Your German-Japanese Business Network in Hamburg

Japamburg is a Hamburg-based, not-for-profit German-Japanese business community, established in 2020. We connect professionals, startups, and companies from Northern Germany and Japan, focusing on innovation and collaboration. Through interactive events and a strong local network, we foster dialogue, share insights, and create opportunities for meaningful cooperation.

Interactive Events

Through accessible and interactive events, we enable participants to explore key German-Japanese economic topics and develop practical insights.

Connection Platform

We facilitate meaningful and lasting relationships between businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals in Germany and Japan.

Innovation Focus

With a strong emphasis on innovation topics, we integrate insights from the startup scenes into our work, offering members access to cutting-edge ideas and opportunities.

Regional Expertise

As experts in local and international business networks, we highlight and strengthen the vital economic ties between Hamburg and Japan.

Meet the Team

Japamburg is driven by a dedicated volunteer team with diverse professional backgrounds. Our members bring expertise in business development, startups, and cross-cultural collaboration, ensuring that every event and initiative is both practical and inspiring.

Together, we work to strengthen Hamburg’s role as a gateway to Japan. Connect with us on LinkedIn: Johannes Budkiewitz · Kersten Wirth · Mathias Maul · André Nobielski · Mana Hideshima

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Shinsuke Toda

Greeting from Consul General Shinsuke Toda

As the ‘gateway to the world,’ Hamburg has always been an important port of call for Japanese companies wishing to do business in Germany. Building on this strong foundation, initiatives like Japamburg can connect people and industries, and create reliable partnerships between both countries.

I would like to express my thanks to the initiators and organisers of Japamburg. I look forward to inspiring discussions at their events, and to new impulses for shaping our shared future.

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Greeting from DJW Managing Director Anne Pomsel

Japamburg is a vivid example of how powerful oneasingle idea can become when it is pursued and brought to life with passion, commitment, and broad-based support. This way, the network has been growing over the past years, cultivating local and regional connections between northern Germany and Japan in a sustainable way, providing diverse platforms for exchange on numerous levels. As Japanese-German Business Association (DJW), we are proud to know Japamburg as a valued partner within our network and we look forward to the many small and big ideas unfolding in our collaboration

 

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Upcoming events

Friday, Feb 27

Thursday, Apr 16

Japamburg UBS Digital Art Museum event header

Feb 27, 2026 · 10:30 - 12:30

UBS Digital Art Museum - Construction Tour

Japamburg invites you to a very exclusive event. A behind-the-scenes construction tour of the upcoming Digital Art Museum here in Hamburg's Hafencity. Until now, a look behind the scenes and at the museum’s construction site has not been possible and has been reserved for only a very small number of people. Currently, both photography and videography are strictly prohibited on site. This makes it all the more special that we are now being granted exclusive access to the construction site in Hamburg’s HafenCity and can be part of it from the very beginning.

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A group photo of all the attendees of Hansakai 04.

April 16, 2026 - 19:00 - 22:00

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Hansakai - Hamburg Japan Business After Hours is a relaxed evening to make new connections and strengthen existing networks over authentic German cuisine. In a casual setting, we'll exchange ideas on current German-Japanese business topics, build new connections, and connect with like-minded people in an atmosphere reminiscent of a Nomikai event in Japan.

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Artisan Stefan Fink welcomed us to his workshop.
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Koki Nishioka (Mechanocross) is speaking at a Japamburg event.
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Japamburg Dialogue 03 in cooperation with Creative Cities Connect and IBPC Osaka at the Noriba10 event location in Osaka.

By joining Japamburg, you gain access to an active network that bridges Hamburg and Japan. Members benefit from:

  • Regular events with practical insights into German-Japanese business topics.

  • Opportunities to connect with peers, startups, and established companies.

  • A platform to exchange ideas, find collaboration partners, and explore new markets.

Whether you are an entrepreneur, a professional, or a student, Japamburg opens doors to valuable contacts and new perspectives.

As Japamburg is also a working group within DJW (German-Japanese Business Association), Japamburg members enjoy all DJW benefits as well.

 

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