Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026
Overview
A B2B mobility co-creation event hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). Held in the interim year of the main Japan Mobility Show (biennial at Tokyo Big Sight, drawing about one million visitors), co-located with CEATEC at the same venue and dates. Focused on business matching among automakers, startups, universities, and cross-industry companies, with the online matching tool Meet-up Box available before and after the show.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2024
- Founder
- Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)
Started in 2024 as the interim-year B2B edition of the Japan Mobility Show, whose lineage goes back to the Tokyo Motor Show launched in 1954
Transition
- 2023 The Tokyo Motor Show is renamed the Japan Mobility Show
- 2024 Bizweek held for the first time as the interim-year event
- 2025 The main JMS 2025 held at Tokyo Big Sight, with about 1.01 million visitors and 522 exhibitors, a record high
- 2026 Co-located with CEATEC 2026 at Makuhari Messe for the first time
In the News
- Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024 closes with 848 business matches concluded (in Japanese)
- CEATEC and Japan Mobility Show Bizweek to be co-located again in 2026 (in Japanese)
- Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026 opens exhibitor applications, pursuing cross-industry collaboration under "MOVE" (in Japanese)
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