Browse 25,031 publishing in Japan — registry-sourced from Legal Affairs Bureau, scoped to NACE 581. Each record carries up to up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Corporate Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are NIKKEI INC. ($2.5B), THE ASAHI SHIMBUN COMPANY ($1.9B) and KADOKAWA CORPORATION ($1.9B).
Top companies
The largest publishing in Japan by revenue are NIKKEI INC. ($2.5B), THE ASAHI SHIMBUN COMPANY ($1.9B) and KADOKAWA CORPORATION ($1.9B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.
Last updated June 2026.
Every Japanese publishing record with all attributes, by API, bulk export or CRM enrichment.
Showing 25 of 25,031 Japanese publishing· click a column to sort, or a company for its full record
| Publishing of newspapers | 10,258 | $2.5B | |
| Publishing of newspapers | 6,337 | $1.9B | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 6,967 | $1.9B | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 771 | $1.6B | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 5,289 | $1.1B | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 2,503 | $1.1B | |
| Publishing of newspapers | 2,400 | $1.1B | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 1,445 | $972M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 4,088 | $966M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 7,048 | $959M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 1,523 | $814M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 711 | $704M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 3,215 | $670M | |
| Publishing of newspapers | 3,100 | $664M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 1,606 | $588M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 607 | $503M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 3,574 | $432M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 3,459 | $396M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 1,056 | $389M | |
| Publishing of newspapers | 1,576 | $376M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 1,607 | $371M | |
| Publishing of newspapers | 1,301 | $335M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 274 | $315M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 517 | $304M | |
| Publishing of journals and periodicals | 297 | $299M |
This is a sample. The full database holds 25,031 Japanese publishing, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.
Database overview
Distributions across all 25,031 publishing in Japan — registry-sourced from Legal Affairs Bureau and refreshed daily.
These distributions are computed from the full Japanese publishing database, not the sample above.
Data coverage
Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Corporate Number — the stable Legal Affairs Bureau identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for Japan data.
Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across Japan, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.
Records carry the Corporate Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.
InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.
Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from Legal Affairs Bureau filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.
Data dictionary
The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.
Source comparison
Legal Affairs Bureau gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.
| Attribute | Legal Affairs BureauFree official registry | InfobelPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Number | Yes | Yes — on 99.9% of records |
| Legal name & registered address | Yes | Yes |
| Company status (HQ / branch) | Yes | Yes — daily sync |
| NACE sub-sector classification | Yes | Yes — up to 6 codes |
| Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD) | Filings only | Yes — multi-currency |
| Employee count | No | Yes |
| Decision-maker contacts | No | Yes — licensed |
| Geocoded coordinates | No | Yes |
| Corporate group structure | Filings only | Yes — full hierarchy |
| API access | No | Yes — REST API |
| Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet) | No | Yes |
| Update frequency | Periodic (filings) | Daily sync |
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Related directories
See all company directories in Japan, explore the full Japan business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 2731 — Books: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing, SIC 2741 — Miscellaneous Publishing and SIC 2711 — Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing., or see how Japan fits into the wider Asia business database.
