Four companies from Yokohama, Japan are seeking to explore partnerships with US companies through the BIOCOM 2021 Global Life Science Partnering Conference, an annual partnering event which is being...
Events
Global Sustainability Startup Pitch Event
～Solutions to world-wide issues from world-wide startup companies～ The Office of the City of Yokohama Representative to the Americas is excited to announce the "Global Sustainability Startup Pitch"...
4 rising tech startups from Yokohama, Japan featuring exoskeletons, robots, and more making a giant step for global expansion through CES 2021
4 startup companies from Yokohama, Japan are promoting their cutting-edge products at CES 2021, the world’s largest and most influential tech event, which is being held online this year from January...
Yokohama Japan MedTech Startups Pitch Event
The City of Yokohama features promising life science and medtech startups aiming at expansion in the U.S. Register Here for the Event Having been selected as one of the Global Startup Cities...
Promising Japanese startups from Yokohama to join TechDay Online
Featuring three innovative startups from Yokohama Japan that will be exhibiting at TechDay Online from Nov. 17-19, 2020. TechDay is a series of events held to promote entrepreneurship in the tech...
Giant (59ft) robot Gundam on display in Yokohama, Japan
10/11/2022 Travel Update As of today, October 11th 2022, Japan has fully re-opened its borders to international travelers and relaxed its visa requirements to pre-COVID-19 status! We hope this will...
BioJapan, Asia’s largest bio partnering and business event, went hybrid for 2020
The 22nd annual BioJapan conference, Asia’s largest bio business and partnering event, was held this year in a hybrid format for the first time. Every year the event is held in Pacifico Yokohama, a...
BIO EUROPE 2020 Digital Version – Yokohama Companies
Due to the corona situation, this year’s Bio Europe will be held as digital version from October 26 till 29, 2020. Our office will exhibit digitally and introduce you to Yokohama’s bio-life-science...
Yokohama joins Maryland Life Sciences’ Bio Innovation Conference through Kanagawa virtual trade delegation
Three Yokohama-based companies will be participating in this year’s Bio Innovation Conference, hosted by Maryland Life Sciences, a division of the Maryland Tech Council. The startups will be joining...
BIO-Europe 2020 – International Partnering Conference and Exhibition
Within successful 26 years Bio Europe has become Europe’s largest life science partnering conference. Annually held in rotating locations within Europe, this year’s version was scheduled to take...
Yokohama City connects with Washington DC through the United States Conference of Mayors
2019 was the first year of operations for Yokohama City’s NYC-located “Representative Office to the Americas,” and during that year the office’s activities were mainly focused on developing...
Explore the beauty of Yokohama City at the New York Times Travel Show 2020!
The City of Yokohama will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s New York Times Travel Show 2020 on Jan 24-26, 2020 alongside its home prefecture of Kanagawa to introduce trade experts and...
Mayor Fumiko Hayashi visits New York to promote Yokohama, Japan and strengthen global intercity relations
Yokohama City Mayor Fumiko Hayashi traveled to New York, delivering a lecture at Stony Brook University and promoting the opening of Yokohama’s new NYC-based representative office. The Mayor,...
Yokohama Regional Business Conference provides US-Japan business matching
Yokohama’s Regional Business Conference (RBC) took place from October 8-10 earlier this month. Representatives from 9 North American and German Life Science companies were invited to Yokohama to...
Connect with global Japanese corporations at YOKOHAMA GADGET FESTIVAL 2019
During the month of October, “Yokohama Gadget Festival 2019,” a new multi-stage public event to celebrate innovation will be held in Yokohama through a joint partnership with local SMEs, large...
Yokohama’s Determination for Net Zero Carbon Emissions and SDG Advancement
The UN Climate Change Summit, SDG Summit, and other related events were held in New York surrounding the UN General Assembly in late September. During the “Summits Week 2019,” Yokohama City...
Springboard Program in Yokohama 2019 Demo Day
The City of Yokohama and Kihara Memorial Yokohama Foundation are collaborating with CONNECT with San Diego Venture Group to promote rising life science companies through the Springboard Program in...
The City of Yokohama participates in BIOCOM’s Devicefest & Digital Health Conference
On August 28, the City of Yokohama participated in the BIOCOM Devicefest & Digital Health Conference, a one-day event which took place within the conference area of the beautiful Westin Carlsbad...