Braver Co., Ltd.
Protect data. Recover data. Leverage data.
Solving enterprise information asset challenges with AI and information security.
Services
AI-Driven Management Consulting
AI adoption and implementation support for business owners. We address challenges unique to owner-operated companies, such as over-reliance on individual decision-making and concentrated workloads, by proposing solutions leveraging generative AI and business automation. We provide hands-on support from initial adoption through to operational integration.
Data Erasure
MASAMUNE Erasure
Development and distribution of SaaS-based data erasure software. Cloud-managed audit logging enables centralized issuance and management of erasure certificates. Supports PCs, servers, and mobile devices.
Data Recovery & Digital Forensics
DataSalvage
Data recovery services for HDDs, SSDs, NAS, and servers. We handle both physical and logical failures in our dedicated clean-facility lab, achieving high recovery rates. We also provide digital evidence preservation and analysis for internal investigations, data breach investigations, and litigation support.
Company
| Company Name | Braver Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| CEO | Hayato Abe |
| Capital | JPY 45,000,000 (Capital reserve: JPY 15,000,000) |
| Address | 1-3-1 Kita-Aoyama, 3F Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan |
| Established | December 1988 |
| Phone | +81-50-1742-2018 |
| Corporate Number | 2010401065630 |
| Qualified Invoice Issuer Registration No. | T2010401065630 |
Media Coverage
Television & Radio
- NHK "Close-up Gendai" Featured our digital estate management service "LxxE" and CEO Hayato Abe's initiatives in the segment "Can You Die Leaving Your PC Behind?"
- NHK "Ohayo Nippon" Featured our digital estate management service "LxxE" and data recovery activities following the Great East Japan Earthquake
- TBS "N-Sta" Provided expert commentary on data recovery from water-damaged media. Also interviewed regarding device handling during the 2018 Western Japan floods
- Fuji Television "Mezamashi TV" Featured our data recovery activities in the disaster recovery special "Recovery Japan"
- Fuji Television "Tokudane!" Featured our digital estate management service in the segment "Can You Leave Behind Digital Assets?"
- Nippon Television "Sekai Ichi Uketai Jugyo" Provided footage of data recovery from water-damaged hard drives
- Bunka Broadcasting "Kunimaru Japan" Appeared as a guest to discuss data recovery services
Newspapers
- Nikkei (The Japan Economic Journal) Articles on data recovery services and digital estate management service "LxxE"
- Asahi Shimbun Featured data recovery tips for water-damaged PCs
- Sankei Shimbun Featured our pro bono data recovery service during the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Mainichi Shimbun Interview on data recovery from water-damaged PCs
- Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Featured our data recovery activities from tsunami-damaged PCs
- Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun Featured our pro bono data recovery service during the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Kahoku Shimpo Featured our post-disaster pro bono data recovery service and Sendai office
- Joho Sangyo Shimbun Articles on data erasure and recovery services
Magazines & Books
- Nikkei Personal Computer Interview on earthquake data recovery and introduction of data erasure services
- Nikkei PC21 Featured professional data recovery using tsunami-damaged HDD examples
- Nikkei NETWORK Featured our pro bono data recovery service during the Great East Japan Earthquake
- Nikkei PC Beginners Featured our photo recovery services
- Nikkei BP Mook "Backup Complete Guide" Featured as a professional data recovery service provider
- Weekly BCN Interview on data recovery from HDDs damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake tsunami
- HackerJapan Provided expert insight on tsunami damage to PCs and data recovery. Also featured digital forensics technology in "Cybercrime and Digital Forensics Frontline"
- Software Design Article on data recovery technology
- Monthly Shigoto to Pasokon Our website featured in USB memory troubleshooting guide
- ADJUSTER (PC Maintenance Engineers Association) Interview on post-disaster data recovery activities
- Takarajimasha "Solving PC Troubles Yourself" Featured data recovery information
- Takarajimasha "How to Find, Organize, Keep + Hide Digital Assets" Featured digital estate management information
