Event Information

Seminar Details

Seminar title

Starting Your Business, Your Way
Turn Your Skills, Experience and Ideas into a Business in Tokyo

What you will learn

・What to check first before starting a business in Tokyo, including your status of residence
・How to turn your skills, experience and ideas into a simple business model
・How to start small, think about customers, pricing and money, and take your first practical step

Recommended for

・Foreign women who are interested in starting a business in Tokyo but are not sure where to begin
・Women who would like to turn their skills, experience, hobbies or ideas into a business
・Women who are preparing to start, have recently started, or would like to develop an existing or inherited business in their own way

Contents

This seminar will guide you through the key steps to starting a business in Tokyo, beginning with a basic check of your status of residence. You will learn how to find business ideas from your skills and experience, identify your target customers and the problems they face, build a simple business model, understand pricing and basic money management, avoid common startup pitfalls, and make use of support services in Tokyo so that you can take your first practical step with confidence.

Date & Time

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026, 4:00pm–6:00pm JST

Place

Online

Speaker

Mitsuko Nakagome

Mitsuko Nakagome is a Certified Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant (SMEC) with extensive experience in international business and entrepreneurship support.
She began her career in overseas sales, working on market research, export procedures, exhibitions and sales promotion. She later worked as a conference and simultaneous interpreter across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, IT, pharmaceuticals, finance and investment.
Today, she supports entrepreneurs and small businesses with business planning, startup preparation, marketing, funding and international business development. She also provides startup consultations at the Tokyo One-Stop Business Establishment Center (TOSBEC), including support for international entrepreneurs starting businesses in Japan.

Important Notes

・ 本セミナーは「英語」で行います。
・This seminar will be conducted in English only.

・ 本セミナーは「オンラインセミナー」となっております。
（参加申込後に、ご登録していただいたメールアドレスに詳細をお送りいたします。）
・ This seminar will be held online. Details will be sent to your registered email address.

・ 申込期限：セミナー当日の10：00まで。
・ Application deadline: 10:00am on the day of the seminar.

・本セミナーの定員は50名となっております。定員になり次第、申込を締め切らせていただきますので予めご了承ください。
・ This seminar’s capacity is 50 participants. We may close applications once the number of applicants is over the limit.