{"id":799,"date":"2025-11-18T04:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osaka-startup.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=799"},"modified":"2025-11-19T04:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T04:14:56","slug":"799","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/osaka-startup.com\/en\/news\/799\/","title":{"rendered":"UMEDA INNOVATION WEEK was featured in the startup media \u201cBlackBox.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>UMEDA INNOVATION WEEK was featured in the startup media \u201cBlackBox.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>From September 16 (Tue) to 19 (Fri), 2025, UMEDA INNOVATION WEEK was held over four days in the Umekita area of Osaka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The event brought together numerous startups, companies, a&#8203;nd investors from around the world. 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