Mitsui Fudosan | “NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2024” held

Cross U General Incorporated Association (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shinichi Nakasuka, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo/hereinafter referred to as “Cross U”) and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Shun Ueda/hereinafter referred to as “Cross U”) Mitsui Fudosan) will be hosting NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2024”), one of the largest space business events in Asia, where domestic and international space players will gather together from November 18, 2024 (Monday) to November 22, 2024 (Friday). , “this event”)” will be held.

This event started in Nihonbashi in 2020, and will be led by Cross U from 2023. Last year, a total of 8,000 space-related players gathered from Japan and abroad, and the number of participants is increasing year by year, expanding the scale to become one of the largest space business events in Asia. Through this event, we aim to promote new co-creation in space business and revitalize the global space industry from Nihonbashi by creating opportunities to learn about the latest space business trends and interact with key players from industry, government, and academia. We aim to

Japan’s space industry is booming with the entry of new players, including large companies and companies from other industries, and the momentum is rapidly accelerating, with the number of domestic startups said to have exceeded 100. Furthermore, the Space Strategy Fund*1, which began soliciting applications in July of this year, is expected to further promote the growth of the private space industry. This year, the “JAXA Space Strategy Fund Division*1” will set up a base in Nihonbashi, and a new space business base will open in January next year, making the space industry even more exciting in both the public and private sectors based in Nihonbashi. I’m showing you.

CrossU and Mitsui Fudosan will continue to contribute to the further expansion of space-related industries.

*1 About the “Space Strategy Fund” (excerpt from Cabinet Office materials)
JAXA will establish a 10-year Space Strategy Fund (maximum scale of 1 trillion yen) to support multi-year development, technology demonstration, and commercialization of cutting-edge technology in the space field by private companies, universities, etc. (Cabinet Office material: https: //www8.cao.go.jp/space/comitee/dai108/siryou3.pdf)

Overview of this event

• NIHONBASHI SPACE WEEK 2024, one of Asia’s largest space business events, will be held for the fourth time in the Nihonbashi area, where industry, government, and academia companies and organizations that lead the space industry are gathering.
• This year, many foreign public institutions, companies, and organizations are participating, including the European Space Agency (ESA). More than 100 domestic and international companies and organizations participated, and more than 150 people spoke on stage.
• Promote space business co-creation by obtaining the latest space business trends and creating opportunities for interaction with key players.

Event content details

During the event, in addition to the exhibition “-EXHIBITION-” where more than 60 space business organizations will exhibit, a variety of business conferences and other events will be held, bringing the forefront of space business to Nihonbashi. Numerous space-related events will be held over the five-day period, and networking events for related parties will also be held at various locations in the Nihonbashi area.

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*Program content and exhibitor information are currently scheduled and may change in the future.

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