Japan, Tokyo Weekly Tech Event Digest [`25 Jul 14 - Jul 20]

Hello, tech and startup enthusiasts! Hope you’re having a great week. Here’s a list of upcoming tech events in Japan for the week of July 14 - July 20.

Events

Monday, July 14

• BIJ Networking | 🕐 12:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Informal audio-only networking event on Discord for Japan enthusiasts. Discuss business, work, and general topics related to Japan. Bi-weekly event on Mondays. Flexible join/leave. Connect with professionals interested in the Japanese market.

• VS Code Monthly Update | 🕐 21:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: VS Code monthly update introduction by VS Code Meetup members. Live stream on YouTube. Covers v1.102 update. Content and schedule are subject to change. VS Code Meetup welcomes newcomers. It’s a meetup for the code editor Visual Studio Code. Beginners are welcome. Code of Conduct applies.

• Sendagaya.rb 501 | 🕐 21:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Sendagaya.rb #501 is an online event discussing RubyKaigi 2025, Kaigi on Rails 2024 highlights, development challenges, and exploring various topics. Participants can bring questions, learn about Ruby/Rails, and engage in discussions.

Tuesday, July 15

• 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.

• Weekly Lunch @ TiB | 🕐 11:30 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Tokyo Startup Lunchclub weekly networking event for entrepreneurs, investors, and business enthusiasts. Casual lunch, conversations, and connections at Tokyo Innovation Base. No pitches, just real discussions.

• WWDC 2025 Debriefing & Discussion | 🕐 18:30 | Toranomon Hills Business Tower, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Debriefing and discussion of WWDC 2025 announcements for Apple developers. Hosted at the Meta Tokyo office with catering and networking opportunities. Presentations and community updates are planned.

• V Call Plugin for kintone Hands-on in Nagoya | 🕐 18:30 | Cybozu Nagoya Office | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Hands-on event introducing the V Call plugin for kintone, allowing calls and SMS directly within kintone. Covers plugin setup, Vonage integration, and call handling demos. For kintone users, those interested in kintone or Vonage, and those seeking communication DX solutions.

• Data-driven analysis of DEIA in USA | 🕐 19:30 | Yahoo! Japan, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Kentaro Ide discusses the past, present, and future of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the US, using data-driven analysis. The event explores the factors contributing to DEIA’s progress, including legal aspects and other influences. It’s an accessible, hybrid, multilingual meetup with Japanese captions and auto-translation.

• 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.

• Space Cafe Tokyo | 🕐 20:00 | Good Heavens British Bar, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Space-themed talk and drinks with Yasuhiro Hasegawa (JPL/Caltech) discussing exoplanet discoveries and planet formation. Doors open at 7:30 PM, talk starts at 8 PM. Tickets ¥1500 with first drink included.

Wednesday, July 16

• Robotic Exercise Buddy Talk | 🕐 10:30 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Rayna Hata discusses a robotic exercise system to motivate older adults. The system uses coach and social buddy styles, adapting feedback and using conversation. Study findings and future directions for socially intelligent robots promoting well-being are shared.

• Generalization and Adaptability Challenges in Anomaly Detection | 🕐 13:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This online event explores challenges in anomaly detection, focusing on generalization, adaptability, and universality. Mohammad Sabokrou will discuss solutions for enhancing robustness and reliability in anomaly detection systems. His research focuses on anomaly and out-of-distribution detection, continual learning, and machine learning robustness.

• DeepTech Design Lab | 🕐 14:00 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: DeepTech startups, designers, and researchers discuss social implementation, value communication, and product validation through a design lens. Explores design’s role in bringing technology to society with practical examples from various perspectives.

• Energy Global Trend Session: AI | 🕐 14:00 | Tokyo Innovation Base | 🇯🇵🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This event focuses on AI’s impact on the energy industry. It features a presentation by Professor Kenji Tanaka of the University of Tokyo, insights from AI startups (AGENTS HQ, Overwatch AI, Carbontribe, EfficiNet X, Basetwo AI), discussions, and networking opportunities. The event is free and primarily in Japanese with some English Startup presentations (with interpretation).

