estate is a firm that buys and sells rental properties. business of leasing real estate. a company that revitalizes and sells used real estate continues to provide clients with new value and excitement, and has made real estate purchasing and resale its primary business.
• Innovative Space Carrier — Innovative Space Carrier is a aerospace company that offers space transportation systems, planning, drafting and technology strategies.

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• Kaon — Chat with AI characters for free on FlowGPT! More than 1 million characters and bots to chat with, AI boyfriend, girlfriend, uncencored chat and AI tools.
• Tandems — Tandems enhances the way financial advice is delivered by equipping advisors, bankers, and agents with data-driven insights and personalized recommendations. Tandems focuses on improving institutional operations through automation and intelligent decision-support tools that streamline workflows and client engagement. The company’s technology isdesigned to augment human expertise, allowing financial professionals to allocate more time to strategic guidance and relationship building.
• Mendel.ai — Mendel.ai transforms unstructured EMR data and clinical literature into comprehensive and compliant analytics-ready data. Mendel uses their novel AI aided by clinical experts to streamline global oncology research by organizing real-world data and automating clinical trials. They build software to solve problems at each stage of the clinical trialprocess, from feasibility to post-trial pharmacovigilance.

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• Noin — Noin specializes in cosmetics and delivers content that accurately captures trends like videos that solve girls worries.
• Koska — Koska is a service that automates highly accurate cost calculation without trouble in the IoT system.
• Connected Robotics — Connected Robotics is an information technology company that designs and manufactures robotic arms for enterprises. The company's product, OctoChef, provides cooking services. It caters to individual restaurants, shopping malls, stations, service areas, amusement centers, and large-scale events. The company was founded in 2014 and is basedin Koganei-shi, Japan.

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• MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
• ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.

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• EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
• socialups — Socialups is a startup accelerator that bridges the gap between social innovators and key stakeholders like governments and investors. They build urban support ecosystems to cultivate entrepreneurs and solve global challenges through collaborative business.

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• Owl Labs — Owl Labs is a collaborative tech company revolutionizing how the world communicates through inclusive and immersive video experiences. Built for modern organizations, we’re dedicated to empowering hybrid and remote teams with our award-winning collaborative technology and product suite.
• Tabinaka — Tabinaka is a Japanese booking & reservation platform for overseas tours and travel activities.
• Fun Group — Hello! We are Fun Group (formally Tabinaka) and we are Japan's first Travel and Leisure startup offering unique tours and experiences. We currently offer experiences in 7 different locations globally.

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• EXest — EXest is aTokyo-based inbound travel promotion startup .The company provides the WOW U platform that connects inbound visitors to Japan with licensed interpreters and tour guides in addition to WOWU-media offering potential visitors to Japan with video clips introducing must-visit spots and popular local souvenirs on Facebook.
• Mantra — MANTRA is a developer of machine translation technology.

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• Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.
• HOMMA — Inspired Modern Living. Homes to elevate healthy urban lifestyles. Design. Build. Technology.
• Unito — Unito offers people a friction-free lifestyle by pursuing optimization of living.

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• ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.

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• Goodwings — Choose responsible travel options, track emissions, and offset them for free with Goodwings. Our sustainability-focused travel management system helps you travel responsibly while reducing your carbon footprint.
• byFood.com — Food tours, cooking classes, dining experiences & tastings in Japan. Enjoy a meal in Japan and help children around the world thr
• Tablecross — Tablecross is a Marketing consulting business for restaurants.

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• Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
• Space Walker — SPACE WALKER specializes in design, manufacture and sale of peripheral components.
• RIMM Sustainability — RIMM Sustainability provides a SaaS platform that enables companies of all sizes to optimise their sustainability management effort. It builds tools for sustainability management, reporting and optimisation.

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• NovAccel — NovAccel operates as a deep tech company, ensure a stable supply of medical radioisotopes.
• AstroX — AstroX is a private space startup company that develops satellite launch vehicles for space development. It utilizes the rockoon method for developing launch vehicles and small rockets to help clients easily use space.
• Sonire Therapeutics — SONIRE Therapeutics Inc. (SONIRE) is working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system that will employ acoustic engineering (ultrasound) technologies developed through cutting-edge academic research. SONIRE has been working on a next-generation high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment system as a noveltherapeutic modality with the goal of giving cancer patients and their families a new future.

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• Pick You — Pick You offers a marketplace that facilitates seamless purchase of items directly from popular Instagram users.
• CareLink — CareLink is an app that connects people looking for one-time part-time work in nursing and welfare.
• Snack Technologies — Snack Technologies specializes in the development and operation of “SnaTech,” an innovative business support application designed for snack bars, helping operators streamline daily management, improve customer engagement, optimize inventory and sales tracking, and enhance overall business efficiency through digital solutions tailored to the foodand hospitality industry.

