Japan, Tokyo Weekly Tech Event Digest [`25 Feb 24 - Mar 2]

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 24 to March 2.

Events

Monday, February 24

• Business + Work + Japan | #Networking #040 | 🕛 12:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: An informal, audio-only networking session hosted by Business in Japan. Join Jason Ball, Steve, Francis, and Fernando for casual conversations about Japan’s business landscape. Ideal for professionals working in or curious about Japan. No agenda, no pressure—just relaxed networking.

Tuesday, February 25

• 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.

• Startup Finance Consultation | 🕐 18:00 | The Place Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Consultations on startup financing, including investment, loans, and subsidies. Experts will provide advice on various financing methods. Event includes individual consultations and networking opportunities.

• 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 26

• YOKOHAMA CONNECT #8 | 🕐 16:00 | Tech Hub Yokohama, Yokohama | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: YOKOHAMA CONNECT #8, held at Tech Hub Yokohama. The event offers both in-person and online participation options and features multiple sessions, including “How to enjoy YOKOHAMA CONNECT”, “Future of Sports”, “Introduction to ARIA”, “YOKOHAMA Healthcare Student Night”, and “Preparing for the Fast-Paced AI Era”.

• Data Intelligence Tokyo | 🕐 18:00 | Wework Shinagawa, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Data Intelligence Tokyo is a community for business and tech professionals interested in data. They focus on data strategies, DX, data organizations, management, governance, platforms, products, and AI governance. This event features a lightning talk by Joshua Ryan Wong, followed by networking with refreshments.

• Online English Pitch Practice + Feedback Session | 🕐 18:00 | Online | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Practice startup pitches in English, receive feedback, and improve skills. Geared towards non-native English speakers preparing for investor meetings or competitions like Takeoff Tokyo. Led by Lee, a former English teacher and entrepreneur.

• Tokyo Fail Club #02 | 🕐 18:45 | Shibuya Stream, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Tokyo Fail Club is a community for creative people to share stories about failure. Speakers share experiences and lessons learned, followed by Q&A and networking. This event features Mrugank Chinchkhede, Max Hodges, and Tsuyoshi Domoto.

• Intro to Python Workshop | 🕐 19:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A hands-on Python crash course for beginners covering data types, functions, control flow, lists, and loops. Includes lecture and code challenges. Led by Le Wagon Tokyo, a coding school.

• 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 27

• Antler Residency in Japan - Batch 4 - Lunch Time Session | 🕐 12:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: AMA session about Antler Residency in Japan - Batch 4. Program Manager Yumiko answers questions about the program, participation, experiences, and Antler’s value. Target audience: aspiring entrepreneurs and those interested in startups with global expansion ambitions.

• Global Gathering Tokyo | 🕐 14:00 | Mori Tower, Toranomon Hills, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Venture Café Global Gathering in Tokyo brings innovators worldwide to connect and showcase ideas. Speakers, pitch participants, and partners from 15 cities will converge. Tracks include Main Stage, Innovation Bridge, Japan Immersion, and Pioneering Careers.

• Startup Speed Dating | 🕐 14:30 | Nexthub | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Startup Speed Dating event in Tokyo. Network with entrepreneurs, pitch ideas, and explore collaboration opportunities. Three parts: speed dating, open pitch, and founders’ call.

• Power Stories Women Entrepreneurs Event | 🕐 18:00 | Shibuya Parco, Tokyo | 🇯🇵🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Event for women entrepreneurs and supporters, featuring success stories, pitches, and networking opportunities. Hosted by Shibuya Startup Support with support from Digital Garage. Takes place at Shibuya Parco DG Building.

• TEAMZ Pre-Event | 🕐 18:00 | Wework Iceberg, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: TEAMZ Web3/AI Summit 2025 pre-event. Networking with Web3 and AI professionals. Lottery for summit tickets. Speakers: Justin Waldron, Akira Masuzawa, Tianyu Yang. Sushi and beer provided.

• How to Run Your Startup Survive and Thrive in Japan & East Asia | 🕐 18:00 | Toranomon Hills Forum, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This event focuses on the challenges and successes of foreign founders in Japan. Speakers will share their experiences and insights on navigating language barriers, cultural differences, and business rules. The event includes a panel discussion, Q&A session, and networking opportunities, targeting entrepreneurs, investors, and business professionals interested in the Japanese and East Asian startup ecosystem.

• Kansai Deeptech Meetup vol.1 | 🕐 18:30 | Muic Kansai | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: The first Kansai Deeptech Meetup features Rhinoflux, a Kyoto University startup. They’ve developed technology for efficient power generation from biomass, capturing 99.9% of CO2 emissions. The meetup is open to anyone interested in decarbonization in the energy sector.

