YOXO BOX, a startup growth center located in Yokohama’s Kannai area, started collaborations in April with Yokohama National University (YNU) through the university’s Co-Innovation Laboratory. The...
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Yokohama Hosts “the 5th Net Zero Emissions Workshop” at Bangkok Climate Action Week
On October 1, the City of Yokohama hosted the “Yokohama–Bangkok Climate Action Day (BKK CAD)” together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Overseas Environmental Cooperation...
Booth Exhibition at the 2nd “International Education & Career Fair” at Kasetsart University
On August 27 (Wed), the Asia Office was once again invited to showcase its initiatives at the “2025 International Education & Career Fair,” hosted by the Faculty of Humanities at Kasetsart...
Yokohama Leads Climate Week NYC Event on U.S.-Japan Intercity Climate Action
On September 25, 2025, the City of Yokohama led an official event during Climate Week NYC 2025 (September 21–28), one of the world’s largest climate-focused gatherings held annually in New York...
U.S. Climate-Tech Investors Gather in Yokohama for the CleanLeap Climate Tech Summit
On May 26, 2025, CleanLeap, based in Silicon Valley and a supporter of climate-tech startups across the United States, hosted the CleanLeap Climate Tech Summit at TECH HUB YOKOHAMA. A total of 54...
Deep Tech Forum Yokohama 2025: Strengthening Yokohama’s Innovation Network
The Deep Tech Forum Yokohama 2025, a premier event for deep tech startups and investors, was held in Yokohama on March 7, 2025, with strong participation from global innovators, including key...
Yokohama Matching Program
Yokohama Needs YOUR Solutions!Applications for this program have ended.Selected companies have been announcedFocus Industries for this CohortSmart BuildingsWaste ManagementAutomationConnecting YOUR...
Introducing Tech Hub Yokohama, Yokohama City’s new innovation center for startups from around the world
On November 11, Yokohama, Japan officially opened a new innovation center for startups and entrepreneurs, titled Tech Hub Yokohama, centrally located in the downtown waterfront Minato Mirai 21...
3 Japanese Startups from Yokohama that presented at Collision 2024 in Toronto
Collision Conference 2024 was held in Toronto, Canada from June 17-20, 2024. Collision is a startup, innovation, and technology conference that has been held annually in Toronto for years, welcoming...
Here’s what you missed at Yokohama’s Y-SHIP Convention 2023
From November 13-15, the first ever Y-SHIP Convention was held in Yokohama, Japan, bringing together innovators, businesses, academia, government, and thought leaders to one of the most...
43 Cities and Organizations Join Forces in Landmark Declaration, “Asian Cities Together Towards Zero Carbon”, led by Yokohama and Bangkok
On November 15, 2023, an important step towards reducing worldwide carbon emissions was made at the 12th Asia Smart City Conference as the joint declaration, “Yokohama Declaration: Asian Cities...
YOXO FESTIVAL 2024: Embrace Innovation in Yokohama!
YOXO FESTIVAL 2024 is back, and it promises to be bigger and more innovative than ever. Yokohama City and the Yokohama Future Organization are joining forces to host this event, continuing their...
4 new Yokohama life science companies that are entering the US market, and how they’re developing a strategy
With the support of a newly-launched market entry program formed through collaboration between the City of Yokohama and Kievit Scientific, 4 new Japanese companies based in Yokohama are gearing up...
In Yokohama, Japan you can now recycle your empty medicine blister packs
Terracycle Japan is launching a new demonstration experiment in its hometown of Yokohama, just months after their last project reached Yokohama convenience stores. This time they’ve teamed up with...
Japanese life science companies exhibit at first in-person BIO International Convention in 3 years
BIO International Convention (BIO), the world’s largest partnering event and convention in the bio industry, was held from June 13 to June 16 in San Diego, CA this year. This marked the first time...
Finalists announced for Yokohama-Boston CIC Life Science Bootcamp program
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), located in the Boston in the world’s largest biotech cluster, has partnered with Yokohama City to launch a new cross-border life science bootcamp program aimed at...
Attendance at the conference „University and the City“, organized by the City of Frankfurt
On 1 July, the Chief Representative of our office attended the conference "Universities and the City" organized by the City of Frankfurt and the Goethe University, where he participated in a...
YOXO and the Yokohama Future Organization – How Yokohama City is creating a strong innovation ecosystem
Introducing YOXO and the Yokohama Future Organization, Yokohama City’s newest initiatives to foster innovation, build a strong startup ecosystem, and promote inter-company collaboration. Since...