The Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project aims to create a sustained platform for interactions between Silicon Valley and Japan There has been a heightened interest in Silicon Valley as an innovation system.
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The interest is not only in Silicon Valley's entrepreneurism, but how entrepreneurship fits into the broader economic structure. Over the past few years, Silicon Valley has witnessed a new wave of Japanese startups (entrepreneurs, successful startups from Japan). This trend has occurred within the context of increased importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in Japan. A key challenge is not simply to try to duplicate the ecosystem, but to figure out how large firms, fast-growing large startups, and emerging startups can “harness” the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Silicon Valley is also seeing a greater maturing of interpersonal networks of Japanese, although they are not yet at the levels of some other prominent local network groups. The need for greater university-business ties between Japanese businesses and U.S. universities is also clear.
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Japan Transforming: Japanese firms harnessing Silicon Valley.
Case: Denso
Denso's Manji Suzuki presented a wide range of very important insights he has gained in Silicon Valley. (Japanese only for now)
自動車部品サプライヤーとして知られるデンソー。同社がシリコンバレーで取り組むのは、自動車分野だけではない。今回はDENSO International Americaの鈴木万治氏に、新領域での取り組み、スタートアップとの協業のポイントな...
Japan Transforming: Japanese firms harnessing Silicon Valley.
Case: Komatsu
Komatsu is one of the few truly successful cases of large Japanese companies creating new value by harnessing Silicon Valley. Chairman Ohashi shared his experiences, views, aspects of Komatsu culture, and specific structures and actions they have taken over the past few years.
建設現場全体をICTでつなぐ「スマートコンストラクション」が広く知られるコマツ。シリコンバレーでは、最初のパートナーであるSkycatchと出会いからわずか5か月で協業を実現。その後も建設IoTプラットフォーム「LANDLOG」.....
Part 2 of Kenji Kushida's keynote at the Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit Tokyo 2019 from July.(Japanese only)
シリコンバレーでは日々、スタートアップたちが潤沢な資金を活用し、「場外ホームラン級」のビジネスを狙い続けている。なぜシリコンバレーでは既存の価値観を壊し、世の中を変えるレベルのイノベーションが可能とな...
This is Kenji Kushida's keynote at the Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit 2019. (Japanese only )
シリコンバレーでは日々、スタートアップたちが潤沢な資金を活用し、「場外ホームラン級」のビジネスを狙い続けている。なぜシリコンバレーでは既存の価値観を壊し、世の中を変えるレベルのイノベーションが可能とな...
Japan Transforming: Japanese firms harnessing Silicon Valley.
Case: Yanmar
This one is a fireside chat with Mr．Koyama from Yanmar. Yanmar is one of the few companies that worked closely with the Stanford d.school to not only think up, but create and commercialize a product -- something they would have otherwise never have thought of, but which only the d.school students would not have known how to commercialize and bring to market. Mr.Koyama shared lots of know-how and experiences. (Japanese only)
https://svs100.com/svnjs2019-tokyo-yanmar/
https://svs100.com/svnjs2019-tokyo-yanmar-2/
ディーゼルエンジンの開発・製造をコアに事業を展開するヤンマーは、2018年社長室コネクティッドビジネス室を立ち上げた。現在では、10名で5つの新規プロジェクトを推進している。創業107年を迎えるヤンマーの新規事業.....
Japan Transforming: Japanese firms harnessing Silicon Valley.
Case: Tokio Marine
Some articles based on the fireside chats from the Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit Tokyo 2019 in July are being released by Ishin. This one is about Tokio Marine Holdings, and what they've been doing in Silicon Valley over the past few years. （Japanese only)
https://svs100.com/svnjs2019-tokyo-tokyokaijo/
https://svs100.com/svnjs2019-tokyo-tokyokaijo-2/
自動運転、ライドシェア、ドローンなどの新しいスタートアップの波は、保険ビジネスをも侵食しつつある。いち早くその波に乗り、自らを変えていった欧米保険企業に対し、東京海上グループはどのような手を打ったか。...
Please join us next Thursday, October 3, 2019, 4:30 p.m.for our public forum: "The Logistics Operations Underlying Retail: US, China, and Japanese Models Compared" featuring Founder & CEO, E-Logit,Ryoichi Kakui.
RSVP here by Octber 2: https://aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/japan/events/registration/232207
Kenji Kushida's new article with Yasumasa Yamamoto was published by Japan's Diamond Harvard Business Review online. The article entitled “What Japanese companies need to do in Silicon Valley to get results: strategies for entering ecosystem”(in Japanese) is showcasing a couple examples of Japanese companies doing new things to enter the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
https://www.dhbr.net/articles/-/6164
中国・深センやイスラエル・テルアビブなど、イノベーションの新興地域が世界の注目を集めている。しかし、時代を動かすテクノロジー革新の中心地は、いまなお、シリコンバレーである。なぜなら、経営資源の集積や…
On July 1, the Silicon Valley-New Japan Project and Ishin co-hosted the Silicon Valley-New Japan Summit 2019 Tokyo.
The event featured a keynote on AI given by the SVNJ Project’s Kenji Kushida as well as panels on harnessing Silicon Valley, innovation, start-up collaborations, and design thinking.
A full list of speakers can be found below.
SVNJ Summit 2019 Tokyo Speakers
Kenji Kushida, Research Scholar, Stanford Shorenstein APARC Japan Program
Tetsuji Ohashi, Board of Directors Chairman, Komatsu
Manji Suzuki, VP of Innovation, DENSO International America
Hiroshi Tamaoki, Manager, Open Innovation Hub Global, FUJIFILM
Ryohei Fujimaki, CEO & Co-founder, dotData, Inc.
Masaru Kusutani, Head of Digital Innovation ,Tokio Marine
Hiroyuki Koyama, Senior Specialist, Yanmar
Tomotaka Inoue, Executive Director, VISITS Technologies
Toshihiko Mori, Manager, Panasonic
Hiroto Sato, COO & CFO, Obayashi SVVL
On July 1, the Silicon Valley-New Japan Project and Ishin co-hosted the Silicon Valley-New Japan Summit 2019 Tokyo. The event featured a keynote on AI given by the SVNJ Project’s Kenji Kushida as well as panels on harnessing Silicon Valley, innovation, start collaborations, and design thinking.
On Thursday June 20, Kenji Kushida participated in the New Economy Summit Tokyo 2019 (NEST Tokyo 2019). Kushida appeared alongside Founder & CEO of Sourcenext Corporation, Noriyuki Matsuda, in a special lunch session entitled, “Silicon Valley at Present: What Tokyo can learn from its business innovation.”
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/6/26/new-economy-summit-tokyo-2019-nest-tokyo-2019
On Thursday June 20, SVNJ participated in the New Economy Summit Tokyo 2019 (NEST Tokyo 2019). The speaker list featured an impressive lineup of Japanese entrepreneurs and business leaders. The closing reception brought together a particularly illustrious group of attendees, including Minister in c
On June 14-16 Kenji Kushida was at the annual 2019 meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Paris, France.
Details: http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/6/19/annual-meeting-of-the-trilateral-commission-paris-june-14-16-2019
On June 14-16 SVNJ was at the annual 2019 meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Paris, France. In a presentation entitled “A De-Globalizing World: What’s Next?” Kenji Kushida, alongside RAND corporation analyst and fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security...
For those of you in Tokyo (or who will be in Tokyo) please join us on 7/1 for the Silicon Valley-New Japan Summit Tokyo 2019 co-organized with Ishin with support from JMA.
This event is a pre-event for the Silicon Valley-New Japan Summit 2019 that will be held at Stanford University on November 18-19.
