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.
Japan’s first meat alternative specialist
J-STORIES - A Tokyo startup has become Japan's first dedicated producer of meat alternatives, which are...
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The Brief #26 Anti-terror barricade, 201 dreams, “Pokemon” biodegradable paper clothes
https://youtu.be/AnHWo-pvYS8?t=0 A Japanese company has developed a lightweight portable vehicle barrier that can be deployed in...
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Pokemon Diglett inspires biodegradable T-shirts
J-STORIES - Pokemon character Diglett is a peace-loving mole who likes to cultivate and enrich the soil in...
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New spin on old wool
J-STORIES - The central Japan region of Bishu In Gifu Prefecture has a wool-producing heritage to rival...
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‘Edible’ homes not just a load of rubbish
J-STORIES - It sounds like the story of "Hansel and Gretel," but this is no fairy...
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Paste-on resin provides earthquake resistance
J-STORIES - Masaomi Suzuki, a second-generation construction company president, witnessed firsthand the damage caused by the...
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The Brief #23 Energy from trash, Inclusiveness from language
https://youtu.be/VydWpz7Aerg A Japanese city is turning food waste and sewage into biomass electricity that powers nearly...
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Citizens help energize food waste
J-STORIES - Residents in a central Japanese city are getting creative with their trash, creating an...
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The Brief #22 Fermented fabric, Online learning for refugees, Vegetable sheets
https://youtu.be/c9jyLYHHefM A Japanese startup has developed a sustainable artificial protein fiber inspired by spider silk that...
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Vegetable sheets keep food from going to waste
J-STORIES - There are pasta sheets for making lasagna and seaweed sheets for making sushi rolls,...
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