Google is bringing back Search Central Live Tokyo on November 7, 2025, at Google Japan's Shibuya office. Registration is open now, and lightning talk proposals are being accepted. The notice was published September 12, 2025.
Search Central Live Tokyo 2025
The event will run in person and is aimed at Japanese-speaking participants. The announcement credits Anna Ogawa, Cherry Prommawin, and Gary Illyes.
During registration, Google will collect preferred topics to help shape the agenda. The program includes lightning talks selected from community submissions. The application page is available in Japanese.
Key details
- Date - November 7, 2025
- Location - Google Japan, Shibuya, Tokyo
- Registration closes - October 20, 2025
- Attendance confirmations - sent as early as possible and by October 29, 2025
- Lightning talk proposals - accepted September 12 through October 5, 2025
- Lightning talks - concise presentations on SEO tips, case studies, tools, or search perspectives
- Preferred topics - including advanced technical SEO, content strategies, algorithm updates, and AI, will be collected during sign-up
- Capacity - limited
- Submissions and registration - handled through the official event page Google Search Central announcement (Japanese)
- Networking - event concludes with a happy hour
Background
Google hosted Search Central Live in Tokyo and Jakarta in 2023. The 2023 recap highlights lightning talks as a popular feature, which returns for 2025.
Sources
- Google Search Central Blog announcement (Japanese) - published September 12, 2025
- Search Central Live Tokyo and Jakarta 2023 recap
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