For more info visit: https://svs100.com/event2019-tokyo/?fbclid=IwAR0QBHkYtWfKTDbyOxECms_mP46OpGKxFeMbO2bIOVSAzWb5kn9sir-dyDw
「Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit」は、シリコンバレーと日本をつなぐオープンイノベーションサミット。シリコンバレーで開催しているサミットを、今年は東京・シリコンバレーの2拠点で開催します
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/6/4/nikkei-aisum-photos
On April 22-24 SVNJ participated in the 2019 Nikkei AI Summit held in Tokyo, Japan. Kenji Kushida moderated two panels. The first panel “How Do AI Startups Solve Societal Issues in Japan” looked at how Japanese entrepreneurs and investors are leveraging AI solutions to address issues including a
Thank you to all who joined us last week for “Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligence Augmentation (IA), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI): Frontier Research and Policies for Navigating the Future Together”
This symposium was jointly produced with Japanese venture community, Mistletoe, Inc., and is the second jointly produced conference centered around the topic of machine intelligence, and the socio-economic impact of new technologies.
See our event summary here: http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/5/31/ai-ia-hmi
On Tuesday, May 21, the Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project hosted “ Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligence Augmentation (IA), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI): Frontier Research and Policies for Navigating the Future Together ” at Stanford University. This conference was a joint produ...
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/4/26/silicon-valley-d-lab-report-on-maas
In a new “Silicon Valley D-Lab Report,” Toshihiko Mori, Hirokazu Shimoda, Masayuki Kimura, and Tomotaka Inoue, examine MaaS (mobility-as-a-service) from a Silicon Valley perspective. The report discusses the evolution of MaaS, its value creation, as well as the rise of MaaS in Japan. Kenji Kushi...
Please join us next Monday for our April public forum: "How Obayashi Collaborates in the Silicon Valley Community" featuring COO/CFO of Obayashi Silicon Valley Ventures & Laboratory, Hiroto Sato.
For most industries, there has been a significant difference in productivity before and after the implementation of IT. The construction industry, however, has been relatively slow to adopt innovative IT systems and technologies, and IT has yet to drastically alter the construction industry landscape. As new product categories such as "edtech" and "fintech" have emerged, Obayashi noticed that Silicon Valley startups seemed largely uninterested in the construction industry, and a market for "construction tech" had yet to emerge. It was this observation that led Obayashi to establish the Silicon Valley Ventures and Laboratory (SVVL) in 2017, launching its efforts to connect universities, laboratories, large IT companies and startups to create a vibrant construction tech ecosystem.
To learn more about Obayashi's story and its recent activities, RSVP here: http://www.stanford-svnj.org/42919-public-forum
We hope to see you there!
Apr 29 4:15 PM16:15 How Obayashi Collaborates in the Silicon Valley Community Monday, April 29, 2019 4:15 PM 6:00 PM 16:15 18:00 Encina Hall, 3rd Floor, Philippines Conference Room (map) Google Calendar ICS SPEAKER:Hiroto Sato, Obayashi Corporation, COO/CFO of Obayashi SVVL, Inc. (Silicon Valley Ven...
On December 12, Kenji Kushida spoke at a seminar organized by the Canon Institute for Global Studies in Tokyo on the topic of US democracy. The full summary of this presentation is now available online (in Japanese only). In this presentation, Kushida discusses the origins of many of the inequalities and contradictions of the US political system, and discusses the implications they have on US democracy today.
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/4/19/us-democracy-and-recent-trends-in-us-politics-full-presentation-report-now-available-online
On December 12, Kenji Kushida spoke at a seminar organized by the Canon Institute for Global Studies in Tokyo on the topic of US democracy. The full summary of this presentation is now available online (in Japanese only). In this discussion, Kushida discusses the controversial 2016 US election,
On Thursday, Kenji Kushida gave a presentation entitled “The Essence of the Silicon Valley AI Revolution and How to Avoid Worst Practice Strategies of Japanese Firms Trying to Harness Silicon Valley” at Egg Japan by Mitsubishi Real Estate, in Tokyo.
