SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 Participation Results Report

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Digital Services is implementing a wide range of measures to realize “Smart Tokyo,” which aims to improve the quality of life (QOL) of Tokyo residents through the power of digital technology. In order to disseminate these efforts both domestically and internationally, we exhibited at “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025,” one of Asia’s largest startup conferences, held at Tokyo Big Sight, and held a networking event to deepen exchanges between people involved in smart cities both in Japan and overseas.

Event Outline

Date and time	Business Day: Thursday, May 8th to Friday, May 9th, 2020 9:00-18:30 Public Day: Saturday, May 10, 2020 10:00-18:00
Venue	Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall 4, 5, and 6 (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo)
Event site	About SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025:https://sushitech-startup.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/

Exhibition at “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025”

The Digital Services Bureau set up a booth in the All Japan Ecosystem Area, promoting the “Smart Tokyo” initiative by introducing areas and services within Tokyo that are promoting smart cities through pamphlets and videos. The booth also focused on areas that Tokyo residents can easily relate to, and provided interactive experiences and other multifaceted approaches, such as exhibiting cutting-edge services implemented by nimble startups, allowing visitors to experience the appeal of digital services.

Exhibition booth

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8th: Streamo Inc.	9th: Zigowatts Co., Ltd.	10th: monoAI technology Inc.

Stage Announcement

On Saturday, May 10th, the public day, the event was themed around “Leveraging the latest information technology to create a digital, convenient, and comfortable city called ‘Smart Tokyo.'” Startups providing implementation support through “Be Smart Tokyo” gave presentations on their initiatives, including promoting open innovation in collaboration with local governments and other organizations, and providing innovative services through startup support.

Stage Program

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Speakers	Thema
Tokyo	“Smart Tokyo” overview and “Be Smart Tokyo” project overview
xMap Inc.	AI in The Map
Simplee Co., Ltd.	More freedom in raising children: The future of cities, tourism, and childcare
SUSHI TOP MARKETING Co., Ltd. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.	Be Smart Tokyo x DNP: Using SUSHI TOP MARKETING to promote the appeal of local governments and companies
Cross Medicine Co., Ltd.	Prevent postpartum depression! AI digital health “awababy”

Stage view

“SMART CITY TOKYO Global Networking Night 2025”

As a partner event of “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025,” we held “SMART CITY TOKYO Global Networking Night 2025,” a networking event for smart city players from Japan and abroad, in addition to promoting Tokyo’s smart city initiatives to the world.

Networking session

The event introduced the “Smart Tokyo” initiative being promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and featured lectures by experts on the future and possibilities of Tokyo’s smart cities. In addition, the event featured case studies in the exhibition corner from companies and area businesses promoting smart cities in various areas of Tokyo, as well as services from startup companies that are providing implementation support through “Be Smart Tokyo.”
Guests from 15 countries and regions around the world participated, and over 200 people shared their knowledge about the current state of smart cities in Tokyo and around the world for approximately two hours, actively exchanging opinions about the future, and other topics.

List of speakers (in order of appearance)

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Speakers	Thema
Takuma Kosei (Deputy Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Digital Services Bureau)	Becoming a partner in creating the future of smart cities
Naoki Kobayashi (Director of the Digital Services Promotion Department, Digital Services Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Government)	Tokyo, the ever-evolving smart city
Takehiko Nagumo (Representative Director, Smart City Institute)	Growth Potential of Tokyo’s Startup and Innovation Ecosystem
Noboru Koshizuka (Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)	Tokyo’s 24 Wards: A completely virtual municipality in cyberspace using AI
Yuji Yoshimura (Project Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)	Possibilities for global collaboration and cooperation through the establishment of the International Smart City Society
Atsushi Deguchi (Executive Vice President, University of Tokyo; Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences)	Towards a next-generation smart city that aims to realize Society 5.0

List of exhibits

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No.	Area/Business	Exhibiting companies and organizations	Details of the initiative
1	Nishi-Shinjuku area	Taisei Corporation	In addition to high-definition digital twins, AI will be used to recreate the past, present, and future of cities, revolutionizing urban development (currently being confirmed)
2	Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho area	Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho Urban Development Council (General Incorporated Association)	Expanding information on City OS and providing mobility and event information through the area map app Oh MY Map! to improve mobility
3	Takeshiba aria	Tokyu Real Estate Co., Ltd.	Immediately provide area information through the area’s official LINE account and digital signage, improving convenience for visitors
4	Toyosu area	Toyosu Smart City Promotion Council (General Incorporated Association), Shimizu Corporation	Promoting urban development using cutting-edge technologies such as area LINE, information dissemination through signage, XR, and mobility
5	Shibuya area	Shibuya ward	Promoting spatial utilization by unifying urban spatial information held by the public and private sectors and publishing it on a website
6	Toshima area	Toshima ward	Analyzing data on local characteristics and satisfaction levels to create distinctive community spaces that meet local needs
7	Haneda Innovation City	Ota ward	Using Haneda Innovation City as a testbed, we will support the creation of a sustainable city, Ota Ward, through demonstration experiments of various cutting-edge technologies.
8	Be Smart Tokyo	Pirika Co., Ltd.	We provide “Takanome,” which surveyed street trash equivalent to 40 times the circumference of the Earth, and “Pirika,” a trash collection social networking site that collected 400 million pieces of trash.
9	Be Smart Tokyo	Red Cliff Co., Ltd.	We provide a drone show service that uses hundreds to thousands of drones equipped with LED lights to project animations into the night sky.
10	Be Smart Tokyo	GeoCreates Inc.	Providing “Virtual Evacuation Drills” that allow multiple people to participate in evacuation drills remotely (co-developed with Nikken Sekkei Ltd.)
11	Be Smart Tokyo	Silva Compass Co., Ltd.	An interactive entertainment service that combines AI dialogue technology with visual effects to create a simulated conversational experience
12	Be Smart Tokyo	Liberaware Inc.	We provide a service to inspect and survey the ceilings of buildings using small, non-GPS drones specialized for the industrial sector.
13 14	Be Smart Tokyo	SUSHI TOP MARKETING Co., Ltd. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.	Providing marketing communications using NFTs
15	Be Smart Tokyo	Cross Medicine Co., Ltd.	To combat the declining birthrate and prevent postpartum depression, we are providing the app “awababy,” which uses voice analysis AI to tell you why your baby is crying and how to deal with it.
16	Be Smart Tokyo	GATARI Co., Ltd.	Providing the mixed reality platform “Auris” that utilizes digital twin and ARcloud technology, and providing audio content that can be enjoyed by the visually impaired
17	Tokyo	Digital Services Bureau	“Smart Tokyo” Project Introduction

Exhibition booths and lectures

Introducing SMART Tokyo

[PR video]

Japanese: Link
English: Link

[Brochure]

Japanese: Link
English: Link

OTHER EXHIBITING INITIATIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Participation related projects

For details of the related businesses exhibited at the Tokyo Pavilion, please check the respective websites at the links below.