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“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.
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Industry Deep Dive: Innovation
An emerging innovation district with boundless potential The Yokohama bay area is on the verge of transforming itself into a next generation innovation district. The bay area, which stretches roughly from Yokohama station to Kannai station, includes the master-planned...
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Industry Deep Dive: Advanced Manufacturing
An advanced manufacturing hub ready for industry transformationThe manufacturing industry is on the verge of a major transformation, with advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and biotechnology increasingly becoming...
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Industry Deep Dive: Mobility
Hotbed of innovation in next-generation mobilityTourists visiting Yokohama might soon be able to move from one sightseeing spot to another on self-driving minibuses. The latest of a growing number of next-generation mobility field tests conducted in Yokohama, the...
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Industry Deep Dive: Life Science
An established life science cluster with growing potential In October 2018, BioJapan, Asia’s largest international convention in the biotechnology industry, celebrated its 20th anniversary meeting at its beloved home, the Minato Mirai 21 district of the City of...
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Industry Deep Dive: Information Technology (IT)
Global trendsetters in IT are placing a bet on Yokohama The IT community was taken by surprise when they heard the announcement that US tech giant Apple Inc. had chosen Tsunashima, a less-known area in the northern part of the City of Yokohama, as the location of the...
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