by openyokohama | Aug 26, 2020 | Innovation Interview
Shigeo Murata of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Yokohama office has been working as a startup supporter since 2017, and is currently involved in the managing of YOXO BOX, Yokohama city’s very own startup growth center. He spoke to us on his experiences working with...
by openyokohama | Apr 21, 2020 | Innovation Interview
Eisuke Tachikawa, NOSIGNER, Founder and Director When Yokohama announced its “Innovation City” initiative, that declaration came with the expectation that innovation would be created in networks beyond individual organizations. The YOXO branding was created to...
by openyokohama | Feb 17, 2020 | Innovation Interview
Iwao Kobayashi, Code for YOKOHAMA, Joint Representative Iwao Kobayashi works with Code for YOKOHAMA, a local volunteer organization that promotes public IT initiatives. Kobayashi also provides consulting services for IT companies on design and implementation of...
by openyokohama | Oct 24, 2019 | Innovation Interview
Shingo Potier is an expert on worldwide innovation and has been involved in creating a community in Japan based on “value”, and Tsuyoshi Aizawa is a former Yokohama real estate agent who is now creating a coworking space in Kannai. We spoke with them about the...
by openyokohama | Aug 19, 2019 | Innovation Interview
(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 Department Mr. Nagai and Mr. Hashimoto both work with large Japanese...
by openyokohama | Jul 10, 2019 | Innovation Interview
The Minato Mirai (MM) area of Yokohama is currently transforming into a central hub for the headquarters of Japan’s large companies and R&D centers. It is the home of businesses such as Fuji Xerox, which has been pioneering Japanese-American business partnerships;...