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Startup Cities | Kansai -01
Entrepreneurship has always been an important part of the history of Osaka, and its open and friendly culture is favorable to startups.
Also known as the city to host the 2025 World Expo, Osaka has wide variety of big established enterprises and universities/research institutes, particularly in the field of life science. It has a significant market size as well.
Osaka and its ecosystem can provide worldwide entrepreneurs with the opportunities to be successful in Japan.
Osaka
Population
8.8 mil
Economy
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KEYENCE Corporation
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
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Daikin Industries, Ltd.
University
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Osaka University
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Osaka Pref. University
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Osaka City University
and more…
Support
Osaka Startup Ecosystem Consortium
(Osaka Business Development Agency)
e-mail : s-upeco-info[_at_]obda.or.jp
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TEL：+81-6-7657-4260
Access
Kansai International Airport
40 min by train from Osaka station.
60 min by bus from Osaka station.
Startup Cities | Kansai-02
Kyoto is a city of innovation, fusing tradition, culture and technology into hardworking harmony.
Kyoto
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Startups in Kyoto
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Main Active Fields
Bio healthcare / Deep-tech / Advanced Manufacturing -
Access to “Startup Visa System”
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City of Students
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34 universities, and nearly 10% of the population is students in the city.
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High-Tech
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480 enterprises and private organizations (apx. 5,000 employees) are active within Kyoto Research Park.
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Research institutions for universities/ large enterprises are accumulated in Keihanna Science City.
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Universities and enterprises in Kyoto have produced 11 Nobel Prize-winning researchers
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Population
2.6 mil
Economy
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KYOCERA Corporation
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SHIMADZU Corporation
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SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
University
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Kyoto University
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Kyoto Institute of Technology
and more…
Support
Kyoto Overseas Business Center
Contact Personnel : Joseph Kyoda
e-mail：KYO-startup[_at_]jetro.go.jp
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Access
Kansai International Airport
1.5 hours by JR Line super-express HARUKA (directly link to Kyoto station).
1.5 hours by Limousin bus (directly link to Kyoto station).
Startup Cities | Kansai -03
Hyogo Kobe has been working on various cutting-edge initiatives to become an innovative city who transcend the boundaries of local government. For instance, we have carried out initiatives, such as to accelerate the business growth of startups in Japan and overseas, to collaborate between the governmental sector and startups to solve administrative issues, and financial support by Investment fund. In addition, UNOPS Global Innovation Center, which aims to solve the SDG’s issues with innovative technologies, was launched and is expected to be a gateway to the global market of SDGs issues.
Kobe
Population
5.4 mil
Economy
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Sysmex Corporation
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
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ASICS Corporation
University
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Kobe University
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University of Hyogo
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Kwansei Gakuin University
and more…
Support
Hyogo Kobe Startup Ecosystem Consortium
e-mail：hyogo.kobe.consortium[_at_]gmail.com
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Access
Kansai International Airport
65 min by Limousine bus from Sannomiya station to Kansai Internationl Airport.
30 min by Bay Shuttle from Sannomiya station to Kobe Airport.
Key Persons
Startups
Microwave Chemical Co.,Ltd.
Materials
Our core value is our microwave platform technology that we design according to the characteristics of the product.
Megakaryon Corporation
HealthcareTech
The second revolution in transfusion medicine, made possible by iPS cells.
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