Earth
Japan's response to the climate crisis is generating some of the world's most compelling innovation stories — and JStories is where they're told. Our Earth section covers Japan's green innovation ecosystem across five frontiers: AgriTech and sustainable food systems, disaster resilience technology, advanced materials science, SpaceTech, and clean energy transition.
Japan brings unique strengths to the climate challenge: world-class engineering culture, deep corporate R&D investment, and an island geography that makes climate resilience existential. JStories spotlights the startups, researchers, and established players turning these challenges into exportable solutions — from Hokkaido's regenerative agriculture pioneers to next-generation battery materials and satellite-based disaster monitoring.
Greening the desert with trash
KYOTO (JStories) - The sight of local Niger women throwing kitchen waste out into the African...
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The Brief #49 Fish Leather, Rice Plastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjpQmLf0ys A Tokyo startup has taken a Japanese food staple and developed it into a biomass...
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Rice plastic
J-STORIES - A Japanese company is looking to tap in to the increasing demand for biomass...
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The Brief #48 Upcycling old wood, AI medical testing
https://youtu.be/MZ-glg2QR1g Old wooden homes in Japan are often constructed from high-quality wood that is discarded when...
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Breathing new life into old wood
J-STORIES - In January, a wooden objet d'art from Japan attracted the attention of visitors to...
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City-Tech Tokyo aims to promote startups and city sustainability
J-STORIES - Today’s cities are facing monumental problems such as climate change, energy crises, natural disasters,...
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The Brief #47 Saving rhinos with stem cells, Smart clothes
https://youtu.be/Tq7TR7aG1mc Poaching and a loss of natural habitat have left the northern white rhino extinct in...
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Perfect e-fit
J-STORIES - Late last year, visitors to the Maker Faire Tokyo took note of a very...
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Saving the northern white rhino
J-STORIES - Scientists at a Japanese university have successfully used stem cells to generate the precursors...
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Bright future for photocatalysis
J-STORIES - A Japanese company is working to expand the spectrum of applications of a process...
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