# Week of Mon, June 8, 2026 · JapanTech

Jun 8 – Jun 14 (JST). Page: https://japantech.info/weeks/2026-W24/

## Mon, June 8, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314959263/): Mon, June 8, 2026 11:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. A small, informal brunch for engineers and builders to swap vibe-coding strategies, specs, and tools near Iidabashi.
- [GTIE DEMO DAY 2026](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-gtie-demoday-2026/): Mon, June 8, 2026 12:45 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. A pitch event by GAP Fund research teams from GTIE, a greater-Tokyo university startup ecosystem. Free at TiB, with networking afterward.
- [Decoding the Structure of Startup Success](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-4949839/): Mon, June 8, 2026 17:30 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. Oxford's "Science of Startups" keynote by Paul X. McCarthy plus 12 Black Belt Global Venture Studio pitches at TIB.
- [VS Code Monthly Update April 2026](https://japantech.info/events/connpass-396205/): Mon, June 8, 2026 21:00 JST, Online. A casual YouTube Live talk where VS Code Meetup members walk through the monthly Visual Studio Code updates.
- [Sendagaya.rb #529](https://japantech.info/events/doorkeeper-197485/): Mon, June 8, 2026 21:00 JST, Online. An online regular meetup (#529) of a local Rubyist community for relaxed talk about Ruby and Rails. Beginners welcome.
- [Extended Tokyo - WWDC 2026](https://japantech.info/events/connpass-392383/): Mon, June 8, 2026 23:30 JST, LINEヤフー株式会社 赤坂オフィス. A Tokyo extended watch-and-network event at LINE Yahoo's Akasaka office, timed to Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote.

## Tue, June 9, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314959274/): Tue, June 9, 2026 11:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. A small functional programming and category theory brunch in Iidabashi, with deep dives into monads, functors and their software applications.
- [SEAJ Global Startup Ecosystem Meeting 2026 in Spring: Sharing Overseas Startup Ecosystem Trends](https://japantech.info/events/luma-seaj0609/): Tue, June 9, 2026 12:00 JST, Chiyoda City, Tokyo. The spring session of a quarterly meeting sharing overseas startup ecosystem trends, this time featuring Boston and Chicago.
- [Tokyo Weekly Lunch](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314924069/): Tue, June 9, 2026 12:00 JST, Expanded details for Tokyo Station City Sapia Tower Tokyo Station City Sapia Tower, 1-7-12 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, 13 100-0005. Weekly lunchtime networking for Tokyo's startup community at Sapia Tower near Tokyo Station, no pitches, just real conversations.
- [Women Leaders TIB Lounge](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-4966788/): Tue, June 9, 2026 13:00 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. A small roundtable at Tokyo Innovation Base where aspiring women founders talk with an experienced woman entrepreneur.
- [\[Tokyo Government Partnership Program\] Founders Talk About Their Early Days: Studio10x Startup Creation Support Program 4th Cohort Info Session #1 in Tokyo](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5013344/): Tue, June 9, 2026 19:00 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. Free Tokyo info session for the Studio10x startup creation program, with founder cross-talk and networking.
- [Weekly Tuesday Meetup](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314873507/): Tue, June 9, 2026 19:30 JST, Tokyo HackerSpace, Akasaka, 8 Chome−12−13 アゼリア赤坂 102. Open house at Tokyo Hackerspace in Akasaka, every Tuesday and Wednesday night, 7:30 to 10 pm.

## Wed, June 10, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314870053/): Wed, June 10, 2026 11:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. A small, relaxed brunch meetup for swapping web scraping tools, techniques, and browser automation tips.
- [Automated Testing Strategies Connecting QA and Development Teams](https://japantech.info/events/connpass-391749/): Wed, June 10, 2026 14:00 JST, Online. Online session hosted by CircleCI on automated testing strategies that bridge QA and development teams.
- [YOKOHAMA CONNÉCT #39](https://japantech.info/events/gatherus-da702da4-95bd-484c-88dc-cdce96b1273b/): Wed, June 10, 2026 16:00 JST, TECH HUB YOKOHAMA, Yokohama Landmark Tower, 2-2-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama. An innovation evening at TECH HUB YOKOHAMA with bilingual talks on global innovation, biotech regulation, green tech, and open networking.
- [Snack and Connect](https://japantech.info/events/gcal-1cqjeihehcok5mht496nifhtmg_20260610T1600/): Wed, June 10, 2026 16:00 JST, Shibuya Startup Support, Japan, 〒150-0011 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Higashi, 1-chōme−29−３ 渋谷Bridge B棟. Weekly drop-in networking at Shibuya Startup Support's Bridge office — entrepreneurs, investors, and the startup-curious welcome.
- [Drug Discovery Ecosystem '2026': Launch](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5005835/): Wed, June 10, 2026 16:00 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. Senior officials from MHLW and METI brief on Japan's drug discovery policy and investment roadmap, with a panel on university-born biotech startups.
- [Growth Hub #15 - Rethinking the Japanese exit: valuations, IPOs, and the rise of secondaries](https://japantech.info/events/luma-pj5s23cq/): Wed, June 10, 2026 16:30 JST, Shibuya, Tokyo. An English-language discussion in Shibuya on Japan's exit landscape: low valuations, early IPOs, and the rise of secondary markets.
- [AI in Financial Services: From LLM Failure Modes to Graph-Based Fraud Detection](https://japantech.info/events/luma-lxc8uykc/): Wed, June 10, 2026 18:00 JST, Chuo City, Japan. Tokyo AI's Financial Services session on LLM failure modes, vertical AI for messy fund data, and graph-based fraud detection.
- [Brainstorm Business Ideas with TOKYO STARTUP GATEWAY Alumni — JAM MEETUP #2](https://japantech.info/events/luma-5yr8ivvj/): Wed, June 10, 2026 18:30 JST, Chiyoda City, Japan. A student meetup where TOKYO STARTUP GATEWAY alumni guide you through building your first business idea, with free networking.
- [Tech networking meetup 🤝 in Shibuya #14](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314991675/): Wed, June 10, 2026 19:00 JST, Sam’s Bar Tokyo, 25-7 Maruyamacho (4F) Shibuya Tokyo , 4th Floor. Casual networking for IT professionals at a Shibuya bar, with rotating groups so you meet a wide mix of engineers, founders, and recruiters.
- [THS "Nihongo Night" open house](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314889405/): Wed, June 10, 2026 19:30 JST, Tokyo HackerSpace, 赤坂8丁目12−13 アサレアビル102. Tokyo Hackerspace's weekly Japanese-language open house in Akasaka: drop by, say hello, and see the maker space.

