Shimizu Shosei, former attending physician at the Proton Therapy Center of the University of Tsukuba Hospital in Japan, now regards Shenzhen as his second hometown. As an expert on proton therapy for pediatric tumors, Shimizu is driving breakthroughs in, and the popularization of, proton therapy technology in China.

With over 25 years at Seiko Epson Corp., Masahiro Uchida has risen from an engineer developing cutting-edge technologies in 1999 to a visionary leader and business innovator.

Since relocating to Shenzhen in 2018, Japanese engineer Masakazu Takasu has taken on the role of supporting Switch Science, a Japan-based distributor of open-source hardware tools and components, in expanding into the local market and fostering cooperation with the city’s startup and maker communities. Takasu, also an advocate of "maker culture," has witnessed Shenzhen’s evolution from a cost-efficient manufacturing hub to a city where products stand out for their creativity and quality.