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Sendai startups explore India’s biotech ecosystem

Interview with Manish Biyani, Founder & CEO of BioSeeds

Building global deeptech from regional Japan

Deep Tech Forum Tokyo 2026

Global investment forum uniting startups, investors, and corporations to advance deep tech innovation and partnerships.

JID / ASCII STARTUP 2026

A major Japanese startup conference connecting innovators, media, corporates, and investors across technology and business.

Ultra-compact EV MiBot enters pre-mass production phase with strategic Idemitsu partnership

Interview with Nick Hafner, Refined Robotics

Today we sit down with Nick Hafner, CEO and co-founder of Refined Robotics, to talk about his startup journey in Japan—from academia in Osaka to boots on the ground in Tokyo.

Deep Tech Forum Tokyo 2026

Antler Japan invests JPY240M in 10 startups

Climate change, energy, and Japan’s GX & fusion startups, part 4

In this final article of this “Climate Change and Energy” series, we turn our attention to Japan’s current nuclear power landscape and the progress of fusion energy research and development.

Japan's 2025 startup funding leaderboard

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

Kansai deeptech steps onto the global stage with KSAC

In Japan’s Kansai region (which includes Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Shiga, and Nara), a quiet transformation is underway. Once defined by its manufacturing and trade, the region is now becoming a serious contender on the global deeptech stage—a shift driven in no small part by initiatives like the Kansai Startup Academia Coalition (KSAC).

SMBC enters startup business development

KSAC: how Kansai universities are powering Japan’s deeptech future

Interview with Tatsuya Yoshida, Representative of the Kansai Startup Academia Coalition (KSAC).

Overseas funds and VCs in Japan surge after Osaka Expo

Mitsui Sumitomo Bank to establish incubation center in Osaka

Bridge Kansai 2025 – Global Ecosystem Mixer

Global Startup EXPO 2025

Kansai on track to create 2,100 startups in five years

From Tsukuba to the World's Premier Science City, Mr. Otsuka, Tsukuba Center Inc.

In Tsukuba, a city of 250,000 residents known as one of the world's leading research and development hubs, 29 national research institutions operate alongside 20,000 researchers.