Japan, Tokyo Weekly Tech Event Digest [`25 Mar 17 - Mar 23]

Hello, tech enthusiasts! Hope you’re having a great week. Here’s a list of upcoming tech events in Japan for the week of March 17 to March 23.

Events

Monday, March 17

• TechBrunch: Code & Breakfast | 🕐 08:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Code & Breakfast gathering for software enthusiasts. Discussions, coding, networking, and breakfast. First-timers RSVPing on meetup.com eat free. Small group event at Beltempo restaurant.

• Transform Your Career with Code Chrysalis | 🕐 19:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Learn coding and launch your tech career. Info session on the Immersive Bootcamp covering curriculum, career support, and Q&A. Topics: JavaScript, programming, front-end and software development.

• Sendagaya.rb #489 | 🕐 21:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Online meetup discussing Kaigi on Rails 2024, RubyKaigi 2024, and other topics. Open to all interested in Ruby, Rails, and related technologies. Beginners welcome.

Tuesday, March 18

• 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.

• Kansai Deep-tech in Tokyo | 🕐 13:00 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Kansai Deep-tech Meetup Day in Tokyo brings together players involved in deep tech startups in the Kansai region. The event includes sessions, pitches, and networking opportunities for startups, VCs, businesses, and university affiliates. It focuses on the Osaka-Kansai Expo and the future of deep tech.

• AI Salon Tokyo | 🕐 18:00 | Ark Mori Building, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Monthly in-person event with lightning talks from AI startups in Japan. Networking, community building, and learning about recent AI applications.

• The Art of Conversation | 🕐 18:00 | Spaces - Otemachi Building, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Interactive workshop on conversation skills, body language, and cross-cultural communication. For those struggling with conversations, seeking to improve cross-cultural skills, or finding networking challenging. Includes networking practice and Q&A.

• Tech Leads Circle Meetup | 🕐 18:30 | Schmatz Ginza | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Meetup for tech leaders and aspiring leaders. Talks on soft skills, a TBD topic, and leading GenAI projects. Speakers include Sho Akiyama, Ayan Ray, and Chris Gerpheide. Buffet and open bar with 1000 JPY door fee. Limited capacity; RSVP required.

• Creating a Test Automation Framework with Playwright | 🕐 18:30 | Autify Office, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Workshop on building a test automation framework using Playwright. Covers API and UI test automation, hands-on practice, debugging, reporting, and more. Basic Javascript knowledge recommended.

• GEC X Antler Japan Event Series IGNITE! Powering the Next Big Thing | 🕐 19:00 | Fingate Club | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: GEC and Antler Japan event series. Florian Geier discusses challenges for startups expanding globally. Discussion on supporting entrepreneurs and global startups from Japan.

• Women Capitalist Ladies Association Vol.5 | 🕐 19:00 | Anobasho, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Networking event for female capitalists with 1-3 years of experience. Hosted by Saori Hatakeyama, Ayaka Shichiri, and others. Held at ANOBASHO in Tokyo. Fee: 1,000 yen. Light meals and drinks provided.

• 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, March 19

• TechBrunch: Free and Open Sauce | 🕐 11:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: TechBrunch Open Source Edition meetup for open source enthusiasts, including engineers, designers, and computer scientists. Relaxed brunch, informal talks, discussions, and networking opportunities. First-time attendees RSVPing on meetup.com get free meals.

• 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.

• Green Drinks Kansai #5 - Kyoto | 🕖 19:00 | Kyoto Tower Sando B1F Food Hall, Kyoto | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Casual networking event for people interested in sustainability, climate, and environmental topics in Kansai. Rotating meetups between Kyoto and Osaka.

• 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, March 20

• Yokohama Startup Lunchclub | 🕐 11:00 | Tech Hub Yokohama | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Yokohama Startup Lunchclub fosters connections and knowledge sharing among entrepreneurs. This monthly event features inspiring conversations, insights from guest speakers, and networking opportunities within Yokohama’s startup ecosystem. Held at Tech Hub Yokohama.

