The City of Yokohama is a strong supporter of small business ventures and startups and offers multiple opportunities for entrepreneurs to showcase their groundbreaking technologies and ideas to the...
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Yokohama proposes a center to promote human resources development and networking for innovators
Following up on Mayor Fumiko Hayashi’s declaration of Yokohama as an Innovation City on January 7, the city has proposed the establishment of a new facility to promote human resources development...
Mayor Hayashi signs “Innovation City Yokohama” declaration
On January 7, the City of Yokohama officially declared itself an “Innovation City” in front of an enthusiastic crowd of local businesses and entrepreneurs. Mayor Hayashi’s declaration comes amid the...
ITOP Yokohama updates: venture pitch, project grants and engineer retraining program
IoT Open Innovation Partners Yokohama (ITOP Yokohama), the city’s innovation platform for IoT, big data, AI, and robotics, has several exciting developments coming up in the first months of 2019. In...