Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori Participates in Overseas Startup TSE Listing Workshop 2026

1. Background to the Overseas Startup TSE Listing Workshop 2026

Japan aims to become the largest startup hub in Asia and one of the world’s leading centers for startups. To achieve this, it must promote collaboration between overseas startups and Japanese companies and deepen connections between startup ecosystems in Japan and abroad. The TSE supports promising overseas startups in expanding their businesses into Japan and listing on the exchange. METI’s cooperation with the TSE in promoting this initiative represents an effective step toward further strengthening international collaboration and building a globally competitive startup ecosystem.

Against this backdrop, in April 2026, the TSE published BEYOND BORDERS, a listing handbook for overseas startups aimed at providing comprehensive support for foreign companies from market entry into Japan to listing on the exchange. Based on the publication of this handbook, METI and the TSE jointly held the Overseas Startup TSE Listing Workshop 2026, inviting entrepreneurs and stakeholders from companies that were founded overseas and successfully listed on the TSE to facilitate discussions and information exchange on the decision-making process leading to listing, key practical considerations, and the significance of the Japanese market, drawing on concrete case studies. At the opening of the workshop, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Komori delivered the opening remarks, addressing the policy significance and importance of this initiative.

2. Program

Time	Program
10:00-	Opening Remarks Takuo Komori, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
10:05-	An Austrian Startup’s Path to TSE Listing ─ Innovacell Co-CEOs on Decision-Making and the Background to the Listing Jason Sieger, Co-CEO, Innovacell Inc. Yasushi Hosono, CFO, Innovacell Inc. Moderator: Shunsuke Hyuga, Executive Director, IPO Dept., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
10:30-	How Global Startups Leverage the Japanese ─ AnyMind CEO × METI Kosuke Sogo, CEO, AnyMind Group Inc. Hiroshi Ishikawa, Director, Innovation and Startup Promotion Division, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry
10:55-	Insights from the Authors of the TSE Listing Handbook for Overseas Startups ─ A Comprehensive Overview of TSE Listing for Overseas Startups Kenjiro Watanabe, Director, Promotion Division, Innovation Dept., Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Wataru Higuchi, Partner, Attorney at Law, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Makoto Sakai, Partner, Attorney at Law and Licensed Tax Accountant, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Katsuyuki Tainaka, Partner, Attorney at Law, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Atsushi Takahashi, Senior Manager, Global Corporate Agency Planning Office, Corporate Business Planning Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Moderator: Junichiro Goto, General Manager, New Listings, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
11:20-	Closing Remarks Jingo Kikukawa, Director-General, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Naoya Takahashi, Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

3. Scenes from the workshop

• Closing remarks by Director-General Kikukawa (METI)
• Closing remarks by Executive Officer Takahashi (TSE)
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Related Link

• BEYOND BORDERS: An Introductory Handbook: From Market Entry in Japan to Cross-Border IPOs on Tokyo Stock Exchange (published by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. in April 2026)

Division in Charge

Innovation and Startup Promotion Division, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau