WeWork is planning to expand into the Japanese cities of Ark Hills , Osaka and Yokohama , according to the company's CEO for Japan , Chris Hill . WeWork has just opened its first Japanese co-working space in Tokyo 's Mori Building Co's Ark Hills complex, housing two desks over two storeys. It now hopes to open between 10 and 12 sites in Tokyo 14 months , and a site in Osaka within 14 months , said Chris Hill . WeWork is a joint venture between the New York -based office space provider and SoftBank .
WeWork is planning to expand into the Japanese cities of Fukuoka, Osaka and Yokohama, according to the company's CEO for Japan, Chris Hill. WeWork has just opened its first Japanese co-working space in Tokyo's Mori Building Co's Ark Hills complex, housing 886 desks over two storeys. It now hopes to open between 10 and 12 sites in Tokyo this year, and a site in Osaka within 14 months, said Hill. WeWork Japan is a joint venture between the New York-based office space provider and SoftBank.