English news from startups, investors, enterprises, and incubators in Japan.

Japan startup News

January 7, 2026 Kepple launches ¥15 billion fund targeting late-stage startups to avoid small-scale IPOs

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DeepTech

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Funding

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Startup Support

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VC

January 2, 2026 Yamanashi Prefecture opens startup support hub CINOVA

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Incubation

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Startup Support

December 29, 2025 Centassist Academy sets out to train next generation of chip designers

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Education

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Semiconductor

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Technology

December 26, 2025 New rules for “Foreign Funding for Startups” revise Japan's unique practices

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Funding

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Startup Support

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VC

December 22, 2025 Kumamoto Prefecture launches first semiconductor pitch event

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Semiconductor

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Startup Pitch

December 17, 2025 University of Tokyo to establish new faculties in cutting-edge fields

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Academic

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AI

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Research

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Robotics

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Space

December 12, 2025 Japanese startup offers space travel in the 2040s for ¥100 million

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Space

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Travel

December 8, 2025 OpenAI Japan president “committed to supporting startups” at Fukuoka FG Event

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AI

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Events

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Technology

December 1, 2025 SMBC enters startup business development

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AI

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DeepTech

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Funding

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InternationalExchange

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VC

November 28, 2025 Investment in Asian AI companies hits two-year high

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AI

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Investing

November 19, 2025 Overseas funds and VCs in Japan surge after Osaka Expo

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DeepTech

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Ecosystem

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InternationalExchange

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Investing

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Startup Support

November 12, 2025 MUIC opens new offices in Kyoto and Yokohama

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Startup Support

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Technology

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Tourism

November 4, 2025 Fujitsu developing world's most powerful quantum computer

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Academic

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DX

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Research

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Security

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Technology

October 31, 2025 Nagoya startup matches foreigners with local seniors for support

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Foreigner Support

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matching

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