Japan, Tokyo Weekly Tech Event Digest [`25 Feb 10 - Feb 16]

Hello, tech enthusiasts! Hope you’re having a great week. Here’s a list of upcoming tech events in Japan for the week of February 10 to February 16.

Events

Monday, February 10

• Creativetech Shibuya Startup Pitch | 🕐 15:00 | Scramble Hall, Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Creative tech startups pitch products/services to Japanese companies, VCs, and CVCs. Open pitch session, invite-only business matching. Event includes opening remarks and pitches by international startups.

• 9th APT Women Results Report Meeting | 🕐 17:00 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Chiyoda City | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: The 9th APT Women participants will present their achievements. Guest speaker Rina Sakai, CEO of Fermenstation, will share her experiences. An exhibition of products and services by female entrepreneurs is also planned.

• World Startup Ecosystem | 🕐 19:00 | Guild Community Space, Shibuya | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Discussion on global startup ecosystems, comparing them with Japan’s. Led by Antti Sonninen, CEO of Takeoff Tokyo. Focuses on identifying challenges and fostering connections among participants. Geared towards current and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Tuesday, February 11

• Data Tuesday Tokyo: Data, Quantum and AI Trends | 🕐 08:30 | Le Pristine Café, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Casual morning coffee meetup for tech and data professionals to explore data innovation in robotics, ML, AI, Quantum Computing, synthetic data, AI/Data Regulation, and finance. Discuss 2025’s breakthrough technologies. Collaboration with DAMA. Networking for data professionals.

• Tokyo Startup Lunch Club | 🕦 11:30 | Tokyo International Forum | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Casual lunch meetup for startup founders, investors, and enthusiasts to connect and network in an informal setting.

• Tokyo HackerSpace Weekly | 🕢 19:30 | HackerSpace, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Weekly gathering for tech enthusiasts, makers, and hackers to collaborate, share ideas, and work on projects together.

Wednesday, February 12

• Geoinformatics Team Seminar | 🕐 10:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Jian Song from The University of Tokyo discusses label-efficient learning in 3D LiDAR point cloud segmentation. Focus on data augmentation, domain transfer from synthetic to real point clouds, and normal-to-adverse weather conditions.

• YOKOHAMA CONNECT #7 | 🕐 16:00 | Tech Hub Yokohama | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: YOKOHAMA CONNÉCT #7 is a hybrid event with in-person and online participation options. It features sessions on enjoying the event, CES 2025 technology, career possibilities from Yokohama, women in AI and startups, and leading with “IKIGAI”.

• Shibuya Public Event Brunch | 🕕 16:00 | Shibuya Startup Support Space | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Networking brunch hosted by Shibuya Startup Support, providing tools and connections for startups to grow.

• AI Salon Tokyo - Japanese Edition | 🕐 18:00 | Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: AI Salon Tokyo, a global community for AI founders, builders, investors, and partners. This event features startup pitches, ecosystem introductions, and networking. Focuses on connecting startups with investors and potential partners.

• Trend Hack - AI Agent | 🕐 19:00 | Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Trend Hack is a project idea competition focused on trending themes like AI and DeFi. Prizes are awarded to winners, who submit a pitch video (under 3 minutes) or pitch deck by the deadline. The event includes presentations and Q&A, with prizes offered by Superteam Japan and SendAI.

• JJUG Night Seminar: The evolution of cloud native software | 🕐 19:00 | Shinagawa Grand Central Tower, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: JJUG Night Seminar on the evolution of cloud native software and the Dapr project. Explores how the rise of Kubernetes has impacted Java development, with a focus on Dapr’s role for Java and Spring Boot developers. The session also covers contributing to open source projects. Presented by Mauricio Salatino.

• Workshop: Build your first Line chatbot | 🕐 19:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A 2-hour online workshop on building a Line chatbot using Sinatra and the Line API. Topics include engaging with customers, accessing information, and creating surveys. Basic Ruby knowledge is helpful. Requires a GitHub and Heroku account and OpenAI API signup.

