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The “Far Shore” Concept – Using Proximity to your Advantage (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 6)
(Left) Shingo Potier, Impact HUB Tokyo, Co-Founder / w00rk LLC., CEO (Right) Tsuyoshi Aizawa, plan-A, CEO 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...
Open Innovation is the Key to Survival (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 5)
Mr. Nagai and Mr. Hashimoto both work with large Japanese railroad companies, in branches that specifically focus on startups. For this month’s Innovation Interview, we spoke with them about the significance of business collaboration, working with startups, and open innovation.
How Location is Shaping the Future of (Open) Innovation in Japan (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 4)
The Minato Mirai (MM) area of Yokohama is currently transforming into a central hub for the headquarters of Japan’s large companies and R&D centers. It is the home of businesses such as Fuji Xerox, which has been pioneering Japanese-American business partnerships;...
How “Real Local Issues” Create Business (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 3)
(Left) Ms. Ayako Amari, Business Strategy Section Engineer at the Application Management System Headquarters of Hitachi Solutions.(Center) Ms. Tanabe Keiko, Senior Staff of the Corporate Planning Department at Hitachi Social Information Services.(Right) Ms. Ikuko...
Initiatives to Educate Entrepreneurs (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 2)
The second episode of our new Innovation Interview Series features an illuminating discussion with Dr. Emi Tamechika of YNU’s Center for Economic Growth Strategy on the meaning of innovation and how to educate entrepreneurs.
“Creating the best products by utilizing the talent and technology that Yokohama has to offer” (Innovation Interviews, Ep. 1)
For the first post in our new Innovation Interview Series, the global tech company NITTO’s Representative Director Hideyuki Fujisawa explains how Yokohama’s skilled workforce and advanced manufacturing combined to create new innovation in the YOKOHAMA MAKERS VILLAGE.
