Tech Brunch Event
Early-morning brunch in Iidabashi discussing how LLMs change language learning: conversation practice, grammar feedback and app demos.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Where Japan's entrepreneurs & engineers meet.
This week·Oct 12 – Oct 18 · 33events
Mon, October 12, 2026 Today
1event
Tue, October 13, 2026
6events
Tech Brunch Event
Early-morning brunch in Iidabashi for open source contributors and fans: project stories, tools, licensing and community talk.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
[AIP Distinguished Lecture] Prof. Hsuan-Tien Lin (National Taiwan University) "Connecting Domain Adaptation to Other Learning Problems"
RIKEN AIP lecture by Prof. Hsuan-Tien Lin (NTU) on linking domain adaptation to noisy labels and representation learning. Hybrid.
Hybrid · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
TIB PITCH #29 (Trial Introduction Course)
Seven startups in circular economy, AI and disaster-prep tech pitch for a proof-of-concept deployment inside Tokyo Innovation Base.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
AI Agents and Prediction Markets
Tokyo AI and Orrick on how AI agents reshape prediction markets: US regulation, AI traders, and points-based forecasting in Japan.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Mis/Disinformation Study Group "Narrative Observatory": Okinawa Gubernatorial Election and Kumamoto Earthquake Edition
Code for Japan and SEARCHLIGHT's online misinformation study group, with Prof. Fujishiro on the Kumamoto quake and Okinawa election.
Online · JA
Weekly Tuesday Meetup
Weekly Tuesday-night open house at Tokyo Hackerspace in Akasaka: meet the makers and see the tools.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Wed, October 14, 2026
7events
Tech Brunch Event
Early-morning brunch in Iidabashi on pure math and computer science: favorite theorems, proofs and the math behind programming.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
[Helsinki Night] Well-being, by design: From Startups to Education and Urban Development (YC #47)
Helsinki Night at TECH HUB YOKOHAMA: talks on Helsinki's startups, education and urban design, with Finnish food, networking and Mölkky.
Hybrid · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
Snack and Connect
Weekly drop-in startup networking at Shibuya Startup Support's Bridge office, with snacks and no registration needed.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Explainable AI Team Seminar(Talk by Étienne Simon, University of Oslo).
RIKEN AIP online seminar: Étienne Simon (University of Oslo) on evaluating the compositional generalization of language models.
Online · EN
Reliable agents: memory, execution state and recovery
Tokyo AI evening on agent memory, execution state and recovery, with talks from Temporal, Zilliz and a Neo4j/MCP shared-memory demo.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
JichiTIME Meetup with Kawasaki City × Sakai City
Kawasaki and Sakai city officials present startup co-creation and pilot programs, followed by networking with founders.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
THS "Nihongo Night" open house
Japanese-language open house night at Tokyo Hackerspace in Akasaka: meet members and see the maker tools.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Thu, October 15, 2026
7events
Tech Brunch Event
Early-morning brunch in Iidabashi on NLP and comedy: theories of humor, joke-generator demos and computational humor datasets.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Creative Session: Build & Share
Laptop co-working morning in Akabane for designers and creatives: share what you are building, no agenda or talks.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
🇯🇵🇺🇸Antler Japan - JPN7 Residency Program | Ask-Me-Anything WEBINAR (Japanese/English simultaneous)
A lunchtime online AMA where Antler Japan answers questions about its JPN7 Residency program for aspiring founders.
Online · JA/EN
Homecoming Thursday Gathering #400: One Community, More to come!
Thursday Gathering's 400th edition returns to Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, with sessions, Open Mic, Demo Tables, and networking.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
TIB Growth Coffee Meetup
TIB coffee meetup for founders with Startup Class CEO Kiyotaka Fujioka on startup hiring and building teams.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
RxT HirePlanner Tokyo Tech Meetup!
Robotics x Tokyo hosts a panel on Japan's readiness for a robotic future at a Minato City and HirePlanner tech career event.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Monthly Social: 2026 Oct
Tokyo Rust's first monthly social at a Tokyo bar, with a lightning talk on Omarchy and whether coding is over, then open socializing.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Fri, October 16, 2026
5events
Cutting CI Waste with Smarter Testing: How to Run Only the Tests You Need
30-minute CircleCI webinar on Smarter Testing: run only the tests a change affects to cut CI time and cost.
Online · JA
[In English] Why Multidisciplinary Collaboration Matters for Innovation: Deep Tech Innovation Born from Cross-Disciplinary Encounters
English seminar and networking on why deep tech innovation needs researchers, engineers, startups and business people working together.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Global Innovators Mixer
A Tokyo mixer for startup, VC, and corporate people aiming to work globally, with two speaker sessions and networking near Tokyo Station.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
RubyMusicMixin on Rails 2026 Hosted by pixiv × IVRy
A DJ networking party in Shibuya for Kaigi on Rails 2026 attendees, co-hosted by pixiv and IVRy. Conference badge required.
In person · Other · JA
Nerd Nite Tokyo #82: Making Glass and Climate Class
Two English pub talks in Shin-Okubo: running 800 Climate Fresk workshops, and the chemistry and craft of everyday glass.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · EN
Sat, October 17, 2026
6events
Tokyo Agent Hackathon
One-day AI hackathon in Tokyo for 70 builders: build anything with AI that works, demo by evening, in English or Japanese.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
A New Digital Finance Experience, Starting with Stablecoins | OrbsCafe#26
Talks and hands-on demos in Ebisu on stablecoins and wallets, with JPYC, Asteria, Bitget Wallet and XWIN.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Tokyo Governor's Cup Open Data Hackathon 2026 Final Stage
Final of Tokyo's open data hackathon: 24 teams picked from 486 entries pitch online for the Governor's Cup and seven other prizes.
Online · JA
Shibuya | Claude Meetup
A Shibuya meetup sharing how people use Claude at work through lightning talks and roundtables. Any role welcome.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA
Sendai | Claude Workshop
Monthly Claude workshop in Sendai, session 3: non-engineers build a dashboard that shows team status from meeting minutes.
In person · Tohoku · JA
Designers Meetup 🎨 #2
Casual Shibuya bar meetup for UI/UX, product, web and graphic designers, with rotating small groups and Japanese-speaker tables.
In person · Kanto (Tokyo) · JA/EN
