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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.
Asia’s first ‘horizontal spaceport’ readies for liftoff
J-STORIES - Asia’s first horizontal launch spaceport is close to liftoff. It will be located at Oita Airport on...
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The Brief #20 Edible insects, Mall in the Metaverse
https://youtu.be/rnPXOQIV_cE Japanese high school students are driving a growing trend of cricket-based foods as an eco-friendly...
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Japan gets the bug for insect cuisine
J-STORIES - Earlier this year, some Japanese students made an unusual lunchroom menu request: They wanted to...
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The Brief #19 Robot skin, Sharing traditional wisdom
https://youtu.be/E5OgGA35Hjg A Tokyo University research team has made history by covering a robot finger with real...
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Sharing traditional Japan knowledge with the world
J-STORIES - There are many elements of traditional Japanese culture that might surprise non-Japanese nationals. For example,...
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The Brief #18 Inclusive fashion, Propeller-less wind turbines
https://youtu.be/kf9mtxV-vfA A Tokyo startup is revolutionizing inclusive fashion by offering a customizable clothing system designed with...
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Generating electricity from even the strongest storms
J-STORIES - Wind power is a key part of the world’s shift to a renewable energy...
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The Brief #17 Toward “zero waste,” Homeless photographers
https://youtu.be/t1AqdYn9SNg A small Japanese town has become a global model for sustainability by recycling over 80%...
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A ‘zero waste’ town deep in the Japanese mountains
J-STORIES - The town of Kamikatsu, which is nestled deep in the mountains of the southern...
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Turning bone china into fertilizer
J-STORIES - Bone china is admired for its creamy white color and luminous, translucent sheen. Although...
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