Japan, Tokyo Weekly Tech Event Digest [`25 Dec 1 - Dec 7]

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 December 1 - December 7. 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, December 1

• Market Entry Shark Tank for Frontier Technology | 🕐 10:00 | Chiyoda City, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A Shark Tank-style pitch competition for six Italian startups in deep tech, AI, and sustainability. The event allows founders and audience members to explore market viability, technical validation, and partnership opportunities for entry into the Japanese market.

• Japan Market Entry Strategies | 🕐 14:00 | Chiyoda City, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: This event offers comprehensive guidance for foreign startups considering Japan market entry. It features insights from leading Tokyo-based organizations on business establishment, investment attraction, government support, and local ecosystem integration.

• EU-JAPAN Innovation Ecosystem Night | 🕐 17:30 | Chiyoda City, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: An event with talks and a panel exploring cross-border innovation between the European Union and Japan. It examines how entrepreneurs and organizations can strengthen connections between these ecosystems, bringing together leading voices in innovation, tech diplomacy, and international entrepreneurship.

• LINE Yahoo Developer Meetup #1 | 🕐 19:00 | Line Yahoo Kioicho Office | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A lightning talk event where LINE Yahoo engineers share their knowledge and learnings from developing services like LINE and Yahoo! JAPAN. This year-end party themed event includes a networking session after the talks for attendees to connect and discuss technology.

Tuesday, December 2

• A Monad is Just a Monoid in the Category of Burritos | 🕐 07:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A meetup from the group ‘TechBrunch: Where Tech Minds Meet Over Meals’. No specific event description was provided in the content.

• 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.

• Advanced Japan Market Entry, Technology Adoption & B2B Sales Strategies | 🕐 13:00 | Chiyoda City, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: An event focused on advanced strategies for technology adoption and B2B sales execution in Japan. It is designed for startups and scale-ups looking to deepen their presence, featuring keynotes and panels with operators who have successfully navigated Japan’s business landscape.

• SHIMADZU Future Co-creation Challenge Briefing | 🕐 17:30 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: An information session on Shimadzu Corporation’s open innovation program. The event will detail research themes like ‘Measurement Informatics’ and ‘3D Cell Imaging Technology,’ explaining the selection background, research funding, application process, and timeline for joint research. It is open to startups, researchers, and companies.

• New Trends in IP Business: Little Planet x Takara Tomy Collaboration | 🕐 19:00 | @eight, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: This event explores the future of IP business collaboration between startups and large corporations, featuring speakers from Little Planet and Takara Tomy. It aims to provide practical know-how for entrepreneurs and corporate managers interested in the entertainment industry by discussing the behind-the-scenes of successful partnerships.

• 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, December 3

• Study Session on ‘The Guide To Design’ | 🕐 12:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: An online study group series to deeply learn from the globally recognized UX document, “The Guide To Design”. This session is part of a series held during lunchtime, aimed at designers, PMs, and engineers who want to systematically learn UX fundamentals through discussion and practical application.

• The Future of Video Created by AI | 🕐 12:30 | Akasaka Intercity Air, Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A global hackathon for creators and developers to create next-generation video experiences using the Seedance AI video generation API. This event welcomes participants from all over the world and will feature seminars, the hackathon itself, an awards ceremony, and a social gathering.

• CI/CD for Generative AI Development: Strategy for Quality, Speed, and Scale | 🕐 14:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: This webinar by SI&C and CircleCI explores DevOps strategies for in-house AI development, focusing on balancing speed and quality. It introduces SI&C’s support model and CircleCI’s new AI agent, ‘Chunk,’ to enhance productivity and quality assurance. Ideal for companies considering AI/CI/CD or promoting in-house development.

• Corporate Innovation, Startup Pitch and Networking Buffet | 🕐 15:00 | Minato City, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: An event by Tokyo AI and the Italian Trade Agency on cross-border startup innovation in Japan. It features keynotes from Fujitsu and KDDI, followed by pitches from six Italian deep-tech startups in AI, cybersecurity, and sustainability, concluding with a networking buffet.

• 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.

