{"id":1626,"date":"2025-08-15T13:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:13:18","slug":"%e6%9d%b1%e5%8d%97%e3%82%a2%e3%82%b8%e3%82%a2%e5%85%b1%e5%89%b5%e5%9e%8b%e3%82%b0%e3%83%ad%e3%83%bc%e3%83%90%e3%83%ab%e3%83%93%e3%82%b8%e3%83%8d%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bb%e3%83%9f%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc%e3%82%92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/en\/1626\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30102025\/8\/7\u5b9f\u65bd\u5831\u544a\u3011\u6771\u5357\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u5171\u5275\u578b\u30b0\u30ed\u30fc\u30d0\u30eb\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u30bb\u30df\u30ca\u30fc\u7b2c1\u5f3e\u3092\u5b9f\u65bd\u2014\u2014\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc\u30d7\u30c6\u30c3\u30af\u306e\u6d77\u5916\u5c55\u958b\u3092\u5b9f\u8df5\u652f\u63f4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the Sendai-Tohoku Expansion Program (STEP for GROWTH for short), a global startup hub project promoted by REVANES Corporation on behalf of the City of Sendai, a series of \"Global Business Seminars\" to support overseas expansion of deep-tech startups, the The first one, held in Sendai City on August 7, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEP for GROWTH consists of two parts: the \"Global Business Seminar,\" in which pioneers of global business development share their perspectives on overseas business development and case studies, and the \"Accompanying Support Program,\" in which overseas business development is specifically promoted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outline of the 1st Global Business Seminar\u3011 \u3010Summary of the 1st Global Business Seminar<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025, 15:00-17:00<br \/>\n<\/span>Location:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sendai-l.jp\/center\/lp\/\">L-Park Sendai (4-11-1 Ichibancho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Title: How to make the first step of overseas expansion, N=3 is necessary for overseas expansion<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organized by: Sendai City<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Operated by: LIVERNESS Co.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special Lecture: Mr. Kengo Suzuki, Co-Founder and Executive Fellow, Euglena Co.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderator: Yukihiro Maru, Group CEO, Liverness Corporation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seminar Report<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the first seminar, Euglena shared its trials and errors in overseas expansion, highlighting the possibilities and challenges of deep-tech startups in the growing market of Southeast Asia. What is important is a \"problem-solving\" attitude and the ability to think in the local context. We learned that the key to success is to approach overseas expansion with an awareness of the three axes of primary information, trust, and cross-cultural understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to make the first step in overseas expansion<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2e3b 1. the potential of Southeast Asia and the affinity of deep tech<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Southeast Asia is a growing market, and social issues provide opportunities for deep tech.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u2e3b 2. gathering primary information and building trust <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is important to build trust and realistic market understanding through dialogue with and visits to local institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2e3b 3. cross-cultural understanding and local adaptation strategies <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flexibility is required to take into account cultural backgrounds and design locally appropriate dissemination and business designs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u25b6\ufe0e\u25b6\ufe0e\u25b6\ufe0e A more detailed implementation report will be shared with seminar participants. We hope you will join us for this seminar.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1627\" src=\"http:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-1230x923.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2025\/08\/IMG_0800-2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Participants for the next and subsequent seminars are being sought!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Future seminars will be more practical in nature and will include MOU signing in Southeast Asia, local travel and observation, and pitch presentations. RIVERNESS will do its utmost to support the process of startups facing real local challenges and growing through the fusion of business and research. We look forward to welcoming all deep tech startups who want to join the challenge of \"changing the world with the power of deep tech\" to the next and subsequent sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2nd Global Business Seminar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Date: Thursday, September 4, 16:00-17:00<br \/>\n<\/span>*From 5:00 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/techplanter.lne.st\/2025\/08\/12\/0904_tohoku_tp_ko\/\">Kick-off event for Tohoku Tech Planter<\/a>will also be conducted.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location: Urbannet Sendai Chuo Building<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guest: Mr. Shingo Akao, President, Ball Wave Corporation<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Topic: Learn who to meet and approach at the first step<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To register, please contact<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gbp.lne.st\/en\/1555\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part 2~7 September~November<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2nd\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3rd\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4th\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5th\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 6th\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 7th\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Date and Time<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, September 4<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16:00-17:00<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbannet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sendai Chuo Building<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, September 26, 16:00-17:00<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbannet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sendai Chuo Building<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday, October 7, 16:00-17:00<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbannet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sendai Chuo Building<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, October 29, 16:00-17:00<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbannet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sendai Chuo Building<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, November 8, 10:00-11:00<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forest Sendai<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, November 19, 16:00-17:00<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbannet<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sendai Chuo Building<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Objective.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn who to meet and approach at the first step<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thinking about building a system to create together with partners<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Develop a strategy and plan for Southeast Asia expansion<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What it takes to do business locally<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What changes when a subsidiary is created?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proceed with collaboration with the partner who hit the collaboration hypothesis in the field.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>guest<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President and Representative Director, Ball Wave Corporation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shingo Akao<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ugo corporation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Representative Director, CEO <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ken Matsui<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Representative Director, Liberaware, Inc. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hong-Kei Minh<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Director, Asia Region Hideaki Itami, Platinum Bio Inc.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INOCA Corporation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CEO<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yota Takakura<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yukihiro Ishida, Representative Director and CEO, Second Heart Co.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inquiries regarding this matter <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Contact: Mai Inoue, Saito, Ishizawa) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TEL\uff1a03-5227-4198 E-mail\uff1asendai-global@lne.st<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sendai-Tohoku Expansion Program (STEP for GROWTH), a global startup hub project promoted by RIVANES Corporation on behalf of Sendai 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