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

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 November 17 - November 23. Whether you’re into coding, AI, startups, or just looking to network, there’s something for everyone. Check out the details below and mark your calendars!

Events

Monday, November 17

• AIP Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Klaus-Robert Müller | 🕐 15:30 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A talk by Prof. Klaus-Robert Müller on how to align AI systems more closely with human users. It discusses how human-aligned models can better approximate human behavior and uncertainty, improving generalization, robustness, and paving the way for more human-like artificial intelligence systems.

• Open Data Circle – Lakehouse Meetup #1 | 🕐 18:30 | Lodge (ly Corporation Head Office), Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This meetup brings together data architects, engineers, and product practitioners to focus on practical lakehouse architecture, real-time data operations, and emerging tools. Topics include modern table formats, Databricks Realtime Mode, and a first look at DuckLake, with time for networking.

• Sendagaya.rb #511 | 🕐 21:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A community meetup for people interested in Ruby, Rails, and related topics. This session is held online via Google Meet. Topics include discussions on recent conferences, technical consultations, and free time for personal projects. Beginners are welcome.

Tuesday, November 18

• Weekly Lunch @ TiB | 🕐 11:30 | Tokyo Innovation Base, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Weekly startup lunch networking in Tokyo. Entrepreneurs, investors, and enthusiasts connect over lunch. Bring your own or buy from food trucks. Casual conversations and discussions.

• Voice AI Revolution by ElevenLabs CEO | 🕐 14:00 | Egg, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Join ElevenLabs CEO, Mati Staniszewski, for his first visit to Japan. This event explores the ‘Voice AI Revolution,’ discussing how next-gen voice AI is transforming content creation, customer experience, and enterprise businesses. Learn about their strategy and commitment to the Japanese market.

• 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, November 19

• Study series on ‘The Guide To Design’ | 🕐 12:00 | Online | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A series of online study sessions to deeply learn about UX using the globally recognized ‘The Guide To Design’ document. This weekly lunchtime series is for designers, PMs, researchers, and engineers who want to systematically learn the fundamentals of UX and apply them to their work.

• AI x Future x Career: Interactive Workshop with Researchers | 🕐 12:50 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: An interactive workshop hosted by RIKEN AIP for university undergraduate students. Participants will discuss ‘AI x Future x Career’ with researchers. This event will be held in Japanese.

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

• Growth Hub: LinkedIn’s role in scaling ventures in Japan | 🕐 16:30 | Shibuya Startup Support | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A monthly gathering to discuss building and scaling ventures in Japan. This session features a deep dive into LinkedIn’s evolving role in the Japanese professional ecosystem, exploring user engagement, unique business strategies, social selling, personal branding, and practical advice for startups.

• Building Smarter Systems: From Edge AI to Drone Fleets | 🕐 18:00 | Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This session examines how intelligent systems are built and used in different settings. It covers running AI on small devices, in-memory processing for complex biological data, and designing lightweight, safety-critical systems for drone fleets, including communication and AI challenges.

• 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, November 20

• Trust Over IP 5th Anniversary Virtual Symposium | 🕐 00:00 | Online | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A virtual symposium celebrating the 5th anniversary of Trust Over IP, focusing on advancing digital trust together. This is an online network event for those interested in digital identity and security.

• Meta Llama Academy in Japan | 🕐 10:00 | Meta Office, Tokyo | 🇯🇵🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A two-day hands-on event and hackathon held at the Meta Tokyo office. Participants will learn, design, build, and present using the open-source AI, Llama. The event aims to create use cases that solve Japan-specific challenges, targeting engineers, startups, and individuals interested in LLMs.

• Hot & spaCy: Let’s Unpack NLP Over Brunch | 🕐 11:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A casual brunch for those interested in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Discuss techniques, tools, and challenges with fellow computational linguists, data scientists, and developers. Topics include LLMs, prompt engineering, ML frameworks, and real-world project insights. A networking opportunity for NLP practitioners and enthusiasts.

