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New center will turn Yokohama into a testing ground for proofs of technology
A proposal by the local government of Yokohama City to establish a “one-stop center” to support the testing of new proofs of technology in the city was approved in December, 2019 by the Council of National Strategic Special Zones headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe....
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 educator., has eight campuses across the U.S. including San Francisco...
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. Applications for the YOXO Accelerator Program are available to...
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 connections and implementing projects in New York. Coming into its second...
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 consumers to the many attractions of Japan’s second largest city....
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 be relocating its headquarters and affiliated companies from Tokyo to...