Nextcloud Community in Japan (Nextcloud Con 2026)

Lightning talk at the Nextcloud Community Conference 2026.
https://nextcloud.com/conference-2026/#agenda

Transcript

1. Nextcloud Community in Japan Shinji Enoki Nextcloud JP Community shinji.enoki@gmail.com September 19-20, 2026 | Berlin, Germany #NextcloudConf26
2. Shinji Enoki (榎真治) • Nextcloud JP Community – Co-organizing with Tetsuro Yano, who's been driving the community for years, I joined in to help Member of LibreOffice Japanese Team / TDF Membership Committee • Part time staff of Wikimedian of Japan User Group • Organize meetup on LILO (Linux User Group) • Etc… • • LibreOffice / Collabora Support Business (Independent)
3. Tokyo Meetups(led by Yano-san) • • Meetups timed around visits from Frank Karlitschek and Jan-Christoph Borchardt Frank (2018, 2024), Jan (2024, 2026) Nextcloud Meetup Tokyo #01 2018/6/19
4. Kansai Meetups (led by me) • A small meetup around Jan's visits (2020, 2024, 2026) Nextcloud Meetup Kansai #01 2020/02/13
5. Nextcloud Meetup Kansai #02 2024/10/02
6. Nextcloud Meetup Kansai #03 2026/01/29
7. Open Source Conference (OSC) Booths • Series of conferences across Japan where OSS communities and users gather • Twice a year in Tokyo since March 2024 • Also exhibited at OSC 2026 Osaka • Booth costs supported by Nextcloud GmbH • Usually next to the LibreOffice Japanese community booth
8. OSC 2024 Tokyo/Spring 2024/03/10 (first time)
9. OSC 2024 Tokyo/Fall 2024/10/26
10. Online meetups • Online meetups timed around Nextcloud Hub releases, sharing what's new with Japanese users
11. UI translate: Japanese • We don't organize this. It's just individual contributors keeping it going.
12. Nextcloud forums: Japanese • We have a Japanese category. But barely used.
13. What's Next • Translation: JP community could provide help – Japanese translation guide, calling for volunteers, place to discuss. Lower priority for me for now though • • Looking to get a Japanese site going If you come to Japan, or want to connect with the Japan community, please contact me