In 2021, which marked the 160th anniversary year since 1861, when Japan and Prussia signed a treaty on friendship, shipping and trade; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) agreed to launch the “Japanese-German/German-Japanese Innovation Initiative 160” to promote practical solutions with interactive innovation between Japan and Germany, and also cross-border innovation for current global matters such as an aging society, the COVID-19 crisis, global warming, SDGs and so on. Since then, JETRO and GTAI have been co-organizing business networking events. JETRO and GTAI will introduce successful cases from Japanese and German companies and organizations to promote future innovation.