The Yokohama Industrial Development Corporation (IDEC Yokohama), whose main mission is to support and promote small and medium-sized businesses in Yokohama, has recently released “Yokohama Business...
Month: January 2019
Mayor Hayashi signs “Innovation City Yokohama” declaration
On January 7, the City of Yokohama officially declared itself an “Innovation City” in front of an enthusiastic crowd of local businesses and entrepreneurs. Mayor Hayashi’s declaration comes amid the...
Company Spotlight: CommuniCloud Japan. Co., Ltd.
Interview with Mr. Takeshi Fukuda, President, CommuniCloud Japan. Co., Ltd. Q. Please give us an overview of your company’s business. CommuniCloud is an audio and video conferencing solutions...
LIP. Yokohama to host a matching event to spark cross-sector collaboration in the healthcare & medical fields
LIP. Yokohama is an innovation platform that aims to strengthen collaboration between various stakeholders in the life science industry including healthcare companies, collaborators in the IT and...
A new partnership to operate mobile pharmacies in Yokohama
On December 10, 2018, The City of Yokohama announced a new partnership with the Yokohama University of Pharmacy and the Yokohama Pharmaceutical Association to begin operating mobile pharmacies to...
Yokohama at the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice
From December 2 till 14, 2018 the Chief Representative visited the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. It was the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...
ITOP Yokohama updates: venture pitch, project grants and engineer retraining program
IoT Open Innovation Partners Yokohama (ITOP Yokohama), the city’s innovation platform for IoT, big data, AI, and robotics, has several exciting developments coming up in the first months of 2019. In...