Event Information

Seminar Details

Seminar title

Navigating Tokyo’s Startup Landscape: A Practical Roadmap for Foreign Entrepreneurs (5-Part Series)
Part 1: “Starting a Business in Tokyo”

What you will learn

・The environment surrounding the founding of the company
・How to address the potential challenges typically for foreign entrepreneurs.
・How to start business in Tokyo
・Case studies of businesses founded by foreign entrepreneurs.

Recommended for

Anyone who is planning to launch a startup or those seeking to understand its business environment in Tokyo.

Contents

This seminar, co-hosted with SERVCORP, is designed for foreign nationals considering starting a business in Tokyo. It aims to provide an overview of Tokyo’s startup ecosystem, comprehensively organize what foreign entrepreneurs need to know when starting a business in Tokyo, and provide practical learning that will help them prepare smoothly for starting their business.
The seminar will be held as a five-part series:
• Session 1: Starting a Business in Tokyo — Registration now open for this session
• Session 2: Subsidies, Grants, Fundraising, and Business Planning for Startups in Tokyo (Planned for end of November)
• Session 3: Residency Status and Visas for Starting a Business in Tokyo (Planned for end of January)
• Session 4: Subsidies and Recruitment: A Guide for Entrepreneurs (Planned for end of February)
• Session 5: Social Insurance and Payroll in Tokyo: A Market Entry Guide (Planned for end of March)

*Details for Sessions 2 to 5 will be announced on the TOSBEC website approximately one month before the confirmed dates.

We are now accepting applications for Session 1: Starting a Business in Tokyo.
In this first session, we will start with a macro-level explanation of the environment surrounding startups in Tokyo, including policies, and then will look at the challenges that foreigners in particular tend to face when starting up a business, explaining the background and trends behind these challenges. And then also learn about countermeasures through examples of overseas entrepreneurs who have started and continue their businesses in Tokyo.

Date & Time

Tuesday, October 27th, 2026, 3:00 PM–4:30 PM (JST)

Place

Online

Speaker

Kazuhide Suzuki

Kazuhide Suzuki, a certified Small and Medium Enterprises Management Consultant of Japan and certified Security Analysts Association of Japan has a rich professional history that has developed in diverse fields. In 1989, initially starting his career at Kokusai Securities Co. Ltd, working in the Financial Derivative department, in 1999, he moved to Morgan Stanley Japan Limited where he became a vice president in the Stock Derivative department, and then in 2002 moved to Dresdner Kleinwort Japan Limited, where he served as Director of Marketing. After a brilliant career at prominent financial firms, as his passion for support for small and medium enterprises burgeoned, he established his own business in 2010. Suzuki’s deep depth of observation and diverse dynamic experience make him a persuasive and knowledgeable voice in the financial area.

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 email before the event.

・ 本セミナーは、東京開業ワンストップセンターとサーブコープの連携イベントです。
・ This seminar is a collaborative event between TOSBEC and SERVCORP.

・ 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.