by Americas Office | Apr 12, 2019 | News
In March of 2019, to support the job-search efforts of international students in Japan, the City of Yokohama held the first of many job fairs for international students. Job fairs for international students can be extremely effective at connecting job-seekers...
by Americas Office | Apr 10, 2019 | Innovation Interview
Interview with Mr. Hideyuki Fujisawa, Representative Director, NITTO CO.,LTD. NITTO is a global pioneer of state of the art technology. Founded in 1918 to produce electrical insulation materials, Nitto has grown to be a leader in the energy materials,...
by Americas Office | Apr 9, 2019 | Company Spotlight
We interviewed Mr. Tomohito Akiyama, the CEO of Yokohama startup TRIPLUS Inc. TRIPLUS exhibited at Tokyo Slush 2019, a startup convention held in February, and was selected as one of the top 40 startups among the 600+ that attended. Could you tell us about your...
by Americas Office | Apr 5, 2019 | News
Workout clothes that make you want to work out. As part of the “Cure×Clothing Project” to support people’s natural movement from a fashion standpoint, Yokohama City University’s Communication Design Center (YDC-CDC)* is partnering with Studio NIBROLL CO., LTD. to...
by Americas Office | Apr 2, 2019 | Company Spotlight
OPPO, the 5th largest smartphone maker in the world, opened a research center in Yokohama one year ago.Interview with Mr. Cho, the head of OPPO’s Yokohama Research Center. Q. Can you give us an overview of the work you’re doing in Yokohama? While OPPO’s Japanese...