• Thursday Gathering #361 | 🕐 16:00 | Cic Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A weekly gathering for innovators, entrepreneurs, and community members to connect, learn, and share ideas. This event features various sessions designed to foster connections and collaborations within the innovation ecosystem. Participation is available both in-person and online.

• Go To Global Market: How We Can Go To The U.S. Market? | 🕐 17:00 | Antler In Japan, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A panel discussion for startups on successfully entering the U.S. market from Japan. Leaders and founders will discuss real challenges, from business culture to investor relations, to inspire more Japanese companies to expand globally and share insights on aiming for the U.S. market from day one.

• Innovator Meet-up powered by Plug and Play × JBA | 🕐 17:00 | Playground (plug And Play Japan Office) | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: This seminar is for Japanese drug discovery players aiming for global expansion, particularly into the US market. An expert with extensive experience will explain US-specific strategies for development, expert utilization, and project management. This final session is a comprehensive review of the series.

• Will AI Have Consciousness? AI Science Night #3 | 🕐 19:00 | Kernel Hongo, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: AI Science Night #3 explores the theme ‘AI and Consciousness’. The event features discussions with a neuroscientist and a quantum consciousness expert on whether AI can possess consciousness, covering topics like brain-connected subjective tests and quantum theories. It is aimed at interested researchers and engineers.

Friday, November 21

• TSUKUBA CONNÉCT #82 | 🕐 17:30 | Tsukuba Startup Park | 🇯🇵🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This event explores ‘Nature Positive’ in Tsukuba, connecting forests, life, and the economy. It delves into utilizing forest resources and developing businesses based on natural capital, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, and government to discuss creating a sustainable cycle between nature and urban life.

• MCP Server Development Encyclopedia Publication Event | 🕐 18:30 | Line Yahoo Kioicho Office, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A panel discussion event celebrating the publication of the book ‘MCP Server Development Encyclopedia’. Featuring the author and supervisors, the event covers practical MCP server development. It is aimed at engineers and developers interested in MCP and LLM-based tool development, with a Q&A and networking session.

• Python Meetup Fukuoka | 🕐 19:00 | Ly Communications Corporation Cafe Space, Fukuoka | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A meetup for Python developers of all levels, from beginners to experts, to learn about Python, data analysis, and machine learning. This event features Python core developer Donghee Na. Sessions will cover CPython, the Python 3.14 release, and include a networking event.

Saturday, November 22

• Digital Nomads Morning Activity in Nakameguro | 🕐 09:00 | Dean & Deluca Cafe Tokyo College Of Music Nakameguro | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A morning activity for digital nomads in Nakameguro. This event is hosted by the DN Tokyo group, providing an opportunity for members to meet and connect in a casual cafe setting.

• Marunouchi Morning Code | 🕐 10:00 | Dean & Deluca Cafe Marunouchi | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A meetup for those interested in code, web development, design, cloud, blockchain, or AI. All levels are welcome. Bring your laptop to discuss what you are working on or learning, and freely share your projects and ideas with other participants.

• Coffee and Code | 🕐 10:00 | Starbucks, Roppongi Hills, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: null

• UX Design Career Day | 🕐 10:30 | Shinjuku Nomura Building, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: null

• DevFest Tokyo 2025 | 🕐 12:00 | Belle Salle Shibuya First | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: DevFest is a global developer event by Google Developer Group (GDG) communities. DevFest Tokyo is a one-day event covering the latest in Android, Google Cloud, Web, Firebase, ML, Flutter, Go, and more. This marks its 10th anniversary, offering a day of learning and networking.

• MDN Translation Community Regular Meetup | 🕐 13:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A monthly online meetup to translate MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) web technology documents. This event is held on Slack and welcomes everyone, including beginners. Experienced members will offer support on the Github-based translation workflow. Join to help improve Japanese web documentation.

Sunday, November 23

• No events listed.

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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