Tokyo Gears Up for Groundbreaking 2025 SusHi Tech Conference

Tokyo Gears Up for Groundbreaking 2025 SusHi Tech Conference The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced the third annual global start-up conference, Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo (SusHi Tech Tokyo), scheduled for May. With a focus on supporting start-ups and building a global network, the event promises to bring innovation to the forefront.Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Yuriko Koike stressed the two main objectives of SusHi Tech: facilitating open discussions on future city visions and enhancing innovation and startup growth. Governor Koike said this year's event would be more robust in achieving these goals. Meanwhile, prominent successful international start-ups are choosing Tokyo as their expansion base, with Taiwan's unicorn company, Perfect, leading in virtual beauty AI technologies as a standout example.Kurenai Tsuji and Yuna Horie, representing a Japanese student group, highlighted their cooperation with U.S. students on a Mars rover project to be showcased at the American Mars Exploration Contest. Tokyo's dense corporate presence provides fertile ground for innovation. A pre-event featured six companies competing for a chance to present innovation at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025. Governor Koike confirmed the event will have nearly threefold pavilions compared to the previous year, attracting 500 startup exhibitors, hosting 5,000 business meetings, and welcoming 50,000 visitors.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced the third annual global start-up conference, Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo (SusHi Tech Tokyo), scheduled for May. With a focus on supporting start-ups and building a global network, the event promises to bring innovation to the forefront. Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Yuriko Koike stressed the two main objectives of SusHi Tech: facilitating open discussions on future city visions and enhancing innovation and startup growth.

Governor Koike said this year's event would be more robust in achieving these goals. Meanwhile, prominent successful international start-ups are choosing Tokyo as their expansion base, with Taiwan's unicorn company, Perfect, leading in virtual beauty AI technologies as a standout example. Kurenai Tsuji and Yuna Horie, representing a Japanese student group, highlighted their cooperation with U.

S. students on a Mars rover project to be showcased at the American Mars Exploration Contest. Tokyo's dense corporate presence provides fertile ground for innovation.

A pre-event featured six companies competing for a chance to present innovation at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025. Governor Koike confirmed the event will have nearly threefold pavilions compared to the previous year, attracting 500 startup exhibitors, hosting 5,000 business meetings, and welcoming 50,000 visitors. (With inputs from agencies.

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