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How to use IT to facilitate public-private partnerships (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 7)
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...
Galvanize visits Yokohama, introduces cutting edge data science programs
50 participants gathered at YOXO BOX on February 6th in order to experience Galvanize’s state-of-the-art method of educating tech talent. Galvanize, a US-based software engineering and data science...
YOXO Accelerator Program and YOXO Innovation School kick off in Yokohama
Two programs supporting startups and entrepreneurs in Japan have been successfully initiated in Yokohama by the new startup center YOXO BOX which was established by the City in October of 2019....
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...
Isuzu Motors Limited relocating to Yokohama to join city’s strong automotive industry base
After having just announced last month that 7 global automotive companies established their bases in Yokohama in 2019, we are happy to announce that they will be joined by another. Isuzu Motors will...
Yokohama joins reconvening of SDGs Leadership Cities in Mexico City to discuss sustainability and share knowledge
In November 2019, the second convening of the SDGs Leadership Cities meeting hosted by the Brookings Institute was held in Mexico City, Mexico. Toshikazu Yazawa, Director of Office of the City of...
Get to Know Kanagawa at the Japan Society in NYC through these 3 exclusive events in January
The Kanagawa Prefectural Government has partnered with the Japan Society in New York City to introduce some of the prefecture’s best features through a series of three events in January, giving...
Automotive companies flock to Yokohama – 7 global companies (incl. Ducati, Polaris) establish local bases
Yokohama City’s unique qualities and location make it an extremely attractive destination for doing business in Japan, leading to many domestic and international companies taking notice 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,...
Japan’s Emerging R&D Hub: CBRE Report highlights Yokohama’s advantages
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...
Pharmaceutical research supplier VectorBuilder establishes subsidiary in Yokohama, Japan
VectorBuilder, the pharmaceutical research supplier based in Chicago that leads worldwide in vector design and cloning has expanded into the Japanese market by establishing and beginning operations...
Special Contribution: Global Human Development through “Yokohama City University Overseas Internship”
Sumire Daikai, staying in New York as an intern from Yokohama City University, contributed the following article about overseas internship efforts at Yokohama City University:Yokohama City...
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...
The “Far Shore” Concept – Using Proximity to your Advantage (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 6)
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...
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...
YOXO BOX – New support center opening in Yokohama to stimulate startup ecosystem
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...
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...