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Japan Mobility Show opens for business-focused technology partnerships
The business-focused Japan Mobility Show opened on October 13 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
It is being held alongside CEATEC, a digital technology trade show, and runs through October 16.
The event brings together 217 companies, including startups and firms working in areas such as artificial intelligence and robotics.
Its goal is to help companies find partners to solve technical challenges they may not be able to tackle alone.
This is the second business-focused edition, following the first in 2024; the show alternates between business and consumer events each year.
At the previous edition, companies made 866 matches, including a partnership that helped Aisin improve a material used in carbon-fiber plastics.
This year, the organizers have added programs to encourage discussion and joint business projects.
The business-focused Japan Mobility Show opened on October 13 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
The event brings companies together to explore partnerships, including between startups and major automakers and parts makers.
A total of 217 companies, mainly startups, are participating by October 16, alongside firms from fields such as artificial intelligence and robotics.
The show is being held alongside the digital technology exhibition CEATEC.
At the previous business-focused show, 866 business matchings were made.
- Who
- 217 companies, mainly startups, as well as automakers, parts makers and firms from other industries.
- What
- The business-focused Japan Mobility Show opened to promote technology partnerships and business collaboration.
- When
- It opened on October 13, 2026, and runs through October 16.
- Where
- Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
- Why
- To help companies find partners, address technology challenges and strengthen competitiveness.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The business-focused Biz Week was held for the first time.
Aisin matched with Hemicellulose and used its material to improve the flow of resin in carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic.
The event produced 866 business matchings.
The business-focused Japan Mobility Show opened at Makuhari Messe.
The show is scheduled to run through this date.
- Participating companies
- 217 by October 16
- Venue
- Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan
- Previous-show matchings
- 866
- Co-located event
- CEATEC
- Show dates
- October 13–16, 2026
What people are saying
We must make up for technologies we lack through collaboration with outside partners and speed up development, or we cannot win the competition with Chinese companies.
Joint development with companies from other industries and startups like Hemicellulose could not have happened without this event.
There are limits to technological innovation if we do it alone. By connecting with many people, I want to build a Japan that can compete with the world.
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