• TORYUON ZERO Pitch Training & Presentation Practice | 🕐 19:00 | Online | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: Learn practical startup pitch composition and expression from Mr. Shimooka, a winner of numerous pitch events. This session includes live pitch demonstrations by an active CEO and explanations of investor evaluation criteria to help you master persuasive storytelling and capture your audience.

• 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, December 4

• BYOD: Bring Your Own Dotfiles | 🕐 07:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A meetup event for tech enthusiasts to share and discuss their ‘dotfiles’ (personal configuration files for software tools). This is an opportunity to learn new tricks and optimize your development environment in a casual setting.

• Thursday Gathering | 🕐 16:00 | Cic Tokyo | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A weekly gathering to connect innovators, entrepreneurs, and the community. This event features multiple sessions on diverse topics such as global business, demo days, DEI in startups, and robotics, providing opportunities for learning and networking.

• December Meetup - Code Challenge | 🕐 18:30 | Blink Roppongi | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: Join fellow Python enthusiasts for a group code challenge at Blink Roppongi. Participants will work in groups to solve a problem and present their solutions. This is a free, in-person event for anyone interested in Python. Please support the venue by purchasing a drink.

• ProductTank Tokyo - Monthly Casual | 🕐 19:00 | Ten Cups | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: null

Friday, December 5

• Qualcomm AI Program for Innovators APAC Demo Day | 🕐 13:30 | Amorepacific Headquarter, Seoul | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A showcase of AI innovation featuring 15 startups from Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. These teams will present breakthrough solutions developed during a mentorship with Qualcomm, addressing challenges in robotics, smart cities, and healthcare through on-device, power-efficient AI.

• Kyoto Tech Talk #9 | 🕐 18:30 | Money Forward Kyoto Development Base | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A collaborative tech event by various companies aiming to boost the tech community in Kyoto and Kansai. Engineers will discuss service development insights and technical tips. A networking session is planned after the talks. The event targets engineers for technical information gathering and networking.

• 2600 Meeting | 🕐 19:00 | Beemars, Shinjuku | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: null

• ML PM Talk #1 | 🕐 19:00 | Line Yahoo Kioicho Office, Tokyo | 🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: An event hosted by LINE Yahoo sharing practical case studies on product and project management in the machine learning and AI field. Featuring speakers from LINE Yahoo, Sansan, Mercari, and Commmune. Open to anyone interested in ML, including PMs, engineers, and data scientists.

Saturday, December 6

• Beautiful Soup Kitchen: A Brunch for Web Scrapers | 🕐 07:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A brunch event for web scrapers, organized by TechBrunch. A gathering for tech minds to meet and discuss over a meal.

• Marunouchi Morning Code | 🕐 10:00 | Dean & Deluca Cafe Marunouchi | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A meetup for anyone interested in code, web development, design, cloud, blockchain, or AI. All levels are welcome. Participants can bring their laptops to discuss what they are working on, share projects, and exchange ideas freely.

• Coffee and Code | 🕐 10:00 | Starbucks In Roppongi Hills Lobby, Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A relaxed event for people who code, want to start, or work in any IT-related field. Bring a laptop, grab a coffee, and talk about what you’re coding or learning. Get help and share tips. All nationalities and ages are welcome.

• Dev Japan - 72 | 🕐 12:00 | Impact Hub Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: null

Sunday, December 7

• Digital Nomads Morning Activity in Minami-Aoyama | 🕐 10:00 | Little Darling Coffee Roasters | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A morning activity for digital nomads held in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo. This event takes place at Little Darling Coffee Roasters, providing an opportunity for networking and socializing.

• Feed Forward: A Brunch for LLM Enthusiasts | 🕐 11:45 | Hotel Metropolitan Edmont Tokyo | 🇬🇧 | 🔗Link: A brunch event for LLM enthusiasts to connect and discuss the latest trends and developments in the field. Hosted by TechBrunch, a group where tech minds meet over meals.

• Code & Connect (A Relaxed Co-working Meetup for IT people) | 🕐 13:15 | Kawasaki Civic Activity Center | 🇬🇧🇯🇵 | 🔗Link: A relaxed co-working meetup for IT professionals to code and connect with others in the tech community. Participants can work on their own projects and network with like-minded individuals.

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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