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/4/19/seminar-at-egg-japan
On Thursday, Kenji Kushida gave a presentation entitled “The Essence of the Silicon Valley AI Revolution and Worst Practice Strategies of Japanese Firms Trying to Harness Silicon Valley” at Egg Japan by Mitsubishi Real Estate, in Tokyo. During this seminar, Kushida discussed the evolution of the
On Tuesday, in a talk entitled “AI, Silicon Valley-Style Value Creation, and Japanese Companies” Kenji Kushida discussed the essence of the AI Revolution, how its evolved, and the impact that its had. Kushida also discussed how value is created in Silicon Valley, and why Silicon Valley-born technologies have been so successfully disruptive.
The seminar was hosted by the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) and was held at the Hitotsubashi Hall in Tokyo.
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/4/18/ai-silicon-valley-style-value-creation-and-japanese-companies-cigs-seminar-41619
On Tuesday, in a talk entitled “AI, Silicon Valley-Style Value Creation, and Japanese Companies” Kenji Kushida discussed the essence of the AI Revolution, how its evolved, and the impact that its had. The current AI Revolution isn’t just a story of what AI itself can do, but rather, it matters...
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/4/15/canon-ideathon-2019
Last Friday, SV-NJ hosted the second annual Canon Ideathon, jointly organized with Canon USA and DNX Ventures. This year, participants were asked to envision and innovate products and solutions to elevate the use of images in people’s lives. 8 teams of undergrad and graduate students from Stanford...
The Silicon Valley-New Japan Summit 2018 final conference report (in English) is now available on our website! This report provides an overview of the conference, highlights from the panels and fireside chats throughout the day, and more.
Visit: http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/svs2018-final-report
The Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit 2018 english conference report is now available! On November 5th and 6th 2018, Stanford SV-NJ and Ishin hosted the third annual Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit at Stanford University. This year, 85 Silicon Valley startups met with 400 people from 150 Japanes
In a new 4 part series published by the Canon Institute for Global Studies, Kenji Kushida discusses industry disruption and value creation in the automobile industry. In the first installation, Kushida looks at Uber. What is Uber, and how has it changed the industry? In the second column, we exa
On Monday, the Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project hosted a symposium on “Japan in the Bay Area: From Competition to Collaboration” jointly with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and in cooperation with the Japan Society of Northern California.
Thank you to all who joined us for these very interesting discussions! For more info and for pictures please visit: http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/japan-in-the-bay-area
On Monday, the Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project hosted a symposium on “Japan in the Bay Area: From Competition to Collaboration” jointly with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and in cooperation with the Japan Society of Northern California. Leading experts and practitioners fro...
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/3/12/new-interview-piece-by-asahi-digital
In a new interview piece published by Asahi Digital, Kenji Kushida talks about the Stanford Silicon Valley-New Japan Project - who we are, what we do, and some of our activities including the Silicon Valley - New Japan Summit, and discusses how to effectively utilize and contribute to Silicon Valley
On Monday, March 18 we will be hosting: "Japan in the Bay Area: From Competition to Collaboration" jointly with the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and in cooperation with the Japan Society of Northern California, here at Encina Hall. This forum will look at the critical transformations underway in Japan's economy and the unique synergies that connect it to the Bay Area. The program will discuss the findings of a new report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute on Japan's economic engagement in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Bay Area and the role the region is playing as California and Japan look to expand trade and investment and accelerate innovation.
This event is open to the public and so we hope to see many of you there!
For more details and to RSVP go to: https://fsi.stanford.edu/events/japan-bay-area-competition-collaboration
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute and the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Japan Program invite you to a forum on the critical transformations underway in Japan’s economy and the unique synergies that connect it to the Bay Area. The program will include a discussion of the ...
http://www.stanford-svnj.org/news-blog/2019/2/27/meti-regtech-committee
On February 13, Kenji Kushida participated in an exploratory committee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on how to consider measures considering RegTech (Regulation Technology). For more on RegTech by Kushida, see NIRA’s 2018 RegTech report here
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