#Startup Support

University of Tokyo opens another community base for university-related start-ups

Sumitomo Real Estate establishes new start-up community

Kento & Egor (Japan’s Venture Academy)

Japan's Venture Academy (JVA) is an organization managed mainly with a focus on Tokyo students, with support from Shibuya City, aiming to cultivate entrepreneurship through a student-oriented 3-month fellowship. We spoke with core members Kento Akiyama and Egor Sheverev about why they launched JVA and the details of their activities.

Japanese Government increases start-up support by 30%

IVS KYOTO is coming again!

Government-run Global Start-up Campus announced

Scrum Studio and Hakuhodo's AgeTechX adopt 11 AgeTech start-ups

Osaka Metropolitan University aims to foster 50 start-ups by 2030

Shiori Fukuda (Life-Tech KOBE)

Kobe City in Hyogo Prefecture has been on the front foot in its efforts to support startups in Japan. We invited Ms. Shiori Fukuda, an innovation specialist at the Life-Tech KOBE, a regional startup ecosystem who has been supporting local startups aiming to expand their business overseas as well as startups from other countries interested in developing their business in Japan, to talk about her background and the initiatives of Kobe City.

Ministry of Defense collaborates with startups to strengthen domestically produced space technology

Terrada Warehouse launches new start-up hub

Japan Startup Ecosystem Report 2023

Keio University takes a step forward with new research center

Japan seeks to lure angel investors with 5-year residencies

Tochigi Prefecture strengthens support for startups

Kyocera to establish a 6 billion yen CVC

Startup support facility YUINOS opening in Sendai City

The Startup Data Standardization Association paves the way for future startups

Kitanihon Bank fully supports new business creation

Hamamatsu City and startups collaborate in new program

Hokkaido University establishes startup fund

SHIBUYA STARTUP OASIS provides a free community space for startups

Sapporo and Shibuya collaborate to nurture startups

Yuzawa develops rural tech hub