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

Japan startup News

January 28, 2026 Asian travel innovators converge in Okinawa as Asia New Travel Bootcamp 2026 kicks off

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Tourism

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Ecosystem

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Startup Pitch

January 27, 2026 10 global startups join Japan’s medical ecosystem

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Medical

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life sciences

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Ecosystem

January 26, 2026 SENDAI for Startups! promises month-long startup event in February

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Accelerator

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Ecosystem

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Startup Pitch

January 23, 2026 Vietnam and Japan Step into a New Tech Era

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Innovation

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Startup Support

January 22, 2026 Kyoto University of Foreign Studies hosts Hult Prize

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Innovation

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Startup Pitch

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University

January 21, 2026 JETRO establishes Japan–Singapore university deeptech accelerator

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Academic

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Accelerator

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Businessadvisory

January 20, 2026 SHIBUYA QWS builds bridges with Helsinki and Incheon

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Ecosystem

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Accelerator

January 19, 2026 Applications open for Techstars Tokyo’s 2026 startup accelerator

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Ecosystem

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Accelerator

January 16, 2026 STARTUP HOKKAIDO selects 5 startups for Next Frontier Program 2026

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Agriculture

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Space

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Ecosystem

January 15, 2026 Japan's 2025 startup funding leaderboard

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VC

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DeepTech

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AI

January 13, 2026 Investment restrictions on bank subsidiaries ease to support emerging growth in 2026

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Investing

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Startup Support

January 9, 2026 Kobe University opens bio research hub

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biotech

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DX

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Innovation

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Medical

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

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