Cover Image for Japan’s Next Wave of Innovation: AI, Semiconductors, Data Center and Beyond From Japan to Silicon Valley, and to the World
Cover Image for Japan’s Next Wave of Innovation: AI, Semiconductors, Data Center and Beyond From Japan to Silicon Valley, and to the World

Japan’s Next Wave of Innovation: AI, Semiconductors, Data Center and Beyond From Japan to Silicon Valley, and to the World

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Japan Society of Northern California, based in Silicon Valley, in cooperation with RISE-A, is pleased to present a special program featuring innovative Japanese startups with ambitions to expand into Silicon Valley and global markets.

From AI and data centers to semiconductors, advanced materials, and emerging technologies beyond, Japan is producing a new generation of startups with the potential to compete on the global stage. This program will bring together founders and executives from promising Japanese companies to share their technologies, entrepreneurial journeys, and strategies for international growth.

Japan Society of Northern California, in cooperation with Stanford University, has long organized the Japan–U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium, celebrating outstanding innovation and emerging companies from Japan and the United States. Building on this successful platform, this Tokyo program is a spin-off event designed to spotlight a new generation of Japanese startups with ambitions to expand into Silicon Valley and global markets.

シリコンバレーを拠点とするJapan Society of Northern Californiaは、RISE-Aとのご協力、共催のもと、シリコンバレーやグローバル市場への展開を目指す日本発のスタートアップに焦点を当てた東京プログラムを開催します。AI、データセンター、半導体、先端素材をはじめとする次世代テクノロジー分野で、日本から世界を目指す有望なスタートアップの創業者や経営者を迎え、それぞれの技術、起業の歩み、海外展開に向けた戦略についてお話しいただきます。Japan Society of Northern Californiaは、Stanford Universityと日米の優れたイノベーションや新興企業を紹介するJapan–U.S. Innovation Awards Symposiumを長年開催してきました。本プログラムは、その実績とネットワークを活かした東京でのスピンオフ企画として、シリコンバレー、そして世界を舞台に成長を目指す次世代の日本発スタートアップにスポットライトを当てます。このイベントは英語プログラムとなります。

Date and Time:

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:00-7:30 PM JST

Venue:

RISE-A 7th Floor, Suruga Building, 1-7-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
1-minute walk from Exit A1 of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro 12-minute walk from Tokyo Station
RISE-A東京都中央区⽇本橋室町1-7-1 スルガビル7階
(東京メトロ三越前駅A1出口から徒歩1分/東京駅から徒歩12分)
https://www.rise-a.jp/accessindex.html

Agenda:

5:00-5:30 PM Registration

5:30-6:30 PM Program Start, Speakers’ presentation, Q&A

6:30-7:30 PM Networking

7:30 PM Program End

Location
Surugaginko Dorimupurazanihonbashi
Japan, 〒103-8689 Tokyo, Chuo City, Nihonbashimuromachi, 1-chōme−7−1 スルガビル
RISE-A on the 7th floor. 1-minute walk from Exit A1 of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro / 12-minute walk from Tokyo Station