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FGN is one of the largest startup hubs in Japan, located in Fukuoka in the west of Japan. The facility was established through a public-private partnership with the goal of supporting early-stage startups and fostering innovation. At FGN, aspiring entrepreneurs from 110+ startups, 26 corporate sponsors from Japan's leading companies, and members of the public can exchange ideas, grow businesses, and find inspiration to create a better world. In FGN, consultation offices for foreign startups such as Startup Cafe and Global Startup Cafe are available. Also, we have an in-house venture capital firm that primarily invests in startups who are FGN tenants with outstanding ideas.

FGN 位於福岡，是日本西部最大的新創育成中心。中心創立始於政府與民間的合作，目標是協助早期新創並且促進創新。FGN 讓 110 間以上的新創、充滿嚮往的創業家們、日本頂尖的26間企業贊助商與民眾能夠相互交流想法、發展創業以及發覺能讓世界更美好的靈感。FGN擁有為海外新創設置的諮詢辦公室如：新創中心及全球創業中心。此外，我們內部的創投主要投資富有絕佳想法且入駐與我們中心的新創公司。

JETRO is a government-related organization promoting mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. As one of the activities, JETRO has launched a team which accelerates open innovation between Japanese corporates and foreign startups. In order to address social problems within Japan, JETRO will bridge Japanese corporates and foreign startups who have cutting-edge technologies and disruptive business strategies by offering opportunities for foreign startups to attend Japanese exhibitions or dispatching Japanese delegations to the countries where there are advanced innovation ecosystems. The team is also working on creating an online platform to share information regarding the Japanese Innovation ecosystem, including open innovation activities of Japanese corporates who are eager to collaborate with foreign startups.

JETRO 是與政府相關的組織，旨在促進日本與世界其他地區之間的貿易和投資。JETRO 成立了一個團隊和專案計劃，以加速日本企業與海外新創之間的開放式創新。為了解決國內的社會問題，JETRO 將提供海外新創參加日本展覽會或將代表團派往具有先進新創生態系的國家，鏈結擁有領先技術和創新策略的國內企業與海外新創。該團隊也正致力於打造一個線上平台，以分享日本創新生態系的消息，包含亟欲和海外新創合作之日本企業的開放式創新資訊。