Bringing City-Tech.Tokyo to China’s innovation community

As Tokyo looks to grow its profile as a magnet for international startups, the City-Tech.Tokyo forum offered a glimpse into the city’s evolving innovation agenda. We produced a localized editorial feature to help Chinese readers understand how Japan is creating incentives for tech entrepreneurs and showcasing emerging technologies with global relevance. Our coverage drew connections between Tokyo’s urban transformation and the strategies of Chinese businesses focused on mobility, sustainability, and hardware-driven growth.

Our Chief Analyst moderated a panel on the future of mobility, discussing with representatives from leading Chinese and Japanese companies on the upcoming innovations such as flying cars, autonomous drones, and other smart transport solutions. We also teased out the experts' perspectives on regulation, commercialization, and cross-border entry.

Editorial strategy and execution

• Highlighted Tokyo’s push to attract global startups and investors through dedicated funding and public-private partnerships, including a government commitment to invest over 1 billion USD in early-stage companies

• Connected Tokyo’s urban innovation goals with comparable efforts underway in China’s Tier 1 cities and emerging tech hubs

• Distributed the article across 36Kr and 36Kr Chuhai platforms to reach Chinese founders, investors, hardware operators, and public-sector leaders exploring the Japan and Northeast Asia opportunity

• Presented City-Tech.Tokyo as a platform for cross-border collaboration that resonates with startups, urban planners, and innovation stakeholders working at the intersection of technology and sustainability

View our articles here:

• 36Kr website

• 36Kr Chuhai website

• 36Kr Chuhai WeChat