Friday, February 28

• Venture Debt Summit 2025 | 🕐 13:00 | Onarimon Tower, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Venture Debt Summit 2025, focused on venture debt financing for startups. Includes sessions on early-stage debt utilization, market data, loan case studies, and due diligence for convertible notes. Networking opportunities are available. Hosted by multiple venture debt players and financial institutions. Open to startup CEOs, CFOs, and those in management planning.

• HN Tokyo EXTRA LIVES Meetup | 🕐 18:30 | Blink Roppongi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Interactive show featuring Extra Lives, an Audience RPG. Participants make choices impacting the story. Drinks available, cash-only fee at the door. Socializing starts 6:30pm, performance at 7:30pm.

• JSConfjp Okawari Node Gakuen 46th Session | 🕡 18:30 | Recruit South Office Akademy Hall, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A JavaScript meetup by the Node.js Japan User Group, featuring talks on Cloudflare Workers, Clean Architecture in Web Frontend, Playwright browser extensions, Web Components, and date-time handling in frontend development.

• Global Innovations in Femtech | 🕐 18:30 | Arsaga Partners, Inc., Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Season 1 Finale of the Global Women Entrepreneur Salon series, co-hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and EY. The event focuses on global innovations in Femtech and features keynote speaker Ida Tin, Co-Founder of Clue, and other prominent figures in the Femtech industry. The event includes a reception, keynote, panel discussion, business showcase, and networking event.

• Innovators Networking Event | 🕐 19:00 | Park Tower Grand Sky, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Networking event for entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators. Connect with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and gain inspiration. Casual atmosphere with soft music. Non-alcoholic drinks provided.

Saturday, March 1

• Dawn & Zen: Forest Walk & Coffee | 🕐 08:45 | Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Weekly morning walk through a Tokyo forest. 30-45 minute walk with optional coffee afterwards. For early birds, nature lovers, and English speakers. Meet at the bicycle parking by the security booth.

• Marunouchi Morning Code | 🕐 10:00 | Dean & Deluca Cafe, Marunouchi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Free meetup for tech enthusiasts interested in code, web development, design, cloud, blockchain, or AI. All levels welcome. Bring your laptop, discuss projects, and share ideas. Attendees not on the ‘Going’ list will be charged a 3000 yen fee.

• JAWS DAYS 2025 | 🕐 10:00 | Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A, Tokyo | 🇯🇵🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: JAWS DAYS 2025, hosted by the JAWS DAYS2025 Executive Committee. The event includes a networking party. Pre-payment is required and refunds are not offered. See the official website and Facebook page for details.

• Startup Career Fair | 🕐 11:30 | Tokyo Innovation Base | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Startup Career Fair 2025 offers diverse career opportunities, from full-time positions to side projects. With over 80 startups participating, attendees can connect with companies, explore various career paths, and gain insights from experienced professionals. The event includes pitches, booth exhibitions, and dedicated areas for different job functions, catering to various skillsets and experience levels.

• Feed Forward: Brunch for LLM Enthusiasts | 🕐 11:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A casual brunch meetup for LLM enthusiasts, including developers, computer scientists, data scientists, mathematicians, and anyone actively using LLMs. Discussions on various LLM models, practical workflows, linear algebra, calculus, probability, and LLM applications. First-time attendees who RSVP on meetup.com get free meals.

Sunday, March 2

• Developer Personal Project Meet up | 🕐 10:00 | Starbucks Coffee - Shibuya Modi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: International developer meetup in Tokyo. Participants introduce themselves and share projects/portfolios. Discuss projects, improvements, monetization, and job interview prep. Collaborative work or individual efforts. Share insights. Open to all skill levels. Conversations primarily in English, with Japanese speakers present.

• FEMME: Networking for Women | 🕐 10:00 | Tencups Cafe & Cocktail Bar, Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Monthly informal gatherings for women to network, find mentorship, and gain career insights. Held in Shibuya, Tokyo.

• Women’s AI Day | 🕐 12:30 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A one-day conference focused on women’s careers and potential in the AI era. Featuring sessions on generative AI trends, DEI, a female AI entrepreneur pitch event, and skill-building workshops. Targeted towards individuals interested in AI, entrepreneurship, and career development in the field.

• Digital Nomads Chill Out | 🕐 17:00 | Commissary Nihonbashi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Meetup for digital nomads and expats in Tokyo at COMMISSARY, Nihonbashi. Enjoy food, drinks, and networking. Limited to 20 people. Contact yusuke for questions.

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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