{"id":173617,"date":"2025-10-15T09:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173617&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:46:16","slug":"openai-japan-ceo-highlights-startup-support","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/openai-japan-ceo-highlights-startup-support\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Japan CEO Highlights Startup Support in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a startup support event hosted by Fukuoka Financial Group on October 10, OpenAI Japan President Tadao Nagasaki announced plans to launch a global startup program to help emerging companies adopt OpenAI\u2019s latest technologies. In his keynote speech, he shared examples of Kyushu-based firms\u2014such as Fukuoka\u2019s home improvement retailer Gooday\u2014using AI tools to improve efficiency and innovation. Nagasaki, formerly president of Amazon Web Services Japan, emphasized the vital role startups play in shaping the future of society.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ffg-mirainokaigi.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FFG Mirai no Kaigi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=122135800820924391&amp;set=pcb.122135800958924391&amp;locale=ja_JP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_startup-openai_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C954&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"OpenAI Japan CEO Highlights Startup Support in Fukuoka\" width=\"1400\" height=\"954\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_startup-openai_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_startup-openai_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_startup-openai_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C698&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_startup-openai_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C523&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a startup support event hosted by Fukuoka Financial Group on October 10, OpenAI Japan President Tadao Nagasaki announced&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173617","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/173617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}