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Job Fairs for International Students in Yokohama
In March of 2019, to support the job-search efforts of international students in Japan, the City of Yokohama held a job fair specifically aimed at international students. As part of Japan’s “International Student Employment Promotion Program,” the City of Yokohama is developing additional programs to address international students’ Japanese language education, career education, and internship opportunities.
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Cure×Clothing Project: Developing clothes that inspire movement
Yokohama is funding the production of new, innovative workout clothes through the Cure×Clothing Project, a collaborative initiation between Yokohama City University and Studio NIBROLL.
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IDEC Yokohama announces winners of Yokohama Business GP 2019
The Yokohama Industrial Development Corporation (IDEC Yokohama) has been hosting the Yokohama Business Grand Prix since 2003, a business plan competition to support entrepreneurs and business ventures in the city. The final presentation round of the Yokohama Business...
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Open innovation conference in the life sciences encourages cross-industry collaboration in Yokohama
On February 8, the Economic Affairs Bureau of the City of Yokohama held the “Open Innovation Conference IV” as an initiative of LIP. Yokohama, the city’s innovation and collaboration platform for the life sciences. The cross-sector matching event took place at TKP...
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Yokohama startups to exhibit in TechDay New York, the largest startup event in the US
On May 2, 2019, the City of Yokohama will host a “Yokohama Pavilion” at TechDay New York, a large-scale startup event to be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan’s West Side neighborhood. Over 300 startups will exhibit and 20,000 are registered to...
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The City of Yokohama participates in the BIOCOM Global Life Science Conference for the first time
From February 26 to 28, the City of Yokohama participated in the BIOCOM Global Life Science Conference. The conference, which took place at a conference facility located within the scenic Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, was organized by BIOCOM...
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