Connecting Japan’s defense and security ecosystem with global industry

January 19-20, 2027
Tokyo – Shinjuku NS Building

Navigate a strategic market. Meet the right partners. Generate qualified business opportunities.

The first international business convention connecting Japanese prime contractors and procurement teams with qualified suppliers and technology providers.

Visit as a buyer

A strategic market. New opportunities.

Japan is entering a new phase of investment and international cooperation in its defense and security industrial base.

This evolution is creating new opportunities for global companies, particularly those able to partner with Japanese industry.

Defense Suppliers Summit Japan helps international companies better understand this market and connect with relevant industry and procurement stakeholders.

Key sectors

Aerospace & defense

Radar & sensor systems

Naval systems

Why participate

Meet Japanese primes, integrators, trading companies and procurement-related stakeholders exploring supply-chain partnerships
Position your company in a strategic market
Generate qualified business opportunities
Benefit from a highly efficient B2B meeting format

A business-driven format

No random networking

Identify relevant partners

Request meetings in advance

Build your own schedule

Conduct targeted 30-minute meetings onsite

Every meeting is designed to create business value.

For exhibitors

Be part of the inaugural edition and build relationships early

Early visibility in a strategic market
Connect with key industry and procurement stakeholders
Pre-arranged high-value B2B meetings
Opportunities to develop long-term industrial partnerships

Become an exhibitor

For buyers

Identify qualified suppliers

Explore new technologies and capabilities
Develop industrial partnerships
Support supply-chain resilience

Apply as a contractor

Organized by

The event is organized by advanced business events (abe) and BCI Aerospace.

With over 30 years of experience, abe designs and delivers international B2B conventions connecting companies, contractors and decision-makers worldwide.

Its proven matchmaking format is trusted by thousands of companies and recognized for generating efficient, high-value business interactions.