by openyokohama | Aug 5, 2019 | News
Yokohama city announced the “Innovation City Yokohama” initiative in January this year, in which researchers, technicians, entrepreneurs and students are encouraged to expand their cross-sectorial networks and create innovations from Yokohama. Since the declaration,...
by openyokohama | Jul 19, 2019 | News
Four startups/companies have been officially selected for ”The Springboard™ Program in Yokohama,” a partnership between Yokohama City and San Diego accelerator “CONNECT with San Diego Venture Group” (CONNECT) to create a world-class mentoring program. CONNECT has a...
by openyokohama | Jul 15, 2019 | News
The first convening of senior government officials from 14 cities worldwide that are in the vanguard of localizing the SDGs was held from April 3-6 at the Rockefeller Bellagio Center, Italy hosted by the Brookings Institution. Executive Officer Makoto Sekiyama...
by openyokohama | Jun 10, 2019 | News
Since the beginning of this year, the City of Yokohama’s partnership with Kanagawa prefecture and JETRO has successfully helped three foreign companies to establish new bases in Yokohama. Two out of the three have moved into the WeWork which newly opened in Yokohama...
by openyokohama | Jun 6, 2019 | News
Today marks the last day of the 2019 BIO International Convention, closing out a nearly weeklong event filled with partnering and networking opportunities for life science companies of all sizes and from all over the globe. Last year’s BIO Convention was held in...
by openyokohama | May 24, 2019 | News
In October 2019, Yokohama will host a Regional Business Conference to collaborate with foreign companies interested in in global expansion. After proposing a new strategy for attracting new foreign businesses, the City of Yokohama has been inducted into JETRO (Japan...
