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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.
The Brief #12 Photos for meals, Energy tips for Japan
https://youtu.be/0UT_Fe0q8ik A Japanese NPO is fighting global hunger by encouraging people to post photos of rice...
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Test home will be powered by artificial photosynthesis
J-STORIES ― Artificial photosynthesis can produce useful chemicals from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. There is...
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The Brief #11 Clean fire-fighting, Self-healing concrete, Photosynthesis power
https://youtu.be/8rdbmqjIlZU A Japanese soap company has developed a natural, additive-free firefighting foam that extinguishes fires with...
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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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