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Make it unique

At Morisawa, We’re more than just typography experts

We’re your partners in global brand success. With a rich heritage of experience and a diverse product range, we’re here to guide you on your unique branding journey.

Our Fonts

Diverse Selection of Japanese Typefaces

Discover over 1500 high-quality Japanese typefaces in a wide range of styles. With the highest market share in Japan, our collection has become the industry standard for graphic design and UI design.

Our Global Network

What We Can Offer

Japanese Font Subscription

Morisawa’s TypeSquareis a subscription service that allows you to choose the fonts you want from over 1000 Japanese typefaces in both desktop and web formats.

Font Customization

As an expert in East Asian typefaces, Morisawa can help you create your brand’s unique typeface in Japanese, Chinese, or Korean.

Font Embedding

Whether it is an app, a game, or an electronic device, Morisawa excels at selecting and embedding fonts from many different languages that perfectly fit the display of the product.

Our Clients

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Who we are

Over the years, we’ve continued to innovate a diverse range of letter-related products that have propelled us to the forefront of Japan’s type foundry industry. With a vast portfolio boasting over 2000 fonts, Morisawa not only caters to the nuances of the Japanese language but also to the unique typographic needs of other East Asian languages.

History of Innovation

1920s

Nobuo Morisawa, a typesetter, invented the first Japanese-language phototypesetting machine, driven by the challenge of typesetting complex Japanese characters. Post World War II, Morisawa and his team further improved their machines, leading to a revolution in typesetting by the 1950s.

1950s

In order to meet the increasing demand for phototypesetting machines, Morisawa started producing its own fonts. These machines, capable of typesetting both vertical and horizontal Japanese text, gained popularity among major publishers and newspapers. In response, Morisawa began creating original fonts, establishing a standard for Japanese typography.

1980ー2000s

Morisawa led the way in Japanese typeface development for DTP, partnering with Adobe to create the first Japanese PostScript fonts in 1989. In the 2000s, they released OS-independent OpenType fonts, expanding the industry. In 2005, Morisawa introduced a groundbreaking font subscription service, now available on a cloud-based platform, widely favored by users.

2010s

Morisawa has become a global type foundry, expanding its non-Japanese typeface collection through M&A deals and partnerships with overseas manufacturers like Arphic, Hanyi Fonts, and The Font Bureau.

News

Morisawa’s font service TypeSquare announces its 2023 offering—including new weights for A1 Mincho—enhancing our lineup by AP versions and fully expanded character sets!

On October 25, 2023, our font service TypeSquare releases its new 2023 font selection, including A1 Mincho (AP version) renewed as a family, as well as AP versions of classic fonts and fully expanded character sets—a total addition of 257 fonts. As part of its new 2023 offering, our popular font with a touch of brush-stroke, A1 Mincho (AP version) ...

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