[Event Report] ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーng Innovation with Japan's Startup Ecosystem

With expectations for Expo 2025 in Osaka at an all-time high, Hack Osaka 2024 was held on November 26 as one of the largest annual international innovation conferences in Japan's Kansai region. The event provided a venue for participants, including international startups, to boost the vitality of the Kansai region by interacting in meaningful ways and building on their legacies of innovation ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーollaboration. The event also featured a pitch competition between six global startups. Your Arbor, a Canadian startup offering carbon footprint calculation technology, was awarded Best Presenter for their engaging ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーompelling company introduction.

The Kansai region is Japan's second-largest economic zone and a gateway providing access to all of Western Japan. Through the concentration of companies and universities here, Kansai offers a fertile environment for startups to grow.

Regarding future prospects in the Kansai region, Nikita Huang, CEO of deep tech startup DataMesh explains, "I believe we will have many customers here. I look forward to working with ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーollaborating with other startups, because solving real customer problems can be difficult."

As for DataMesh's Japanese collaborations, she says that they have been able to work on some very high-level strategic projects as well because their technology has seen success in other markets. "There are many great opportunities in Japan compared to five or six years ago," continues Huang.

While new to Japan, French Startup Grapheal also has a positive outlook, ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーEO Vincent Bouchiat notes, "There is a vibrant community of startups in Kansai that are evolving fast in the tech sector. We are looking forward to connecting with them and to seeing how we can benefit from this traction."

Kansai's prosperity is supported by local companies' positive attitude toward international collaborative partnerships for innovation. Emi Teshima and Ryoichi Baba are Business Development Senior Managers at the Innovation Strategy Office of NTT West, a leading telecommunications and ICT service provider in the Kansai region. At Hack Osaka 2024, they spent time on the floor having one-on-one discussions with other companies.

They detailed the benefits of these partnerships, saying, "In the name of innovation ブラック ジャック ルール ディーラーo-creation, we work with cutting-edge startups from other countries to solve both domestic and global issues. Many overseas companies offer truly innovative technologies and services. When these companies collaborate with Japanese companies rooted in regional areas, we can assist them in understanding Japan's unique business practices while opening up new markets."

Feedback from participants at Hack Osaka 2024 makes one thing clear—Kansai's startup ecosystem is growing at an unprecedented pace. JETRO provides a wealth of support for startups and many opportunities for collaboration with Japanese companies. See the link below for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.