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CAPTURE THE LIGHT OF INNOVATION

Allow Your Innovative Potential to Ignite. 

Reimagining.Empowering.Transforming.

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We are pleased to announce that our office will move from Tokyo, Chuo City, Ginza to a new location in Tokyo, Bunkyo City as of December 2022.

Join our webinar "Slovenia's Contribution to the Research of Rare Diseases" on March 30 from 4:00-5:00 PM JST. We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker will be professor Borut Peterlin, M.D., PhD. This event is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia to Japan. Register here

Innovation Lighthouse Japan hosted a webinar with professor Dragan Primorac, M.D.,PhD on the topic of personalized medicine and healthtech


We became LINK-J Special Member

We are thrilled to announce that we have entered a new partnership with BioCentre, a leading scientific research institution and biotechnology centre in the Adriatic Region


Innovation Lighthouse Japan is co-hosting an event BioJapan meets BioCroatia on October 12th 2021


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SERVICES

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Consulting, Open Innovation and Business-Matching Platform

Innovation Lighthouse Japan business collaboration and innovation platform aims to bring together corporations, startups, scaleups, research institutes and centers, stakeholders and the pioneers of the Japanese corporate world and European innovation movement willing to address global issues. We create an innovation network and community that is expected to bring new values to the world and help to empower Japan’s innovation ecosystem. 

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Innovation Acceleration Programs and Events

We organize a variety of corporate- startup collaboration programs that enable positive social transformation through the power of creativity, entrepreneurship and disruptive technologies.

 

We run personalized programs, workshops, innovation accelerator programs and pitching contests.

We work to ensure that Japanese corporate leaders reach desirable open innovation partners and together make a real change in society. We see our campaigns as collective efforts and tools for connecting and building a well-connected, stronger, and global innovation community.

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Cross-cultural Consultations, Education and Training

Our cross-cultural trainings and coaching sessions help individuals, teams, departments and public and private organizations to gain the right understanding of values and cultural context in which business decisions are made.

Our trainings programs provide necessary foundation and tools to develop  skills to successfully face challenges when collaborating with multinational teams. We offer programs for Japanese and non-Japanese clients as individual consultations, webinars or in-class sessions.

ABOUT


ABOUT US

At Innovation Lighthouse Japan, we are convinced that the key to a successful organization is the ability to go beyond the existing possibilities.

Innovation Lighthouse Japan (ILJ) is a community-based consultancy established in Tokyo to foster and promote collaboration and innovation between Japanese companies and startups, scaleups, research institutes and academia originating from the Baltics, Central Europe, the Adriatic, Ionian region, Southeastern Europe and the Middle East.

We help Japanese corporations to foster growth and catalyze change by revealing untapped creative and innovation potential from Europe and the Middle East.


VISION

Japan as a global innovation lighthouse -  a leading knowledge and innovation society.

 


MISSION

Accelerating business transformation for leading Japanese corporations through innovation. Our mission is to promote collaboration programs and create new value through innovation that will eliminate regional, gender, language gaps and create a sustainable Japanese innovation ecosystem.

We aim to attract cutting-edge technologies from the European continent to create a comprehensive open-source innovation platform accessible to our Japanese clients.

VALUES

Our company culture is about making a social impact and creating a better future for our society.  We strive for building a human-centred society based on long-lasting relationships, integrity, constant progression, and loyalty. Innovation Lighthouse Japan is dedicated to supporting the local community and embracing sustainability.

 

Mission, Vision & Values
Focus


OUR FOCUS

Connected Industries
MOBILITY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS

SMART SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENHANCED MANUFACTURING

HEALTHCARE

SMART CITIES, SHARING ECONOMY AND FINTECH

AI/MACHINE LEARNING
Solution-oriented and Human-centric Society
STARTUPS, SCALEUPS

SMEs

ACADEMIA

RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

CORPORATIONS

NPOs, NGOs

GOVERNMENTS
Regions

JAPAN

THE BALTICS

CENTRAL EUROPE

THE ADRIATIC
& IONIAN REGION

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE


THE MIDDLE EAST

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OUR STORY

Forward-thinking and Human-centred

At Innovation Lighthouse Japan, we are driven to create positive solutions, collaboration and idea-sharing to empower our community and create the next generation of innovation leaders to be at the forefront of the innovation movement in Japan. 

We work on empowering entrepreneurs and Japanese organizations to foster innovation and encourage an open learning-focused mindset through international cooperation.

The Power of the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Innovation Lighthouse Japan supports cross-border activities and brings together Japanese corporate leaders and the most promising enterprises and innovation centres to provide solutions to the biggest challenges faced by society.

Ocean of Creativity and Endless Possibilities

We believe that great ideas and solutions are born across the globe. ILJ is determined to bring the most innovative and impact making ventures to the shores of Japan.

Diminishing borders and cultural barriers

Connecting high potential innovations and the most promising and innovative enterprises from the selected regions with Japanese corporations.

Helping Japanese companies to catalyze transformation and reshape industries on a local and global scale


WHY CHOOSE US

Professional Excellence

A Multidisciplinary Approach with a Deep Understanding of European and Japanese market

Global and Regional Experience and Network

Ensuring Cross-border Open Innovation Collaborations

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THE
TEAM

Ivana Ohbayashi
Founder

 

  • LinkedIn - White Circle
Passionate to pull out all stops to revive Japanese innovation culture.
The Team

PARTNERS

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Partners
CONTACT

CONTACT

Are you a Japanese company looking into ways to make your products or services more competitive and innovative?

We would be glad to hear about your organization’s current challenges and see how we can work together. 

For more information about becoming an ILJ partner, please click here.

Head Office

Innovation Lighthouse Japan LLC

Tokyo, Bunkyo City, Hakusan 2-20-14

〒112-0001, Japan

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