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Our founder and CEO, Joshua Flannery was interviewed by Tyson Batino on the "Scaling Japan Podcast", regarding the current state of the startup and innovation ecosystem in Japan. During the discussion, he discussed the following topics in a Japan context:
(3:06) About incubators
(7:57) About accelerators
(20:19) Start up cities
(30:31) Overseas university’s innovation/R&D/startup department and entering the Japanese market
~Comments from Josh~
"It is an honour to have been invited onto this important podcast which documents the current state and players of Japans startup and innovation ecosystem. Watch out for Innovation Dojo featuring on future episodes too!"
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🚀The podcast is also available in a video format 🚀
https://youtu.be/k-9gwLvpYf0?si=GZtzX383sHuPO918
On July 2–4,one of Japan’s largest startup conferences, IVS Kyoto 2025returned to Miyakomesse and ROHM Theatre under the theme “Reshape Japan with Global Minds”.The event brought together over 12,000 attendees and 300 startups, showcasing global innovation and highlighting Japan’s evolving startup landscape.
At the “TEAM EXPO Pavilion” within the Future Life Village at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, Peatix hosted a special event titled “Event Salon Kansai in EXPO 2025 – The Future of Co‑creation Emerging from Events & Communities.” At this event, IDJ’s Senior Program Manager, Kanako Murase, participated in a panel discussion, speaking around the theme: “How can overseas startups and Japanese companies truly achieve results through co‑creation?”
