Connecting Global AI Innovation with Hokkaido’s Regional Strengths: Closing 2025 with a French Company Visit
As we close out 2025, our final international guest of the year was a CEO from an French AI company. They offe […]
Building Trust at Speed: STEP’s First Business Visit to Korea
From December 8 to 11, we visited Korea for our first business trip there. While we have long enjoyed Korean f […]
Design as a Bridge for Social Impact: Reflections from IASDR 2025 in Taipei
From December 2–6, we attended the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) conferenc […]
Welcoming a Company with Futuristic Autonomous Driving Technology to Hokkaido
From November 24–28, we had the privilege of hosting a Singapore-based company that is developing advanced aut […]
Advancing Global Partnerships at Productronica 2025 in Germany.
From November 18–21, I had the opportunity to attend Productronica in Munich, one of the world’s leading exhib […]
Reconnecting with a Global Leader in Social Entrepreneurship
Reconnecting with one of our passionate leaders driven by social impact, was truly a pleasure. Since our dinne […]
Exploring Global FinTech Innovation at Singapore FinTech Festival 2025
This week, we had the privilege of attending the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 (SFF2025), one of the world’s […]
Strengthening Ties Between Sapporo and ASEAN Through Experience and Dialogue
Last week, we had the honor of welcoming diplomats from four ASEAN countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, a […]
Building Trust-Based Partnerships in Sapporo with Taiwanese Innovators
Since yesterday, we have been coordinating a series of meetings between a Taiwanese system development company […]
An Evening of Meaningful Dialogue with IVLP Alumni in Sapporo
This evening, our CEO had the privilege of attending an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumni […]