As the gateway to Asia, Fukuoka City in Japan is committed to supporting both foreign entrepreneurs entering the city and local startups aiming to expand globally, under its “Startup City Fukuoka” initiative.

In 2017, Fukuoka signed an MoU with Auckland to strengthen intercity collaboration in startup support. The city also introduced the “Startup Visa” program for the first time in Japan to assist foreign founders with residency and business setup. This session will highlight Fukuoka’s global startup support initiatives and explore new opportunities for collaboration with the City of Auckland.

Shun Ono (Fukuoka Growth Next, Global Business Support/Advisor)

Shun Ono is a strategic and entrepreneurial leader based in Fukuoka, Japan, with over a decade of international experience in business development, startup ecosystem building, and cross-border partnership creation across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

He currently serves as Program Director at Fukuoka City’s Global Business Support and Project Leader at Zero-Ten Park, where he drives global expansion programs, investment pipelines, and ecosystem collaborations. Previously, he held leadership roles in energy technology, biotechnology, construction materials, and aerospace and precision manufacturing. Shun is fluent in English and Japanese, conversational in German, and frequently speaks at global startup and innovation forums.

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