Union of Kansai Governments: Kansai Deep Tech Ecosystem Gains Global Visibility

Union of Kansai Governments: Kansai Deep Tech Ecosystem Gains Global Visibility

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 30, 2026-

As Kansai’s deep tech push gains speed, can GSE 2026 take it global?

Tokyo may be central to Japan’s startup scene, but another region, evolving along its own path, has gradually grown over the past few years into a comparable force: Kansai. Across the region, deep tech ventures built on advanced technologies from universities and research institutes are gaining traction, with a presence that is becoming hard to ignore. Centered on Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, Kansai is Japan’s second largest metropolitan area and one…