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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.
Japanese company shares “self-healing” concrete tech
J-STORIES - A Japanese company was the world’s first to successfully mass-produce “self-healing concrete” that can repair...
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Eco-friendly firefighting foam is based on soap
J-STORIES - Shabondama Soap, a Fukuoka-based company that manufactures additive-free soap, has developed a new eco-friendly foam...
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The Brief #10 Rice husk LEDs, Anti-quake coating, Smart laundromat
https://youtu.be/b6jOCoKGCbI Japanese researchers have developed eco-friendly semiconductor crystals from rice husks that could replace toxic metals...
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Researchers make semiconductor nanocrystals from rice husks
J-STORIES - A research group at Hiroshima University has developed an eco-friendly next-generation LED. Instead of...
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Beaming electricity from space to Earth
J-STORIES ー The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration...
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The Brief #8 Crystal technology, Recycling fencing swords, Space solar power
https://youtu.be/EnzLmFEodf8 A Japanese university has developed crystal-filled tea bags that can purify fluoride-contaminated drinking water in...
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Turning broken swords into kitchen knives
J-STORIES - Fencing swords have a bamboo-like flexibility. But when used in fierce competition and practice...
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Purifying water in Africa with crystal tea bags
J-STORIES - Fluoride contamination of groundwater is a worsening problem in Tanzania. To help solve this,...
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The Brief #7 A matching service for refugees, Smart Eye Camera, Man-made shooting stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krSe1zrPsJY A Tokyo NPO is helping Ukrainian refugees in Japan achieve independence by matching them with...
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Man-made shooting stars on demand
J-STORIES - Beautiful shooting stars streak across the night sky. Not only can the power of...
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