SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026: 60k Attendees, 10k AI Meets
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- SusHi Tech Tokyo will host 60,000 attendees at Tokyo Big Sight from April 27–29, featuring 750 startup exhibitors, 151 sessions, and city leaders from 55 countries.
- The event’s AI matchmaking app pre‑books 10,000 facilitated business meetings and enables QR‑code business‑card exchanges to remove friction between participants.
- Corporates and city governments such as Moreton Bay and Rome will present unsolved challenges in reverse‑pitch sessions, inviting global startups to propose solutions.
- Partner companies including Sony, Google, Microsoft, and Mizuho will run Open Innovation exhibits and hunt for collaborators across 12 domain‑specific clusters.
- International startups make up 400 of the 750 exhibitors, while 45 growth‑stage Japanese firms backed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government debut in a dedicated pavilion.
- Remote participants can join via on‑site staff avatars or livestreams, though some sessions may not be streamed online.
Why it matters: Startups get a fast‑track pipeline to Japanese investors and corporate partners, while firms like Sony, Google, and Microsoft can instantly source solutions to real‑world challenges. The AI‑driven matchmaking cuts cold‑outreach time, and reverse‑pitch sessions let city governments such as Moreton Bay and Rome tap global talent directly, reshaping traditional networking.
