Best Freight Forwarders Companies in Japan
The 66 best Freight Forwarders companies in Japan in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Yusen Logistics.
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Our analysis of 100 Freight Forwarders companies
$9.9b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Freight Forwarders companies in Japan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusen Logistics Provider of diversified freight forwarding services | $31M | 40 mo ago | Public | Hiroki Harada CEO | 1955 | Support HeroJavaAnt Design+27 | 8 signals ▲33% Contracts · M&A | — | — |
| 2 | Esporia Provider of air freight, customs clearance, and parcel delivery services | $4M | 32 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | SentryApple iCloud MailAmazon Web Services+6 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Cuebus A logistic company that provides the three-dimensional robot warehouse system using linear motors | $2M | 3 mo ago | Series B | Katsuhiro Okubo CEO | 2015 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Score Japan Provider of packaging and shippment services | — | 46 mo ago | Funding Raised | Osawa Osamu CEO | 1998 | PHPBootstrapNginx+10 | — | — | — |
| 5 | FC Standard Logistics Provider of multi modal freight forwarding services | — | 48 mo ago | Funding Raised | Yasushi Tai Founder & CEO | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Shipping company | — | 89 mo ago | Public | Takaya Soga CEO | 1885 | Amazon Web ServicesGoogle AdsYahoo Advertising+11 | 18 signals Contracts · Acquisition · Announcements | — | — |
| 7 | Alps Logistics Provider of comprehensive logistics solutions for manufacturing and supply chains. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1964 | RaphaelNginxCloudflare+15 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Askul Logist Provider of logistic services based in Tokyo, Japan. The company's services include general truck… | — | — | Acquired | — | 2009 | CargoApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Freight Forwarders companies in Japan
#1
Series B · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 2015$1.5Mraised▾
A logistic company that provides the three-dimensional robot warehouse system using linear motors. The unit structure allows for expansion from large to small scale. It features automated distribution base, inventory management, analysis and warehouse automation sytems.
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt—
- Feb 2024Series B$1.5M
#2
Public · Tokyo, Tokyo · founded 1955 · 650 employees$30.6Mraised▾
Provider of diversified freight forwarding services
#3
Series A · Chuo-ku, Kyushu · founded 2015 · 73 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of air freight, customs clearance, and parcel delivery services. It provides services for cross-border e-commerce logistics, including customs, bonded warehousing, and delivery.
- Oct 2023Series A$3.5M
#4
Funding Raised · Koto City, Tokyo · founded 1998 · 600 employees—raised▾
Provider of air cargo transportation services across East Asia. The company offers international courier services in Japan, China, Thailand and Vietnam, thereby providing clients with low-cost and quick door-to-door delivery.
- Aug 2022Unattributed—
#5
Funding Raised · Osaka, Osaka · founded 2000 · 167 employees—raised▾
Operator of a logistics firm intended to develop forwarding business in Asia. The company offers customs clearance, warehousing, land transportation, logistics processing and intermodal transportation, enabling its clients with efficient, time-saving and satisfying cross-border transportation.
- May 2022Unattributed—
#6
Public · Chiyoda City, Tokyo · founded 1885 · 37820 employees—raised▾
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is a shipping company. The company's business segments include liner trade, terminal and harbor transport, air cargo transportation, logistics, bulk shipping, cruises, and real estate. The company has operations in Japan. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $20.19B and a net profit of $9.41B.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Freight Forwarders coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Japan
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 43 Japan-affiliated papers.
- Hitachi6
- Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology5
- Hiroshima University3
- National Institute of Technology3
- Japan Transport Research Institute2
- Fleet management4
- Transport engineering2
- Automotive engineering2
- Order processing2
- Order (exchange)2
- Supply chain optimization2→4
- Fleet management2
- Propulsion1
- Automation1
- Production (economics)1
- Electric vehicle1
Where logistics supply chain is researched across Japan
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in Japan
Japan logistics supply chain patent filing is cooling — 44 filings from 47 assignees (2016–2025), led by Rokko Engineering, Hitachi Construction MACH, Rokko ENG; annual filings 7→2.
- Rokko Engineering9
- Hitachi Construction MACH8
- Rokko ENG6
- Toyota6
- Toshiba TEC KK5
- Fujitsu4
- Sanai3
- HINO Motors3
Common questions
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