• Neo4j Live: Stunning Graph Visualizations with NVL | 🕐 18:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Hands-on session exploring Neo4j Visualization Library (NVL). Demonstrates creating interactive graph visualizations using Neo4j Aura. Guest: Clemens Anzmann. Covers NVL capabilities, API, boilerplates, and resources.

Friday, March 21

• Lecture on Diffusion Models | 🕐 11:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Prof. Qing Qu discusses the transition from memorization to generalization in diffusion models as training samples increase. He leverages the low intrinsic dimensionality of image datasets and the low-rank property of the denoising autoencoder. This allows characterizing the minimal samples needed for accurate learning and connecting subspaces to semantic image representations for efficient editing.

• Y Combinator: AI Program Webinar | 🕐 12:00 | Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Webinar on Y Combinator’s AI programs, AI Startup School and Summer Fellows. Featuring YC alumnus Taro Fukuyama. Covers program details, YC benefits, and experiences. Targeted towards students, researchers, and professionals in AI, computer science, and related fields.

• Anthropic Tokyo AI Founder Salon | 🕐 17:30 | Chiyoda City, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: An exclusive, invitation-only gathering for technical decision-makers and AI builders. Deep-dive on Claude’s capabilities, building AI companies and products, and latest research from Anthropic’s team. Lite bites and refreshments will be available.

• Nerd Nite Tokyo: Space is the Place | 🕐 20:00 | Blink Roppongi, Minato City, Jp | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Monthly event featuring talks on space exploration, including extending the Internet to the Moon and a love story about Pluto. Food and drinks available. Doors open at 7 PM, talks start at 8 PM. Livestream option available.

Saturday, March 22

• Daikanyama Morning Code | 🕐 10:00 | Dean & Deluca, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Free meetup for those interested in code, web development, design, cloud, blockchain, or AI. All levels welcome. Bring your laptop, discuss projects, and share ideas. May need to purchase something from the venue. If not on the ‘Going’ list, there’s a 3000 yen fee.

• TOKYO Re:STARTER Conference | 🕐 13:00 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Conference for entrepreneurs exploring next steps. Includes sessions on success strategies, career options, and mental health, plus networking opportunities and pitches from a startup accelerator program.

• MDN Translation Meetup | 🕐 13:00 | Online | 🇯🇵🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Monthly online MDN Web Docs translation event. Participants translate web technology documentation. Support provided for beginners and those new to GitHub. Focus on collaborative translation and knowledge sharing.

• AI-Assisted Coding Workshop & Networking | 🕐 18:00 | Sam’s Bar Tokyo, Shibuya City | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Workshop on AI-assisted coding with Jonas Felix, covering tools and strategies for efficient coding, building, and delivery. Includes live coding demos, Q&A, and networking. For software engineers and DevOps professionals. Equipment not required.

Sunday, March 23

• Digital Nomads Morning Activity | 🕐 09:00 | Dean & Deluca Cafe Tokyo College Of Music Nakameguro・daikanyama Campus | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Morning activity event for digital nomads and expats in Nakameguro. Breakfast, networking, and international connections. Limited to 25 people. Photos and videos will be taken. Primarily English spoken.

• OrbsCafe#8 | 🕐 11:00 | Crypto Cafe&bar, Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: OrbsCafe#8, a Web3 networking event, features guest lecturer Mr. Fumihiro Arasawa from X-Wing, discussing next-generation finance. The event includes a lecture and social gathering. March’s event also features Orbs Guardian Eric, a content creator focused on blockchain understanding. Hosted by Orbs, a Layer-3 blockchain infrastructure.

• English Pronunciation Workshop | 🕐 18:00 | Online | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: An online workshop focusing on English pronunciation for Japanese speakers. Covers tricky sounds like R/L, B/V, and TH, mouth positioning, and natural stress. Includes individual feedback.

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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