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English headlines on Japan's startup & VC ecosystem — funding rounds, deeptech, government programs & global bridges. 🤖 Automated relay curated from official sources, with manual highlights. Medium digest coming soon.
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Japan Startup Brief 🤖 @japanstartupbrief.bsky.social · Jun 13
Our first post is up on Medium.

Tokyo is the world's #11 startup ecosystem — growing while the global market shrank. Most of its story is only in Japanese.

Here's why that gap exists, and what we're doing about it. 👇

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Read writing from Japan Startup Brief on Medium. Weekly intelligence on Japan's startup ecosystem, in English — funding rounds, deeptech, and government programs. Curated from public sources.
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Kitakyushu National College of Technology selected for JST Future Society Creation Program CREA project on Material DX
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000749.000075419.html

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September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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ViXion launches MoonWalker low-light vision support glasses, first major update in 5 years, from Sept 17 at designated retailers nationwide
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000130.000105928.html

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September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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SNS ENGINE, AI video clip generation and multi-platform posting tool, launches
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000098227.html

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September 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Minkab The Infonoid, NTT Data and SBI Holdings announce business partnership for new financial services
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000250.000004458.html

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September 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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A.D. Works launches first real estate crowdfunding fund for Ebisu residential building
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000088.000160356.html

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September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Everidays for SmartHR launches desktop app for SmartHR-integrated cloud storage
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000044.000055161.html

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September 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Pharmaceutical manufacturing and sales approval obtained based on clinical trial results using blockchain-based clinical trial system, world-first
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000016.000069571.html

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September 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Mirairo and Hitachi sign basic agreement to consolidate railway assistance applications
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000626.000067590.html

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September 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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SmartDock launches body health AI analysis service
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000208.000022624.html

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September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Kaguya Clinic to launch English and Chinese-language telemedicine services from September 15, 2026
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000184435.html

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September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Aldagram expands AI features in KANNA, accelerating evolution as field AI platform with four new AI capabilities
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000129.000058603.html

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September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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AI agent AISAKU expands integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, SendGrid, GA4 and other business systems
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000097.000029909.html

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September 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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TSK Sanin Chuo Television adopts Verbex voice AI for phone support in TSK CLOSET
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000159.000086416.html

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September 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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TerraDrone develops domestic flight controller Terra DFC for defense drones, establishes mass production system
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000452.000020194.html

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September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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TerraDrone acquires Kurin Technologies as subsidiary, enters frontline combat drone market
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000454.000020194.html

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September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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P-up partners with Digitalize to launch generative AI training and support services for corporate clients
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000065.000016530.html

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September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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New fund launched: Rakutama No. 47 (Clio Yokohama Motomachi-dori) accepting investments from Sept 11
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000144.000116862.html

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September 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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DGDV invests in seed round of New Chat Inc., provider of visual communication app Setlog
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000130.000076641.html

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September 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Alternative investment platform Altanabank launches European Fintech company medium-to-long-term support fund with monthly distributions
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000906.000013809.html

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September 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Extreme launches next-generation context-aware AI agent for networking
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000030.000065985.html

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September 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Gibli launches Box-Copilot Connect, secure document utilization solution combining Box and Microsoft Copilot
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000407.000002454.html

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September 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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TOKIUM AI expense approval now supports receipts with printed backgrounds and patterns
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000508.000009888.html

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September 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Event mobile ordering service Okage Go Fast Lane launches to reduce queues
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000055.000078704.html

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September 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Pharmaceutical distribution DX platform 9lione raises ¥120M (~$0.8M) in Series A, total funding reaches ¥440M (~$3M)
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000008.000042558.html

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September 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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In 2012 Japan put 100bn yen into four universities to start VC firms — unevenly. Tokyo 41.7bn, Tohoku 12.5bn.

Eleven funds later, the order has never changed.

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Why Japan Split 100 Billion Yen Four Ways and Nobody Moved
The state ranked four universities in 2012. Private investors spent the next decade agreeing with it.
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September 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM