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Maker Faire Tokyo 2025 – Tokyo

Kyoto Smart City Expo 2025

Bridge Kansai 2025 – Global Ecosystem Mixer

Global Startup Crossroads – Osaka: Osaka Climate Innovation Forum

EDCON 2025 – Osaka

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank establishes startup incubator in Osaka

STATION Ai Reverse Pitch 2025 – Nagoya

Komei Sasaki, CEO of Redcliff Inc: Realizing Japan's Largest Drone Show

Redcliff Inc., led by CEO Sasaki, achieved Japan’s largest drone show with 2,200 drones. Inspired by global travels and work at DJI, Sasaki founded the company in 2019. Despite strict Japanese regulations, Redcliff innovates by integrating drones with fireworks and aims to expand internationally as an aerial advertising media leader.

JAPAN BUILD OSAKA 2025

SPORTEC 2025

Rakuten AI Optimism 2025 – Yokohama

SPEXA 2025

Mie University makes entrepreneurship education mandatory for all first-year students

Japan's food self-sufficiency and agriculture-related startups

A food self-sufficiency rate shows how much food a country produces compared to what it consumes. It’s an important way to understand a country’s food security and resilience, especially during global crises like wars, pandemics, or climate change. This has become more important in recent years.

NFTs with Real World Assets in Japan’s art & culture scene

With the release of the ERC-721 standard on Ethereum in 2017, NFT art projects like CryptoKitties and CryptoPunks quickly captured global attention, and celebrities, artists, and companies worldwide started generating their own NFTs at an enormous rate. This led to the NFT boom of the early 2020s, of which you are undoubtedly familiar.

TUAT to support new businesses in food and agriculture

Plug and Play Japanese Open Innovation Night

An event fostering open innovation by connecting Japanese corporates with startups and investors.​

Tokyo, the heart of Japan

An explanation of the innovation ecosystem that is spreading in Tokyo, the premier destination for start-ups.

Women in Tech Global Summit

Join us for the 4th annual Women in Tech Global Summit in Osaka, Japan, from April 23-25, 2025!

Tsukuba: city of science and technology

Located about 50 km from Tokyo, Tsukuba City is not exactly famous among tourists. However, it does have a reputation among scientists and researchers, being home to one of Japan's leading universities, the University of Tsukuba, as well as many national and corporate research institutes.

Expanding the Potential of International Talent - Emunitas Inc.

We spoke with Masubuchi and Luan, Co-Founders and COOs of Emunitas, a company building a platform connecting global talent with Japanese businesses. They shared with us their founding story, business development, and the potential of startups based in Beppu.

Empowering Rural Agriculture: Making AI-Powered Farm Robots the Future Standard

"The key to innovation is finding practical applications for advanced technology in unexpected places."

Hamamatsu: a global hub for musical instruments and sound technology

Despite its relatively modest size, Hamamatsu is home to several globally leading companies. Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, and Hamamatsu Photonics were all founded here and have grown into internationally recognized brands.

Tackling Global Food Crisis with Plant-Based Foods: dishwill CEO on the Future of Food and Entrepreneurial Philosophy

In a world where over 800 million people face food insecurity and the global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, food production is reaching its limits. Japanese plant-based food company dishwill approaches this crisis with a unique perspective.