• Next Generation Computing and Materials Chemistry Innovation | 🕐 15:00 | Sakura Deeptech Shibuya, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Event on next-gen computing, materials, and chemistry. Focus on classical, quantum, and optical computing trends and material tech. Speakers from Dexerials, Asahi Kasei, NTT, Hitachi, Sumitomo, and startups Topologic, NanoChemix, XLYNX Materials, Quemix, and Classiq Technologies.

• 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.

• Build your first game with JavaScript | 🕐 19:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A 1.5-hour online workshop for beginners to learn JavaScript by coding a simplified Rock, Paper, Scissors game. Learn to create a reactive button and use conditional logic. Includes a 1-hour lecture and access to Le Wagon’s e-learning platform with slides, key concepts, and exercises.

• 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, July 17

• Thursday Gathering | 🕐 16:00 | CIC Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Thursday Gathering #344 features various sessions like “How to Enjoy Thursday Gathering,” discussions on VC/CVC roles and startup funding, a workshop on movement and mindfulness, and talks on open innovation and gender diversity in the startup ecosystem. The event welcomes innovators, entrepreneurs, and community members.

• GO GLOBAL: CONNECT | 🕐 17:00 | Antler Japan Office, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: IVS 2025 after-event for startups, professionals, and builders. Network, exchange ideas, and expand your global connections. Light refreshments provided. Photos may be taken for PR. No solicitation.

• CircleCI Best Practices | 🕐 18:30 | Wework 渋谷スクランブルスクエア, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Seminar on optimizing CI/CD operations using CircleCI. Features case studies from companies using CircleCI, sharing practical insights, usage methods, operational improvements, and achieved results. Covers topics like integration with other tools, CircleCI’s strengths, and user adoption strategies. Offline event with networking time.

Friday, July 18

• AI Salon Tokyo - Forging Japan’s AI Foundations | 🕐 18:00 | Ark Mori Building, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: AI Salon Tokyo, July 2025, focuses on “Forging Japan’s AI Foundations.” This in-person event features lightning talks from startups, presentations by NTT, Preferred Networks, and AIM Congress, and a panel on bridging Japan and IMEC. The event includes networking and discussions on Japan’s role in the global AI landscape.

• Nerd Nite Tokyo: Art and Action | 🕐 20:00 | Ryozan Park Lounge, Toshima City | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Nerd Nite Tokyo #70 discusses child poverty in Japan and how art interacts with our brains. Speakers include Katie Gray and Nicholas Schwier. Doors open at 7 PM with cafe food and craft beer available. Livestream option available.

Saturday, July 19

• AI for Testing Hackathon | 🕐 09:30 | Allegis Group Japan Kk, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: AI for Testing Hackathon. Showcase how AI can transform software testing. Participants work on a web-based challenge, using AI tools. Prizes for top 3 and participation prizes for all. Lunch provided. Register individually, teams of 3-4. Bring laptops.

• Marunouchi Morning Code | 🕐 10:00 | Dean & Deluca Marunouchi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Free meetup for tech enthusiasts of all levels interested in code, web dev, design, cloud, blockchain, or AI. Bring your laptop, discuss projects, and share ideas. Purchase at venue may be required. 3000 yen fee applies for non-registered attendees.

• MDN Translation Meetup | 🕐 13:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Monthly online event for translating MDN Web Docs into Japanese. Experienced members help newcomers, focusing on the new Github Pull Request based translation workflow.

Sunday, July 20

• Digital Nomads Chill Out | 🕐 18:00 | Commissary Nihonbashi, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Meetup for digital nomads and expats in Tokyo at COMMISSARY, Nihonbashi. Enjoy food, drinks, and networking. Limited to 20 people. Photos and videos will be taken. English spoken.

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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