#Ecosystem

HerRise Partner Matching Event 2026

​“Connect. Collaborate. Create the Future.” Empowering female founders through meaningful partnerships.

JETRO Launches US<>Japan VC Playbook

JIC and Atomico convene global VC leaders to strengthen Japan’s “Go Global” strategy

SHAKE H

Global startup conference in Hokkaido uniting founders, investors, and innovators with pitches, workshops, and networking.

JPX Launches Startup Acceleration 100 Index

Residency program by Asu Capital Partners & DeNA opens applications for batch 2

Keio ChainHack 2026

Web3 Hackathon co-hosted with Taisu Ventures

Japan’s Blue Economy part 4: potential

This article marks the final part of a four-part series exploring Japan’s blue economy from different topics. As global attention turns toward sustainable ocean industries, Japan is working to revitalize its blue economy — a key sector that links the nation’s tradition, technology, and future growth.

Japan–Vietnam Fast Track Pitch 2025 highlights growing cross-border innovation

Next Kitchen 2026

Started in 2023, Next Kitchen 2026 is a tailored mentoring and business-matching program for Foodtech startups worldwide that are looking to expand into Japan, beginning in Kobe—the City of Gastronomy.

Japan’s first private wet lab on university campus launched in Fukuoka

DIG SHIBUYA 2026: Shibuya Becomes a Living Lab for Art × Technology

We dig into DIG Shibuya 2026 to see what they have in store for us in this year's Shibuya street art/tech takeover!

GLOBAL CONNECT SPARK DAY sees collaboration between Fukuoka, Plug and Play Japan Launch, and Bangkok

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

10 global startups join Japan’s medical ecosystem

SENDAI for Startups! promises month-long startup event in February

Interview with Jordan Fisher: co-founder and chairman of Zehitomo, venture partner at Antler Japan, mad genius of the Japan startup ecosystem

OK OK, he’s not actually mad. But he is a man beset by visions. Today Blackbox sits down with Jordan Fisher, a New-York–born engineer, longtime Japan resident, co-founder of Zehitomo, and a prominent voice in Japan’s evolving startup ecosystem.

Creative Tech Shibuya 2026 coming in February

Shibuya Startup Support, in collaboration with urban art and technology event DIG SHIBUYA, will host Creative Tech Shibuya 2026: a five-day program for overseas creative tech startups considering entering the Japanese market.

SHIBUYA QWS builds bridges with Helsinki and Incheon

Applications open for Techstars Tokyo’s 2026 startup accelerator

STARTUP HOKKAIDO selects 5 startups for Next Frontier Program 2026

東京 Tech Jobs Night

Join Tokyo Tech Jobs Night, and discover curated positions at startups where you can make an impact! 🚀

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).

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

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