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Japan is building the next generation of AI and deep technology — and JStories is your inside track. Our AI section covers the full spectrum of Japan's technology innovation: artificial intelligence breakthroughs, fintech disruptors reshaping banking and payments, mobility startups redefining urban transport, quantum computing pioneers, robotics trailblazers, and Web3/blockchain builders.
From Tokyo's AI research labs to Osaka's semiconductor fabs, we spotlight the founders, engineers, and investors driving Japan's deep tech revolution. Our solutions-focused reporting cuts through the hype to show how Japanese and Asian startups are deploying AI to solve real-world problems — in manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and beyond.
Whether you're an investor tracking Japan's AI sector, a corporate innovator benchmarking against Japanese R&D, or a founder looking for inspiration, JStories delivers the insight you need.
The Brief #44 Robot surgeons, Robots for rehab
https://youtu.be/P5MBTqYtzCg Japan's first surgical robot, Hinotori, is increasingly finding service in domestic hospitals and its developers...
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Promoting medical innovation
J-STORIES - Last month a pioneering research center opened in the city of Kawasaki bringing together...
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Japan’s first surgical robot
J-STORIES - Surgical robots are wielding the scalpel more and more often these days. However, they...
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The Brief #42 Automated drive vision, Underwater WiFi
https://youtu.be/rH5GYLTc8G0 A new driver assistance system that mimics the flexible vision of the human eye is...
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Driver assistance system mimics eye
J-STORIES - A new driver assistance system that mimics the flexible vision of the human eye...
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INTERVIEW | Diagnosing a company’s ‘kindness’ with AI
https://youtu.be/esznydhRdD0 J-STORIES - The demands of society on companies have changed so drastically that companies pursuing only...
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Crafting the “man-machine” for manual work
J-STORIES - The machine’s operator sits in a small cabin wearing a VR headset. As he makes...
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Customized mobility
J-STORIES - A badly fitting wheelchair isn’t just difficult to use. Over time, the user’s posture can...
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New earphones a real brainwave
J-STORIES - At a glance, they look like any old headphones used to make that commuter...
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Touring Tokyo in a Tuk-Tuk that doesn’t “tuk-tuk”
J-STORIES - Auto rickshaws are a common sight on the roads of many countries around the world....
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