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Enter Espoo signs an MoU with Japanese Kiraboshi Bank and Kiraboshi Consulting Co.

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Enter Espoo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd. and Kiraboshi Consulting Co., Ltd from Japan. The purpose of the cooperation is to help Espoo-based companies, especially startups, to enter the Japanese market.

As part of the agreement, Enter Espoo also helps Japanese companies establish a presence in Espoo and set up their strategic base within the ecosystem. The next steps in the collaboration involve, for example, co-creating a side event at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 in April.

The signing ceremony between Jaana Tuomi, CEO of Enter Espoo, and Hikaru Minoda, General Manager of the International Strategy Division at Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd., and Yoshiaki Nakano, CEO of Kiraboshi Consulting Co., Ltd., took place in Espoo, Finland, on 19 November 2025.

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