## Thu, June 11, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-314959624/): Thu, June 11, 2026 11:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. A small brunch meetup where technical people share dotfiles, CLI tools, and productivity setups over a meal.
- [Startup OI Tokyo #K-contents](https://japantech.info/events/luma-781sqc53/): Thu, June 11, 2026 14:00 JST, Chiyoda City, Japan. Eleven Korean K-Content startups (games, K-POP, webtoons) pitch to Japanese investors and platforms at Tokyo Innovation Base.
- [Thursday Gathering #385](https://japantech.info/events/gatherus-f338d7bf-06e0-4d26-854f-244e4ecc3615/): Thu, June 11, 2026 16:00 JST, CIC Tokyo, 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー　１５階, 港区. Venture Café Tokyo's weekly hybrid gathering at CIC Tokyo: sessions, founders, and open networking from 16:00 to 21:00.
- [Kubernetes Meetup Tokyo #74 KubeCon Europe 2026](https://japantech.info/events/connpass-395289/): Thu, June 11, 2026 19:00 JST, Online. The 74th Kubernetes Meetup Tokyo, held online around the theme of KubeCon Europe 2026.

## Fri, June 12, 2026

- [NAGOYA CONNÉCT #122](https://japantech.info/events/gatherus-f694523e-9cfc-4b9e-b7cc-403d22e2bd2d/): Fri, June 12, 2026 17:00 JST, Nagono Campus, 2 Chome-14-1, Nagono, Nagoya City, Aichi. Venture Café Tokyo's monthly Nagoya gathering, hybrid evening sessions on startups and deep tech at Nagono Campus.
- [AI & Trusted Systems - Conversations on AI, Trust, and the Future of Venture Building](https://japantech.info/events/luma-8guccw45/): Fri, June 12, 2026 18:00 JST, Chiyoda City, Japan. Inaugural session of a small AI event series for corporate, startup, and VC leaders, with guests from Hitachi and SBI Ripple Asia.
- [Beyond Vector Databases: Structured Retrieval and Graph-Native AI Systems](https://japantech.info/events/luma-qbmw0kh8/): Fri, June 12, 2026 18:00 JST, Bunkyo City, Japan. Tokyo AI workshop on grounding AI agents with structured, graph-native retrieval instead of vector databases — a two-part talk by Adam Gibson.

## Sat, June 13, 2026

- [Daikanyama Morning Code](https://japantech.info/events/luma-8fvlql3g/): Sat, June 13, 2026 09:00 JST, Meguro City, Tokyo. An early-morning Daikanyama meetup where coders, designers, and AI and blockchain builders bring laptops to share projects across all skill levels.
- [OSS Gate Online Workshop](https://japantech.info/events/doorkeeper-193678/): Sat, June 13, 2026 13:00 JST, Online. A hands-on online workshop where Beginners pair with Supporters to make their first real OSS contribution, all the way to filing an issue or PR.

## Sun, June 14, 2026

- [Haskell-jp Mokumoku Session #347](https://japantech.info/events/connpass-396760/): Sun, June 14, 2026 13:00 JST, Haskell-jp Slack Workspace. Haskell-jp's 347th online mokumoku session, a free, relaxed co-working meetup for getting Haskell work done.
- [\[Beginner\] Self-Driving Mini Car: Programming Experience](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5005876/): Sun, June 14, 2026 13:00 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. Beginner workshop: program a self-driving mini car in Python, then tune sensors and parameters for the fastest lap.