Waar diverse industrieën en een enorme markt samenkomen

OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– De Kansai-regio, die de unieke steden Osaka, Kobe en Kyoto omvat, is een enorme markt met een bevolking van 24,65 miljoen mensen en een BBP van ongeveer 100,05 biljoen yen. Het staat gelijk aan het grootstedelijk gebied rond Tokio als een vestigingsplaats voor zaken en speelt de centrale rol in de economie van West-Japan.

In deze regio, met name aan de Golfkust van Osaka, bevindt zich een cluster van bedrijven en onderzoeksinstituten die verband houden met de milieu- en nieuwe energie-industrie. Ook komen in heel Osaka City bio-gerelateerde farmaceutische bedrijven en voedselproducenten samen, evenals de chemische en medische apparatuurbedrijven.

Als gaststad van de volgende Wereldtentoonstelling in 2025 was Osaka een hotspot voor startups die verschillende bedrijven en mensen van over de hele wereld aantrokken.

JETRO Osaka (Japan External Trade Organization): Making an Innovation Movement From Osaka

Where diverse industries and a huge market gather

OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Kansai region, which includes unique cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, is a massive market with a population of 24.65 million people and a GDP of approximately 100.05 trillion yen. It equals the metropolitan area centered on Tokyo as a site for business and plays the central role in the economy of Western Japan.

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Succeed Together in Japan and Beyond (Graphic: Business Wire)

In this region, particularly on the Osaka Gulf Coast, there is a cluster of companies and research institutes related to the environmental and new energy industries. Also, throughout Osaka City, bio-related pharmaceutical companies and food manufacturers gather as well as the chemical and medical equipment companies.

[Source] JETRO Investing in Japan “Osaka City”

https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/data/osaka-city.html
O-BIC “Industry of Osaka”

https://o-bic.net/e/attractive/

As the host city of the next World Expo in 2025, Osaka has been a hot spot for startups attracting various companies and people from all over the world.

Boosting up innovation movement, Global Innovation Conference Hack Osaka Executive Committee* will host Startup Business Meetings from February 8^th (Tue) to 9^th (Wed), co-organized by Osaka Prefecture, as one of the programs of Annual Global Innovation Conference, Hack Osaka 2022.

* The committee composes of Osaka City, Urban Innovation Institute, JETRO Osaka, and Osaka Business Development Agency.

In 2022, with the themes of “Next-Generation Air Mobility” and “Infrastructure”, a talk session between companies engaging in eVTOL development, reverse pitch by corporations in Kansai region, and global pitch contest Hack Award 2022 are waiting to be streamed.

Hack Osaka 2022

Date: Thursday, Feb. 10^th, 2022 1 p.m. –7 p.m. (JST)

Registration: https://www.innovation-osaka.jp/hackosaka/en/index.php

Startup Business Meetings 2022

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 8^th to Wednesday, Feb. 9^th, 2022 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. (JST)

Information: https://www.innovation-osaka.jp/hackosaka/en/business-meeting.php

[List of Startups]

Details of Startups: https://www.innovation-osaka.jp/hackosaka/assets/doc/2022-participants/en/all-business2022-en.pdf

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Contacts

[Inquiries]
Global Innovation Conference Hack Osaka Executive Committee (JETRO Osaka)

Aki Hirahata

TEL: +81 6-4705-8603 (Mon – Fri 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Closed during national holidays)

E-mail: osd@jetro.or.jp