About us
Bright Wave Media, Inc. is a Japan-based media company specializing in bilingual content production, marketing, and advertising. Our core strengths include magazine and one-off publishing (both print and digital), video production, and creative advertising campaigns that combine our many platforms together with events.
What we offer
Magazines
Our English and bilingual magazines are among the most widely read in Japan's food, beverage, and travel industries.
Video
We produce high-quality videos for cities in Japan, as well as the food, beverage, and travel industries.
Social Media
Social media is an important and growing part of our marketing. We are active primarily on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Books
Niche books and literary works are our specialty. We have several decades of publishing and distribution experience.
Graphic Design
Our magazines would not be so popular without excellent design. We apply those same skills to a wide variety of other projects.
Apps
We have experience developing and launching several apps with unique, niche roles. Mobile and browser-based apps are in our wheelhouse.
The “Japan Beer Times” is a free bilingual (English and Japanese) quarterly magazine that celebrates beer in Japan. Written and produced by beer enthusiasts for beer enthusiasts as well as new drinkers, it is recognized by major breweries and craft-beer bar operators throughout the country. In addition to distribution at the establishments of such supporters, other pick-up points include tourist centers, information booths, cultural institutes, hotels, and travel offices.
Sake Today is the world’s first regularly published sake magazine. It also features food and travel in Japan. Launched in January 2013, Sake Today is distributed quarterly in both print and digital formats, with subscribers in roughly two dozen countries.
Sake Today is the world’s first regularly published sake magazine. It also features food and travel in Japan. Launched in January 2013, Sake Today is distributed quarterly in both print and digital formats, with subscribers in roughly two dozen countries.
Yokohama Seasider is a popular, bilingual magazine published monthly that aggregates general interest topics in Yokohama and the surrounding areas. The magazine is produced for Yokohama residents and visitors by a well-informed and highly connected local media team.
The Whisky & Spirits Journal Japan is a full-color, coffee table-style magazine in English published twice yearly. It is A4 size, 120-pages, and printed on high-quality matte paper with a glued spine. Its features are long-form journalistic pieces that provide in-depth interviews and commentary on the history, culture, and geography of the places where beverages are produced.
The Whisky & Spirits Journal Japan is a full-color, coffee table-style magazine in English published twice yearly. It is A4 size, 120-pages, and printed on high-quality matte paper with a glued spine. Its features are long-form journalistic pieces that provide in-depth interviews and commentary on the history, culture, and geography of the places where beverages are produced.