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About OIH

Osaka Innovation Hub (OIH) is the Osaka City government-backed startup community. It is perfectly located in the heart of Osaka, the second largest metropolitan area of Japan with a long history of entrepreneurship. It also has a satellite office in Silicon Valley. As of 2019, the OIH network includes 200+ businesses and 700+ individuals. It hosts 150+ events including 50+ pitch events per year to connect local and global innovators with diverse information, resources, companies and organizations.

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Media History

2023

Apr 13, 2023	Global Bio and Investment	Biyi Biomedical helps 7 medical start-ups to attack Japan’s digital transformaition market
May 22, 2023	techshake.asia	Driving Innovation: Exploring the Osaka Innovation Hub’s Impact on Tech and Entrepreneurship

2021

Jun 3, 2021

Business Voice

Kansai partnership to support digitalising UK manufacturing

2019

Apr 1, 2019	British Airways – inflight magazine	Osaka Global Scene
Apr 26, 2019	YourStory	Bengaluru-based Niramai secures top spot at Japan’s Hack Osaka 2019 event
Apr 26, 2019	Japan Today	How Osaka is setting itself up as a hub of innovation
Jul 1, 2019	Forbes	Kick-starting Japan’s Healthcare Revolution
Jul 25, 2019	Cathay Pacific – inflight magazine	OSAKA’S EMBRYONIC TECH SCENE POISED TO FLOURISH
Aug 17, 2019	Izanau	How to Apply for a Startup Visa in Osaka

2018

Apr 20, 2018	Medium (Blog)	Osaka / Kyoto / Kobe Entrepreneur Guide
Mar 11, 2018	The Bridge	Korea’s braille smartwatch developer Dot wins HackOsaka 2018 pitch competition
Mar 12, 2018	Tech in Asia	Social good, travel, and health steal the show at Hack Osaka 2018
Mar 23, 2018	CNBC	Japan’s second-largest metro area aims for a slice of the start-up pie
Aug 2, 2018	Forbes	Why Osaka Is Becoming The Hottest Spot For Startups In Asia
Oct 26, 2018	World Business Chicago	1871 and the Osaka Innovation Hub Sign Memorandum of Understanding Focused on Innovation
Dec 28, 2018	Taiwantrade	Taiwan Startups @ Osaka Innovation Hub

2017

Aug 29, 2017

KYODO NEWS

Start-ups provide new direction for Japan-Australian business

2016

Feb 17, 2016	e27	Peatix’s Emi Takemura says Japanese startups lack global readiness
Feb 17, 2016	pressesprecher	Kommunikation vom anderen Ende der Welt
Feb 17, 2016	Lifestyle	Bos Tokopedia Jadi “Keynote Speaker” di Jepang
Feb 18, 2016	Tech in Asia	Check out the winners from Osaka’s groovy global pitch competition
Feb 18, 2016	OKEZONE.COM	Tokopedia Jadi Pembicara Kunci di Hack Osaka 2016
Feb 18, 2016	marketing.co.id	Ceo Tokopedia Jadi Pembicara Kunci di Hack Osaka 2016
Feb 18, 2016	DealStreetAsia	Philippines startup PawnHero bags Hack Osaka pitch contest in Japan
Feb 18, 2016	HITSSS	WILLIAM TANUWIJAYA, CEO TOKOPEDIA, BAGIKAN KISAH SUKSESNYA DI HACK OSAKA 2016
Feb 19, 2016	BABE	CEO Tokopedia Jadi Pembicara Kunci di Hack Osaka 2016
Feb 19, 2016	Aktual	Internet Ubah Hidup Pengguna Online Indonesia
Mar 31, 2016	The Guardian	Japan’s Silicon Valley? Osaka hopes hi-tech startups will reverse economic woes
Jun 28, 2016	The Japan Times	Osaka startup releases updated robot doll to keep seniors company
Oct 10, 2016	The Bridge	Internet of Things key players from Japan, Taiwan reveal next-gen trends of entrepreneurs

2015

Jun 30, 2015	Tech in Asia	Tech in Asia Tour
Jun 30, 2015	e27	A glimpse into Osaka, one of Japan’s budding startup hubs

2014

Feb 26, 2014	The Bridge	Can Osaka be a startup hub?
Feb 26, 2014	Quora	What are the most promising Osaka startups?
Aug 23, 2014	Quora	What is the startup/tech scene like in Osaka, Japan?
Nov 1, 2014	Kansai Scene magazine	Where New Businesses Are Born
Nov 10, 2014	Tech in Asia	Can Japan’s second city become a first-class center of innovation?