• Tokyo HackerSpace Weekly JP | 🕢 19:30 | HackerSpace, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Weekly gathering for tech enthusiasts, makers, and hackers to collaborate, share ideas, and work on projects together. In Japanese.

Thursday, February 13

• Yokohama Startup Lunchclub | 🕐 11:30 | Wework Ocean Gate Minatomirai, Yokohama | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Monthly networking event for entrepreneurs and professionals in Yokohama. Connect, collaborate, and explore opportunities within Yokohama’s startup ecosystem. Bring your own lunch.

• Insurtech Trend 2025 Sharing | 🕐 16:00 | Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building 1f, Shibuya | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Event on Insurtech trends and fundraising, featuring speakers from Mitsubishi Corporation, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, and Plug and Play Japan. Startups justInCaseTechnologies, Finatext, IB, hokan, WDC, and Partner Success will also present updates. The event includes a panel discussion and networking opportunities.

• Thursday Gathering | 🕐 16:00 | Cic Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Thursday Gathering #325 features various sessions. Learn how to enjoy the gathering, gain insights from startups at CES 2025 (Japanese), explore innovations for deskless workers (Japanese), and discover the startup ecosystem in Western Japan (Japanese). Also, delve into AI-driven app development (Japanese) and learn about boosting regional appeal from a Tochigi brewery tour (Japanese). A meetup for beginners is available (in-person only).

Friday, February 14

No events listed

Saturday, February 15

• Saturday Morning UX Meetup | 🕐 10:00 | Cafe D’occi Geihinkan, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Casual meetup for UX professionals and enthusiasts in Tokyo. Coffee, tea, and conversation from 10am-12pm. Hosted by Max, a UX consultant. Free event, but purchase from the cafe.

• Dev Japan - 67 | 🕐 12:00 | Impact Hub Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Tech meetup in Japan for creatives, engineers, students, founders, and tech enthusiasts. Work on projects, ask questions, and collaborate with others.

• Hackerspace Saturday Open House | 🕐 13:00 | Tokyo Hackerspace, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Open house and clean-up at Tokyo Hackerspace. Learn about the space, meet members, and use tools like 3D printers, woodworking tools, a sewing machine, and soldering irons. Free admission.

• LT #2: From Paper to Business | 🕐 14:00 | Blink Roppongi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Learn how to turn ideas into successful projects/businesses. Four speakers share their journeys, from initial concepts to thriving businesses. The event focuses on the process from early-stage ideas to real-world execution. It’s ideal for aspiring product, project, and business builders.

• Language Learning Tech Meetup | 🕐 14:00 | Dill Coffee Parlor, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A meetup on language learning technology. Topics include language exchange, AR, mobile development, and large language models. For developers, learners, computational linguists, and tech enthusiasts. Share experiences, connect, discuss trends, and explore collaborations.

• Tech Networking in Shibuya | 🕐 18:00 | Sam’s Bar Tokyo, Shibuya City | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Connect with IT professionals in Shibuya. Casual networking event for diverse backgrounds, including engineers, executives, freelancers, and recruiters. Reception starts 17:55. Fee: ¥1000 + 1 drink. Group photo (optional).

Sunday, February 16

• Developer Personal Project Meetup | 🕐 10:00 | Starbucks Coffee - Shibuya Modi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: International developer meetup in Tokyo. Participants introduce themselves and their projects, discuss improvements, explore monetization, and prepare for job interviews. Collaborative work and sharing insights are encouraged. Open to all skill levels.

• Digital Nomads Lounge Night | 🕐 17:00 | Junction, Pullman Tokyo Tamachi | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Lounge night for digital nomads and expats in Tokyo at JUNCTION, Pullman Tokyo Tamachi. Limited to 20 people. Casual attire. Pay for own food/drinks via PayPal, PayPay, or cash. Photos/videos will be taken. English primary language.

Disclaimer

Events above are collected from a variety of online open sources. There might be changes or cancellations. Please check the event page for the most up-to-date information.

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