"Japan Empowerment Summit 2023 presented by Metaverse Japan", a large-scale conference event of "Regional Revitalization x Metaverse" co-sponsored by Future Design Shibuya, held a total of 30 programs in two stages: "Theme Session" and "Interactive Session". A total of about 3,600 people participated in the real venue and online.
Japan Empowerment Summit 2023 Official Website:https://mvjsummit.com/mvjs2023/
The theme session held in the 6th floor large hall started with "A new way of Japan opened up by the Metaverse". Mr. Masaaki Taira, a member of the House of Representatives, took the stage online and talked about the possibilities, saying, "Regional revitalization and Web3 are compatible."
Furthermore, as an update of Metaverse Japan, he announced that he would establish a metaverse think tank, "Metaverse Japan Lab", and implement policy proposals for the realization of Japan's metaverse industry. In addition, we announced that we will implement “Metaverse Academia” as a place for human resource development and an incubation program to support venture companies.
At the venue on the 4th floor, interactive sessions were held to introduce efforts by local governments and ministries and agencies across the country.
In the Cabinet Office's "Possible Issues in the Metaverse Space and Their Responses," the Cabinet Office's Intellectual Property Promotion Secretariat promotes the "Public and Private Sector Concerning Responses to New Legal Issues Concerning Content on the Metaverse." We introduced the details of the efforts of the collaboration meeting and what kind of discussions are being held in detail.
Sapporo City introduced its efforts to utilize XR at the Sapporo Snow Festival, as well as VR art exhibitions linked to the Snow Festival in the Metaverse space "Virtual Susukino", which is currently undergoing demonstration experiments. In addition, Shibuya Ward and Kobe City will introduce startup support initiatives in their respective cities, efforts to create multi-site startups in collaboration between the two cities, promotions overseas, etc. The possibilities were also discussed. As an advanced example of Web3 x regional revitalization, we also introduce the case of "Yamakoshi DAO", which originated in Yamakoshi Village, Niigata Prefecture. Created the Metaverse “Metaverse Yamakoshimura” as a place for “digital villagers” who have issued their own NFT, “Nishikigoi NFT”, to gather. The digital villagers talked about how the actual village was realistically reproduced and how they interacted with the real village.
On the 5th floor of the venue, booths by partner companies were set up, and there were exhibits introducing the efforts of each company and demonstrations that allowed visitors to experience the Metaverse space.
Report articles by Japan Empowerment Summit 2023 program will be posted on the Metaverse Japan official website. Please take a look at the lively discussion at the venue.
Click here for the event report (published from time to time)
https://metaverse-japan.org/japan-empowerment-summit-2023/
Click here for the digest movie
https://youtu.be/7R4joFYwP0I
Metaverse Japan Representative Director Comment
Shinko Osada
General Incorporated Association Metaverse Japan Representative Director / General Incorporated Association Future Design Shibuya Director / Secretary General
MVJ, which was established in March 2022 with the mission of “becoming a hub that unleashes the potential of Japan to the world through the Metaverse,” has already participated in more than 140 companies and organizations from industry, government, and academia, and has been studying what we have planned from the beginning. I feel that the number of proactive participants has increased and the activities are becoming active due to the promotion of activities unique to MVJ, such as meetings, working groups, events, and government proposals.
The second cross-industry event “Japan Empowerment Summit 2023” since its establishment was successfully held, and more than 3,000 people attended. The theme this time is "Regional Revitalization x Metaverse," and not only companies, but also government ministries and agencies, local governments from all over Japan, and people involved in schools have come to visit us. Triggered by specific use cases in the field, active discussions and connections were created, leading to the launch of a working group centered on local governments.
Once again, I would like to thank everyone who participated and supported the event.
Kunimi Mabuchi
General Incorporated Association Metaverse Japan Representative Director PwC Japan LLC Partner Executive Officer
This was the second large-scale event for MVJ, following the one in July last year. The Metaverse started as a buzzword in 2022, and 2023 is an important time to transition to social implementation, and the theme of "Regional Creation x Metaverse Updates Japan" is the key driver for promoting social implementation. planned this event.
There were theme sessions such as education, medical care, sports, tourism, and SDGs, lightning pitches from many local governments, and support from six ministries. .
In addition, government proposals for Japan to become a metaverse industrial nation, academia and incubation programs for human resource development, the launch of MVJ Lab, the world's first (*) metaverse think tank, and Professor Emeritus Kanade of Carnegie Mellon University. We also announced our participation in
We will continue to set high goals and work towards the mission and vision of MVJ. If you are interested, please join us as a member, and we appreciate your continued understanding and support.
*In-house research (February 2023) as a “metaverse think tank” in Japan and overseas
Event summary
Name: Japan Empowerment Summit 2023 presented by Metaverse Japan
Organizer: General Incorporated Association Metaverse Japan
Co-sponsored by Future Design Shibuya
Support: Digital Agency / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Ministry of Education / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Shibuya Ward
Gold Partner: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. / Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Partners: Sharp Corporation / Adobe Corporation / Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. / Cluster Co., Ltd. / Psychic VR Lab Co., Ltd. / One To Ten Co., Ltd.
Media Partners: Forbes JAPAN, Lifehacker [Japanese version]
Special cooperation: Tokyu Corporation
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023
Hours: 10:00-21:00
Venue: Shibuya Stream Hall
URL: https://mvjssummit.com/mvjs2023/
[Association Overview]
Name: General Incorporated Association Metaverse Japan
Date of establishment: March 14, 2022
Location: Daikanyama Tsutaya Bookstore SHARE LOUNGE, 17-5 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Group website: https://metaverse-japan.org/
