We spoke with Masa Okunishi, representative of Rising Startups. In 2015, Mr. Okunishi established Japan NYC Startups, a community for Japanese startups located in New York. The community grew...
Month: August 2019
Yokohama City and WeWork Japan commit to jointly promote innovative culture in Yokohama
The City of Yokohama signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 14th, 2019 with WeWork Japan, the Japanese division of a leading office space-sharing company headquartered in NYC, pledging...
Open Innovation is the Key to Survival (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 5)
(Right) Shingo Nagai, Executive Manager and Head of Area Management, Sotetsu Building Management Co., Ltd.(Left) Yuta Hashimoto, Assistant Section Chief, Keikyu Corporation Business Creation...
New Support Base for Startups Opens in Yokohama
[Update: The new support base for startups has opened! Learn more about YOXO BOX here!] Yokohama city announced the “Innovation City Yokohama” initiative in January this year, in which researchers,...