by openyokohama | Nov 21, 2019 | News
In a recent report, real estate and investment firm CBRE labeled Yokohama City as “Japan’s Emerging R&D Hub.” Reasons for this finding included the continuing emergence of large buildings suitable for research and development, the strong cost-to-benefit...
by openyokohama | Oct 24, 2019 | Industry Deep Dive
(Left) Shingo Potier, Impact HUB Tokyo, Co-Founder / w00rk LLC., CEO (Right) Tsuyoshi Aizawa, plan-A, CEO 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...
by openyokohama | Oct 15, 2019 | News
On October 31 an opening event will be held to celebrate the establishment of Yokohama’s new startup growth center—YOXO BOX. YOXO BOX will be located in Kannai, one of Yokohama’s major business districts, and will offer mentoring, individual consultation with...
by openyokohama | Sep 11, 2019 | News
Yokohama City Hall is scheduled to relocate to Minato-Mirai district from Kannai district in 2020, and the city recently announced that it would be redeveloping the former building and surrounding site in Kannai. A committee comprised of Mitsui Fudosan and seven other...
by openyokohama | Jul 10, 2019 | Industry Deep Dive
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;...
