Discover the Start-up Environment in Fukuoka City, Japan
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2025
startup
Testbed Helsinki: A smart city pilot project for climate tech
A case of an international startup pilot, born out of a city collaboration between Tokyo and Helsinki.
IVS2025: Japan's Premier Global Startup Conference in Kyoto
IVS2025, one of Japan’s largest startup conferences, will take place on 2-4 July at the Kyoto International Exhibition Hall (Miyako Messe).
EJRC Webinar - Discover the Start-up Environment in Fukuoka City, Japan 20 June 2025
Explore how Fukuoka City supports international start-ups and business expansion.
Why Japanese organisations keep returning to Helsinki and Slush every year
Each November, Helsinki attracts companies, founders and investors from all over the world to Slush, one of the largest startup events in the Nordic countries. One of the organisations that keeps returning to the conference is Fukuoka City.
Japanese Business’ Survival Guide to Nordic Startup Events
The Survival Guide to Nordic Startup Events is a resource for Japanese businesspeople who are planning their attendance at startup events in the Nordics.
Japan named Country of the Year at VivaTechnology 2024
JETRO to support a large delegation of startups at VivaTechnology in Paris on 22-25 May.
TOSBEC holds seminars for future entrepreneurs
For people planning to start up business in Tokyo, The Tokyo One-Stop Business Establishment Center (TOSBEC) holds seminars taught by experts on the topic, either online or during one of its in-person events. Participation is free!
Expert’s view: Venture Capital and Corporate Venture Capital in Japan - New trends
The government of Japan has appointed officially in August 2022 a new "Startup Minister" to help the support to startups, to implement an economic revitalization and in addition has launched the Five-Year Startup Development Plan in November 2022 to have 100 000 startups, 100 unicorns and an annual investment of 10 trillion yens. Although this seems to be an ambitious plan, Japan is setting the tone for a new economic road with entrepreneurship in high technologies and deeptech.
Call for Innovation by Digital Garage: Open Network Lab Open Innovation
Digital Garage, Inc. is pleased to host an open innovation program, "Open Network Lab Open Innovation 1st Batch", to support startups worldwide with leading Japanese developers and other major companies in various fields.
Italy and Japan signed an MoU to cross-support their start-up activities
During the 32nd IJBG Assembly held in Venice on 1 December 2022, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) agreed to cooperate, mutually supporting the two countries’ start-up companies to develop their businesses respectively in Japan and in Italy.
European start-ups participate in dedicated matchmaking events in Japan
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation nominated European start-ups for 3 major start-up events in Japan.
