Software from Japan: 7 vendors in 7 categories.
Japan lies outside the EU and the EEA. Contracts and data also fall under non-European law; every vendor below has a page with European alternatives.
Browser 1 vendor
- FloorpNon-EU vendor
Firefox-based browser with extra customisation options and privacy
open-source
Design 1 vendor
- Clip Studio PaintNon-EU vendor
Japanese digital-painting and manga-illustration software, the industry standard, from Celsys Inc.
Document Management (DMS) 1 vendor
- Kyocera DocuworksNon-EU vendor
Japanese document-digitalisation and workflow-automation platform (Kyocera).
Maps & Navigation 1 vendor
- Yahoo! Japan MapsNon-EU vendor
Japanese mapping platform from LY Corporation (Tokyo).
Messaging 1 vendor
- LineNon-EU vendor
Japanese messaging and VoIP app, owned by LY Corporation (SoftBank/Naver).
Social Media 1 vendor
- MisskeyNon-EU vendor
Decentralised social media platform with rich features and customisability
open-source
Translation & Localisation 1 vendor
- GengoNon-EU vendor
Japanese web-based translation platform with human and machine translation, owned by Lionbridge Technologies.