Startups in Japan (Tokyo)?

Posted by Klonoar on Sunday December 05, 2010 @03:55AM
from the self-post dept.

I'm in Tokyo until the 15th, and I've been looking around trying to see if there are any interesting startups here. I've managed to find one or two really small stealth ones (and it's entirely possible that I'm an idiot and just missing these companies completely).

Figured I'd ask and see if anyone here knows what's in Tokyo. Not necessarily expecting it to be the same count as the US, mind you.

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by notintokyo on Sunday December 05, 2010 @04:59AM (#1971345)

You're in luck. There's a tech event happening tomorrow: http://tokyobiggesttechpartyever.com/2010/

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by Klonoar on Sunday December 05, 2010 @05:09AM (#1971356)

Oh nice! My Japanese is pretty weak, but I'm definitely interested (nothing ventured nothing gained, right?).

If any HN alumni are going, wanna meet up?

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by pwim on Sunday December 05, 2010 @05:22AM (#1971370)

My company makes Doorkeeper (http://doorkeeper.jp/), which is being used by the event. I'll probably be helping out at the front, at least towards the beginning. This event is more international in focus, so it will be made up of mostly non-Japanese and Japanese who can speak English.

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by clatko on Sunday December 05, 2010 @06:02AM (#1971413)

The page says registration is closed, but I'm welcome at the door. Does this mean I'll be able to get in?

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by mreinsch on Sunday December 05, 2010 @09:19AM (#1971628)

Yes, you'll be able to get in. But it'll be ¥3,000 and you'll get two drink tickets instead of the buffet ticket. Check the event description on http://tbtpe.doorkeeper.jp/ for all the details. Anyway, hope to see you there. I'll be helping out at the door as well...

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by pwim on Sunday December 05, 2010 @09:17AM (#1971626)

Yes, you can come.

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by neuromancer2600 on Sunday December 05, 2010 @05:04AM (#1971349)

Tonchidot is in Tokyo: http://www.tonchidot.com/en/contact/ Also Mobile Monday is going to be on tomorrow: http://www.mobilemonday.jp/ And maybe it would be a good idea to subscribe to the Tokyo list of StartupDigest: http://startupdigest.com/

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by pwim on Sunday December 05, 2010 @05:50AM (#1971389)

Jason and Paul from Make Leaps (http://www.makeleaps.com/) have been organizing the previous HN meetups, so you could try and get in touch with them.

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by mreinsch on Sunday December 05, 2010 @09:24AM (#1971634)

Asiajin (http://asiajin.com/) is covering Japanese startups (among other stuff)

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by adko on Sunday December 05, 2010 @06:19AM (#1971445)

My partner and I have been based in Chicago, and we've recently started activity in Japan. I'm bilingual so if anyone needs help mingling I'd be happy to be part of the conversation.

And if anyone is interested in meeting up somewhere, I'm interested in doing that.

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by Klonoar on Sunday December 05, 2010 @06:47AM (#1971467)

I'd be down to meet up before the 15th, if you're game.

[email protected]

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by clatko on Sunday December 05, 2010 @06:01AM (#1971410)

I think I'm going to be at the biggest tech party ever.. the plancast page is at http://plancast.com/p/2v19

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by geuis on Sunday December 05, 2010 @04:28AM (#1971310)

Look up patio11 here on HN. He runs bingocardcreator in Tokyo.

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by patio11 on Sunday December 05, 2010 @07:30AM (#1971503)

I live in Ogaki, which is in the general vicinity of Nagoya. You'd need about three hours to get from Tokyo to me, most of it on the bullet train. But if anyone ever is in the vicinity of Nagoya or Ogaki, I'd be happy to have coffee or something.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Tok...

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by adko on Sunday December 05, 2010 @08:06AM (#1971540)

I'm going back to Kobe on Tuesday and briefly stopping by at Nagoya, if you have some free time I would love to meet you over coffee.

My email is [email protected]

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Re:Startups in Japan (Tokyo)? by wahnfrieden on Sunday December 05, 2010 @04:42AM (#1971323)

smart.fm / Cerego is in Tokyo: http://blog.smart.fm/en/about/

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