# Week of Mon, August 31, 2026 · JapanTech

Aug 31 – Sep 6 (JST). Page: https://japantech.info/weeks/2026-W36/

## Mon, August 31, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316251218/): Mon, August 31, 2026 07:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. A small Iidabashi brunch meetup where functional programmers share projects through lightning talks and live demos.
- [Building Your Startup in Japan: Startup Visa, Explained](https://japantech.info/events/luma-ez5q6v8m/): Mon, August 31, 2026 17:30 JST, Online. Online walkthrough of Japan's Startup Visa: how it works, who qualifies, and what incorporation in Tokyo looks like after arrival.
- [HN Tokyo Meetup #127](https://japantech.info/events/doorkeeper-198657/): Mon, August 31, 2026 18:30 JST, TENCUPS, 〒150-0002  東京都渋谷区 渋谷 3-26-21. A casual Shibuya networking meetup for people at the intersection of technology and business, with open-floor pitch time and a small entry fee.
- [Tokyo Tech Week 2026 (12/9 - 12/11) Info Session & Global Tech Week Briefing](https://japantech.info/events/luma-tokyotechweek0831/): Mon, August 31, 2026 18:30 JST, Chuo City, Japan. A briefing on December's Tokyo Tech Week 2026, plus how Boston, NY and Atlanta run their own tech weeks.
- [Sendagaya.rb #538](https://japantech.info/events/doorkeeper-199035/): Mon, August 31, 2026 21:00 JST, Online. An online Ruby and Rails study meetup on Google Meet, starting at 21:00, where attendees bring topics and development questions to talk through.

## Tue, September 1, 2026

- [AI in Life Sciences: Protein Representation and Autonomous Labs](https://japantech.info/events/luma-oehnv2ay/): Tue, September 1, 2026 18:00 JST, Minato City, Japan. Three talks on protein and molecule embeddings, genome-scale language models, and agentic AI for the wet lab, followed by networking.
- [Weekly Tuesday Meetup](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316083267/): Tue, September 1, 2026 19:30 JST, Tokyo HackerSpace, Akasaka, 8 Chome−12−13 アゼリア赤坂 102. Open house at the Nogizaka hackerspace every Tuesday, 19:30 to 22:00: drop in, meet the members, and look around the workshop.

## Wed, September 2, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316251298/): Wed, September 2, 2026 07:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. An early-morning brunch meetup in Iidabashi on open source projects, tools, licensing and communities, in a deliberately small group.
- [Snack and Connect](https://japantech.info/events/gcal-1cqjeihehcok5mht496nifhtmg_20260902T1600/): Wed, September 2, 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 startup mixer at the Shibuya Bridge office: no registration, snacks provided.
- [Tokyo Physical AI Summit: How Manufacturing x AI Is Redefining Industrial Deployment](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5115988/): Wed, September 2, 2026 17:30 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. Six physical AI startups from universities and research institutes pitch, then meet corporates and VCs one-on-one. Free, in Marunouchi.
- [Local LLMs for Coding Study Group in Tokyo](https://japantech.info/events/connpass-402836/): Wed, September 2, 2026 19:00 JST, LINEヤフー株式会社 紀尾井町オフィス. A study group on local LLMs for coding, held in person on a weekday evening at an office in Kioicho, Tokyo.
- [THS "Nihongo Night" Open House](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316097628/): Wed, September 2, 2026 19:30 JST, Tokyo HackerSpace, 赤坂8丁目12−13 アサレアビル102. A Japanese-language open house night at a hackerspace in Akasaka, Tokyo, where visitors can tour the tools and meet the regulars.