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• Fun — Fun is a sightseeing entertainment company that makes the world even more of a fun place.

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• Brhino — Brhino provides planning, development, and management of web services. The company's product, Monokabu, is a site where people can buy and sell sneakers and things like stock. Brhino is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
• MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
• MiddleField — MiddleField is a team to make cars the best entertainment and to make the lives of everyone involved in cars into entertainment. They creates a society where a lot of people are involved as a middle point of all people's dreams. MiddleField owns and operates an e-commerce platform offering cars.

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• Ginco — Ginco's goal is to Change the relationship between individuals and assets by making full use of block chain technology. The primary focus of Ginco, its cryptocurrency wallet app, is centered around dApp and the On-Chain function, and the company plans to expand its business in a multifaceted manner while watching trends in the ecosystemdevelopment. In the future, they were told that they have the possibility of developing with DEXs (decentralized exchanges).
• Scohia Pharma — Scohia Pharma is a biotech venture that will have both substantial research and development resources and be nimble enough to make decisions quickly, will strive to improve patient quality of life by providing patients and healthcare professionals with new therapeutic medications for renal, metabolic.
• Arrowsmith — Arrowsmith is committed to unlocking the full potential of bacteriophages to revolutionize the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases. Through transformative science, Arrowsmith strive to create a world free from the pain and fear caused by antimicrobial resistance.

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• Akan Adventure Tourism — Akan Adventure Tourism creates, promotes, and markets activities for tourists in the adventure-tourism segment, with the goal of attracting overnight visitors by using the world-class natural resources of the Lake Akan Hot Spring and its surrounding area.As a company providing guidance to this region with earning potential (that is, creating andmaintaining business models, increasing employment and the population, and creating resources for destination marketing organizations (DMO) who do not rely completely on the government). The company aims to maximize the value of the Lake Akan Hot Spring (by finding clients who highly value the magic of the Lake Akan Hot Spring, or, in other words, by creating activities that target adventure tourists seeking high-value-added adventures).
• Farmnote holdings Japan — Firm Note Holdings Co., Ltd., established in December 2016, is a pure holding company with SkyArc Co., Ltd., which operates the web integration business, and Farm Note Co., Ltd., which operates the agricultural IoT solution business.
• Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation — Japan Platform of Industrial Transformation is providing equity investment and business management services for affiliated group companies.

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• AZAPA — AZAPA engages in Automotive, Energy, Info Tech, Communication & Technology, and R & D business. It realizes renewable energy, social networks for energy optimization, and new possibilities and communication technologies through mobility management, from developed markets. It aims to build peace and abundance with advanced technology andideas to the BOP market.It was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
• KG Motors — KG Motors is an automotive firm that manufactures electric vehicles that can be moved comfortably and safely by one person.
• AdipoSeeds — Making Platelets from Fat and Inventing New Blood Supply System.

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• Omatsuri Japan — Omatsuri is Japan's first festival company specializing in Japan.We provide planning, management, promotion, and customer support for festival organizers from local governments to store associations.
• Pocket Concierge — Pocket Concierge is an online service for people to make online reservations at selected restaurants. The company's mission is to broadcast Japanese culinary culture worldwide and provide guests with exclusive dining experience.
• Conversion Technology Japan — Conversion Technology is a Data and Tachonology Based company

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• Vitom — Vitom is a FoodTech startup that addresses the issues of sustainability and reliability in the food industry.
• CrossVision — CrossVision offers solutions and services specific to the VTuber market.
• WorkCircle — WorkCircle is an online application that offers an anonymous community for the IT industry where professionals connect and discuss careers.

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• Anveshan — At Anveshan, we make food products that are natural, healthy and chemical free. Anveshan provides the best quality food products through the use of technological solutions. We have cold-pressed/wood pressed oils, A2 vedic bilona ghee and super seeds for healthy diet and immunity boosting.
• Japan DX — Japan DX platform provides a comprehensive data-driven services to inbound tourists to Japan.

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• ZAZA — ZAZA is focus to make the world where people can respect each other even thought they have a different culture and belief.

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• Hagino — Hagino is a recruitment company that provides paid employment services for the hotel and lodging industries.

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• neuet — neuet develops and operates a smartphone application that offers bike-sharing services.
• HMS — HMS develops AI smart camera that integrates image input and processing.
• Sorano Me — Sorano Me is a content creation and media company that provides space related content, space data and consulting services.

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• Ichirou — Ichirou provides digital senior care support services to connect elderly people with caretakers. It offers caretaker services for different types of support, including housework, hospital care, nursing, hospital and doctor visits, and shopping assistance.
• Visual Bank — Visual Bank operates a stock photo business and provides an AI data platform. It aims to create a society in which the value of Japanese creations is maximized and optimized.
• Rocket Link Technology — Rocket Link Technology is a product development company that specializes in designing LTP rockets for space travel.