- Takarajimasha "Windows 7 Serious Trouble Self-Resolution" (TJMOOK) Featured data recovery information
- All Japan School Album Printing Association "Memories, Come Back!" Featured our restoration of flood-damaged graduation albums and photos
Web Media
- Nikkei xTECH (ITpro) Interview with CEO Hayato Abe on "Unlocking a Deceased Person's Smartphone" and barriers to digital estate access
- ITmedia PC USER CEO Hayato Abe introduced as a panelist for the "Digital Estate Symposium"
- GIGAZINE Article featuring data recovery case studies with video content
- ASCII.jp Featured our full on-chain NFT-based data erasure certificate issuance
- ASCII.jp Featured the launch of our cryptocurrency digital estate service "CryptoSalvage"
- CoinPost Featured our cryptocurrency estate management service "CryptoSalvage"
- ScanNetSecurity Featured MASAMUNE Erasure's NFT-based erasure certificate functionality
- ASCII.jp Featured MASAMUNE Erasure's NFT data erasure certificate functionality
- NFT Media Featured MASAMUNE Erasure's NFT data erasure certificate functionality
- Excite News Featured MASAMUNE Erasure's NFT data erasure certificate functionality
- ZDNet Japan Guide on proper use of data recovery services
- ZDNet Japan Coverage of CEO Hayato Abe's keynote at a backup seminar
- AI Blog (Asahi Interactive) Based on a keynote presentation, featured ransomware countermeasures and disaster data protection
- Nikkei BP PC Online Article on physical hard drive erasure
- Weekly BCN+ Article on the productization of data recovery services as the "MASAMUNE" series
- Weekly BCN+ Column article by CEO Hayato Abe
YouTube
- Yu Office Group YouTube CEO Hayato Abe spoke on "How to Handle Digital Assets of the Deceased"
- Monk CEO Channel CEO Hayato Abe discussed the synergy between Web3.0 "DAO" concepts and data erasure
Industry & Trade Publications
- Recycle Tsushin Article on MASAMUNE Erasure's "Network Usage Restriction Check" feature
- IDF (Institute of Digital Forensics) Column "The Challenge of MASAMUNE" introducing the development philosophy and technology of MASAMUNE Clone
- Recycle Tsushin MASAMUNE Erasure featured in the REUSE x TECH Chaos Map under data erasure category
- IPROS Manufacturing Introduction of MASAMUNE Erasure
Seminars & Presentations
- Yu Office Group Study Session CEO Hayato Abe presented on "Digital Estate Knowledge for Legal Professionals" to administrative scriveners, judicial scriveners, tax accountants, and attorneys
- Backup Seminar Keynote CEO Hayato Abe delivered a keynote on data recovery experiences from the Great East Japan Earthquake and ransomware countermeasures
- ASPIC IoT & Cloud Award at Keidanren Kaikan Presented at the ASPIC IoT & Cloud Award ceremony held at Keidanren Kaikan
Social Contribution
- Great East Japan Earthquake Data Recovery Volunteer Provided pro bono data recovery for water-damaged and physically damaged hard drives and memory cards in disaster-affected areas
- Philippines Typhoon Disaster Recovery Support Provided data recovery support for water-damaged hard drives in Tacloban, affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Also assisted in recovering Catholic hospital server data
- SME Agency CSR Activity Feature Our social contribution activities were featured in the SME Agency's CSR pamphlet
Publications
- "Memories, Come Back!" Published booklet documenting our data recovery volunteer activities during the Great East Japan Earthquake (National Diet Library Call No.: Y93-L3633 / Bibliographic ID: 025335394)
History
- 1988
- Founded as Business Coordinate Studio Co., Ltd.
- 1999
- Launched server and PC network maintenance services
- 2002
- Renamed to Braver; started data recovery services
- 2003
- Expanded data recovery nationwide under the "DataSalvage" brand
- 2004
- Converted to a stock company; opened Nishi-Shinjuku office
- 2005
- Relocated Tokyo office to Kita-Aoyama
- 2006
- Moved registered headquarters to Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- 2007
- Renamed to DataSalvage Corporation Co., Ltd.
- 2010
- Relocated to Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
- 2011
- Began data recovery volunteer activities following the Great East Japan Earthquake
- 2014
- Renamed to Braver Co., Ltd.
- 2015
- Launched digital estate management service "LxxE"
- 2016
- Released domestic data erasure software "MASAMUNE Erasure"
- 2018
- Acquired data recovery business from group company
- 2021
- Established dedicated Tokyo Lab in Keisei-Takasago
- 2024
- Launched AI-driven management consulting services