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- Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Venue: THE BAGUS PLACE (Ginza Velvia Bldg. B1F, 2-4-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Attendance: around 50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Opening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Representative Director Hiroyuki Fukano opened the party with a speech, followed by introductions of our board members and certified experts. We then played video messages of congratulations from our partners overseas, and Director Sachiko Inoue led a toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Road Ahead for GSJ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Representative Director Fukano shared GSJ’s plans for the future. We will keep putting our energy into the overseas expansion support we have provided over the past six years. With a stronger membership than ever, we now see ourselves entering a second phase of activity, aimed at regional revitalization driven by overseas demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Representative Director Fukano presenting on regional revitalization driven by overseas demand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Meeting overseas business leaders face to face at trade shows and business meetings, then continuing to consult one another after returning home: GSJ will keep helping these connections grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Representative Director Fukano speaking about the road ahead for GSJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In the on-stage interviews, people who have worked alongside GSJ over the years talked about their involvement with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Around 50 guests gathered at the venue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Mini-Seminars by Certified Experts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Two of our certified experts gave mini-seminars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- LinkedIn<\/strong>: Kaichi Nakajima spoke about LinkedIn, the business social network that has become essential for doing business internationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Using AI to streamline business processes<\/strong>: Yuji Nakayama (CEO, Water X Technologies Co., Ltd.) gave a talk titled “AI in Practice: Real-World Automation Cases,” presenting examples of AI agents automating tasks such as manual data entry and transcription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Kaichi Nakajima speaking about LinkedIn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n![\"Yuji](\"https:\/\/glocal-solutions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gsj-6th-anniversary-party-seminar-ai-2026-1024x768.jpg\")
Yuji Nakayama presenting AI automation cases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n ![\"The](\"https:\/\/glocal-solutions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gsj-6th-anniversary-party-networking-2026-1024x576.jpg\")
Guests continued to network during the social time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Introducing the GSJ Community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Director Inoue introduced GSJ’s new membership program. For details, please see our Community page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We closed the evening with a group photo and a few words from Representative Director Fukano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s Next<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
GSJ will continue to organize seminars and networking events. We share the latest event news through our newsletter and on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Subscribe to our newsletter \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- GSJ on LinkedIn \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Contact us about expanding overseas \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
We look forward to your continued support.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On September 16, 2026, GSJ held a party in Ginza, Tokyo to celebrate its sixth anniversary, with around 50 guests. Here is a look at the evening, including Representative Director Fukano’s plans for GSJ and mini-seminars by our certified experts on LinkedIn and AI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/glocal-solutions.org\/?p=3239","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","en-US","pmpro-has-access"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n
- GSJ on LinkedIn \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Using AI to streamline business processes<\/strong>: Yuji Nakayama (CEO, Water X Technologies Co., Ltd.) gave a talk titled “AI in Practice: Real-World Automation Cases,” presenting examples of AI agents automating tasks such as manual data entry and transcription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- LinkedIn<\/strong>: Kaichi Nakajima spoke about LinkedIn, the business social network that has become essential for doing business internationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n