## Thu, September 3, 2026

- [Explainable AI Team (Talk by Qingcheng Zeng, Northwestern University)](https://japantech.info/events/doorkeeper-199074/): Thu, September 3, 2026 10:00 JST, Online. RIKEN AIP online talk: Qingcheng Zeng (Northwestern) on building embedding systems that stay reliable for real-world search and discovery.
- [Thursday Gathering #395](https://japantech.info/events/gatherus-7e9617c4-4ec7-4f71-a1f7-cacacf04d2c8/): Thu, September 3, 2026 16:00 JST, CIC Tokyo, Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F, 1 Chome-17-1 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo. Weekly bilingual innovation gathering at CIC Tokyo, with sessions and open networking for Tokyo's startup ecosystem, in person and online.
- [ProductTank Tokyo - Monthly Casual @ TenCups Cafe Bar & Lounge](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-313113473/): Thu, September 3, 2026 19:00 JST, Ten Cups, 150-0002 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Shibuya, 3 Chome−26−21 東急ステイ渋谷新南口 1F. Casual in-person networking meetup for Tokyo's product management community, over food and drinks in Shibuya.
- [Robotics x Competitions!](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316248704/): Thu, September 3, 2026 19:00 JST, CIC Tokyo, 東京都港区虎ノ門1-17-1 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー 15F. A Robotics x Tokyo panel at CIC Tokyo where FRC, FTC, ROBOCON and VEX veterans discuss robot competitions, followed by networking.
- [The Future of Education Cannot Be Built by Schools Alone: New Career Education Shaped by Schools, Companies, and Local Communities \[Fukugyo Zemi #3\]](https://japantech.info/events/peatix-5115080/): Thu, September 3, 2026 19:00 JST, Tokyo Innovation Base, 千代田区丸の内３丁目８−３. A talk session and networking evening on career education, and how schools, companies, and local communities can build it together.

## Fri, September 4, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316251303/): Fri, September 4, 2026 07:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. An early-morning brunch discussion in Iidabashi on vibe coding: writing specs, voice input, and comparing AI development tools.
- [Constrained Autonomy: AI Models, Memory, and Retrieval at the Edge](https://japantech.info/events/luma-5n2lg7p7/): Fri, September 4, 2026 18:00 JST, Bunkyo City, Japan. Three talks on edge AI: local LLM inference economics, agentic memory for long-running agents, and embedded vector search for offline autonomy.
- [2600 Meeting](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-scjsgtyjcmbgb/): Fri, September 4, 2026 19:00 JST, beemars, Kabukicho, 2 Chome−27−12 新宿Leeビル 2 3階. Monthly Tokyo 2600 meeting: open hacking and security talk over drinks at a reserved Kabukicho bar, the only active 2600 chapter in Japan.

## Sat, September 5, 2026

- [Tech Brunch Event](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316251304/): Sat, September 5, 2026 07:45 JST, Beltempo, Hotel Metropolitan Edmont, 3 Chome-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyoda City. Morning brunch meetup in Iidabashi where engineers show off their dotfiles, CLI tools, desktop apps and browser extensions.
- [Daikanyama Morning Code](https://japantech.info/events/luma-s67e2cbn/): Sat, September 5, 2026 09:00 JST, Meguro City, Tokyo. A free 9:00 to 11:00 meetup in Daikanyama where people bring a laptop and talk about the code, cloud, blockchain, or AI work they are building.
- [THS at Maker Faire!](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316293923/): Sat, September 5, 2026 09:00 JST, Ariake GYM-EX, 1 Chome-10-1 Ariake, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0063. Tokyo Hackerspace exhibits at Maker Faire Tokyo 2026 at Ariake GYM-EX; drop by the booth between 9:00 and 17:00.

## Sun, September 6, 2026

- [THS at Maker Faire!](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316293926/): Sun, September 6, 2026 09:00 JST, Ariake GYM-EX, 1 Chome-10-1 Ariake, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0063. Tokyo Hackerspace exhibits at Maker Faire Tokyo 2026 at Ariake GYM-EX: drop by the booth to see member projects and meet the space.
- [Digital Nomads Chill Out at Food Hall in Nihonbashi](https://japantech.info/events/meetup-316279888/): Sun, September 6, 2026 18:00 JST, COMMISSARY NIHONBASHI, 3-11-5 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023. A casual evening meetup for digital nomads, remote workers, and expats at a Nihonbashi food hall. No entrance fee, English-speaking crowd.