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Thursday Gathering #395

Name: Thursday Gathering #395
Start: 2026-09-03T16:00:00+09:00
End: 2026-09-03T21:00:00+09:00

Weekly bilingual innovation gathering at CIC Tokyo, with sessions and open networking for Tokyo's startup ecosystem, in person and online.

When: Thu, September 3, 2026 · 16:00–21:00 JST
Where: CIC Tokyo, Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F, 1 Chome-17-1 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo·Hybrid
Region: Kanto (Tokyo)
Organizer: Venture Café Tokyo
Language: JA/EN
Source: gather.us

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Summary

The 395th edition of Thursday Gathering, the weekly innovation night held at CIC Tokyo in Toranomon Hills Business Tower. The evening runs from 16:00 to 21:00 and combines a programme of short sessions with long stretches of open networking, drawing founders, engineers, investors, researchers, corporate innovation teams, and people simply curious about what is happening in Japan's startup ecosystem. Participation is hybrid. On-site attendees check in on the 1st floor and head up to the 15th floor venue. Remote attendees register through the event page and then use the "Join Remotely" button that appears under each session slot once the evening begins; registration is required either way. Sessions and conversation run in both Japanese and English.

About the community

A long-running weekly gathering for Tokyo's innovation community, mixing short sessions and talks with free-form networking in a hybrid format. Topics span startups, deep tech, corporate innovation, research, and policy, and the crowd is a mix of Japanese and international attendees. It recurs every Thursday evening in Toranomon and is open to anyone curious about the ecosystem, with no prior connection needed.

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