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Yokohama City University to open new satellite campus within Yokohama Landmark Tower in Minato Mirai
In April 1st, 2020, Yokohama City University will open its new satellite campus within Yokohama Landmark Tower in the city’s Minato Mirai business district. The campus will be located within NANA Level (NANA Lv.), an innovation center managed by Mitsubishi Estates....
Why foreign businesses are choosing Yokohama over Tokyo when expanding into Japan
Yokohama City, as a historically international city and the second largest in the country, is one of the most popular locations for global companies seeking to expand their business and enter the Japanese market. The city offers many unique incentives and benefits for...
New center will turn Yokohama into a testing ground for proofs of technology
A proposal by the local government of Yokohama City to establish a “one-stop center” to support the testing of new proofs of technology in the city was approved in December, 2019 by the Council of National Strategic Special Zones headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe....
How to use IT to facilitate public-private partnerships (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 7)
Iwao Kobayashi, Code for YOKOHAMA, Joint Representative Iwao Kobayashi works with Code for YOKOHAMA, a local volunteer organization that promotes public IT initiatives. Kobayashi also provides consulting services for IT companies on design and implementation of...
