OKTech - Tackle tech together in Kansai

​Osaka Fasthacks ⚡

​※ 日本語のご案内は、英語の後に続きます。

​How far can you get in 90 minutes?
​Osaka Fasthacks is a one-night hacknight for people who'd rather ship something rough than plan something perfect. You'll form a team, pick an idea, and use AI tools to take it from nothing to a working demo before the night is over, then show it to the room.

​No week-long grind, no overnight session. Show up after work, build, demo, go home.

​This is the first in a new OKTech hackathon series. Kansai has two strong developer communities, one Japanese-speaking, one English-speaking, and they don't cross paths nearly often enough. We're building this series to change that: bringing founders and AI engineers from both sides into the same room to learn from each other, build together, and put the Kansai developer scene on the map. Start as you mean to go on, so come help us set the tone.

​Bilingual by design. Japanese and English are both welcome; at the mic, in your team, and in your demo. You don't need to be fluent in the other one; mixed teams are the point, and AI is a surprisingly good translator when you get stuck.

​Who it's for
​Founders, AI engineers, developers, designers, product people, and students, anyone building with AI or curious about it. Beginners genuinely welcome. Come solo and we'll help you find a team at the kickoff; we'll happily pair you with people you wouldn't otherwise have met.

​What to bring
​A laptop, a charger, and an idea (optional, we'll have prompts on the night). Have your environment and AI tooling set up beforehand; all project code gets written on the night, prior projects will be penalized.

​The theme Bridge Kansai / 関西をつなぐ: Help Japanese and English speakers work, live, or hang out together.

Event Timeline

• ​17:30 Doors open, check-in and team formation
• ​18:00 Kickoff: welcome, rules, sponsors and judging criteria
• ​18:30 Build time starts
• ​20:00 Build time ends, demo signup closes
• ​20:15 Judging, plus audience vote for the Audience Award
• ​20:30 Winners announced, prizes and group photo
• ​20:45 After party until 21:30 (limited to 15 people)

​Attending

A meetup for engineers, vibe coders, and the curious, working at the bleeding edge of agentic engineering. A casual round table discussion every other Saturday morning, somewhere in Osaka.

Claude Code, Codex, and the wider agentic toolchain are reshaping how we build software. Agentic Assembly is a small gathering for engineers who'd like to have real discussions with real people rather than just reading another thread about it.

What we'll discuss
- Recent news from the agentic space
- Technology, workflows and techniques that actually work day-to-day
- Which tools in the agentic stack are worth adopting
- Emerging best practices for shipping with coding agents
- Applying agentic workflows across different domains
- How we're each adapting to the pace of change

Expect a high-level, peer-to-peer discussion. Software development is our main focus, but we want to explore how these patterns play out in other fields too. Come ready to share what you're experimenting with.

Who it's for
Users of AI and agentic coding tools (such as Claude Code, Codex, and similar) in real work, or those who are wanting to learn how they are being used. If you're hands-on or curious about how others are doing it, you'll fit right in.

Details

• Where: TheDECK Co-Working Space, Osaka
• Access: Direct access from Exit 14, Sakaisujihommachi Station (Osaka Metro Sakaisuji / Chuo Line). Exit 7 of Hommachi Station on the Midosuji Line might be quicker if you don't mind a short walk.
• Capacity: Around 15 seats.

Resources

With the rise of agentic engineering, two things separate software engineers apart; knowledge implementation and communication.

So, join us on Oct 17, where we will be having an event that combines both.

First, community member, Kinbiko, will be presenting about backend system design.

And, then Jason will be giving a talk about how to market yourself.

OKTech Year two networking! 😎

The first year of OKTech has passed, lot's of things have happened, let's celebrate! 🥂

Meet us for non-alcoholic drinks and some light networking at a special venue! Besides meeting interesting people working in the Osaka tech industry, we will also share a little bit of history with you about what happened in the past years, how the logo and homepage came together and we will add some technical notes as well.

Is this a paid event? Yes, 1500yen, but two drinks are included with the price! 🍸 Also, there will be some snacks!

While most of the evening will be talking to our friends we plan to have a few intermissions (Agenda: TBD).

Feel free to bring your international and Japanese friends with you, anyone with an interested in tech is welcome. We would be happy if you could join and celebrate with us our the first official OKTech Meetup!