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Nov 3, 2026Toridoll and DeNA Implement AI Version of Founder
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Nov 2, 2026Surgical Robots Face Pushback due to Lost Hospital Profits
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Oct 30, 2026Healthtech Market Poised for Rapid Growth with Doubling Expected by 2030
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Oct 29, 2026Sakana AI Develops Domestic AI Models, Aimed at Defense and Cybersecurity
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Oct 28, 2026'Second-capital' criteria shortlists 4 cities to take over from Tokyo in event of disaster
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Oct 27, 2026Asahi Kasei Achieves 485 Million Yen Cost Reduction Through Digital Adaptation
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Stories
InsightPitching Stars – Global Startup Night event report
iCONM in collaboration with BioLabs hosted Pitching Stars – Global Startup Night at TECH HUB YOKOHAMA. The event convened over 100 global participants, including biotech founders, investors, pharmaceutical executives, and life science leaders as part of BioJapan 2026.
Oct 22, 2026#Event Report.#Events.#Medical.#biotech
InsightPhysical AI Node Salon #1 event report: building machines in a fragmenting world
Tokyo has plenty of robotics events, but until now it has had no regular English-language home for the people actually building physical AI. CIC Tokyo is trying to change that with Physical AI Node Salon, a four-part evening series running from October to February. The first session took place on Thursday, October 15 on the 15th floor of Toranomon Hills Business Tower.
Oct 20, 2026#Event Report.#Events.#AI.#Robotics
InsightAgrivoltaics: a billion-euro market has been created, but start-ups are struggling
Two gigawatts funded by the PNRR, 650 projects in the first concession agreement: developers, funds and energy companies stand to benefit. Find out more in this guest article from Startupbusiness.it
Oct 15, 2026#Agriculture.#Energy.#Ecosystem
InsightWhy Japan's Gacha Machines Keep Selling: A Marketing Breakdown of a ¥196 Billion Market
Capsule toys costing a few hundred yen have become one of the fastest-growing consumer categories in Japan. At a time when inflation has made shoppers cautious, why do toys whose contents you can't even see keep selling, even as prices rise?
Oct 13, 2026#Ecosystem.#Market Insight
InsightTokyo Game Show 2026: Turning 30, and Companies Outside Gaming Are Taking the Stage
Blackbox goes to the Tokyo Game Show 2026, to see what developments are brewing in one of the world's premier gaming events.
Oct 8, 2026#Event Report.#Events.#Game/E-sports.#Ecosystem
InsightConnecting Japan and Ukraine Through Technology, Talent, and Business
Blackbox attended an event reporting on People Cloud and MUSVI’s visits to Ukraine, to report on the cross-border activities occurring as a result of the conflict there.
Oct 6, 2026#Ecosystem.#Medical.#Robotics
InsightInside Japan's Agritech Boom: The Startups Transforming Farming
From crop-spraying robots to AI-run pig farms and vertical strawberry farms, Japan's agritech startups are reshaping farming. Here are the success stories, the opportunities and the challenges.
Sep 17, 2026#Agriculture.#DeepTech.#Robotics.#AI
InsightWhy Japan's Best and Brightest All Want the Same Job
Staff Writer Anne Mimuro brings us a refreshingly honest take on Japan's recruitment culture, based off her recent firsthand experience (congratulations, Anne!)
Sep 15, 2026#Culture.#Ecosystem
Events
GROWTH INDUSTRY CONFERENCE 2026
Hybrid: Shibuya Hikarie + Online
November 4, 2026Investor Day Japan Fall 2026
Nihonbashi Life Science Building
November 10, 2026B Dash Camp 2026 Fall in Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Japan(TBA)
November 11, 2026Creative Tech Shibuya 2027
Shibuya Bridge and various locations across Shibuya City
February 8, 2027DIG SHIBUYA 2027
Around Shibuya Koen-dori and surrounding areas, Tokyo, Japan
February 12, 2027
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