Open Source Summit Japan 2026
Overview
Japan's premier open source conference, organized by the Linux Foundation. Tracks span the Linux kernel, cloud native, and open source AI, offering direct access to maintainers and community leaders from around the world. Linus Torvalds delivered a 2025 keynote; the 2026 edition is co-located with ELC Asia and the Automotive Linux Summit.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2017
- Founder
- The Linux Foundation launched Open Source Summit Japan by consolidating and renaming its flagship LinuxCon Japan and related events
It evolved from the LinuxCon era to cover the full breadth of open source technology, from Linux to cloud and containers.
Transition
- 2017 LinuxCon Japan等を統合し、Open Source Summit Japanとして開催開始
- 2025 12月に虎ノ門ヒルズで開催、Linus Torvaldsが対談形式で基調講演
- 2026 12月7〜9日に虎ノ門ヒルズフォーラムで開催、ELC Asia・Automotive Linux Summitを併催
Voices
Rich learning across AI, cloud native, and observability sessions.
Seeing Linus Torvalds in person for the first time was unforgettable.
The moment nearly the entire room raised their hands to "Who uses Git?" captured the sense of unity.
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