Life Sciences
Japan's aging society is the world's most urgent laboratory for life sciences innovation — and the solutions emerging here will matter everywhere. JStories' Life Sciences section covers Japan's dynamic intersection of AgeTech, BioTech, HealthTech, and MedTech: from longevity research and regenerative medicine to AI-powered diagnostics, digital health platforms, and next-generation medical devices.
With the world's oldest population and one of its strongest pharmaceutical industries, Japan is uniquely positioned to lead the global longevity economy. Whether it's a Kyoto University spinout developing a breakthrough cancer therapy, a Tokyo HealthTech startup deploying AI diagnostics, or an AgeTech pioneer reimagining elder care — JStories tells the stories at the frontier of Japan's health innovation.
Coffee, tea, or mobility? Tokyo cafe offers welfare equipment for elderly clients
J-STORIES – In Arakawa City, Tokyo, there’s a coffee shop that offers something different to its...
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Virtual solutions for practical challenges: Japanese universities embrace VR to replace animal experiments
J-STORIES - Animal testing has been used in medicine since the time of the Ancient Greeks and...
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Researchers produce baby mice from the cells of two male parents
J-STORIES - This March, an Osaka University research team lead by Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi became the...
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Perfect e-fit
J-STORIES - Late last year, visitors to the Maker Faire Tokyo took note of a very harmonious piece...
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Researchers coat robotic finger with self-healing skin
J-STORIES - It’s not quite Blade Runner yet, but scientists at a Japanese university may have...
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Smartphone device enables detection of eye disease
J-STORIES - Although around 44 million people around the world are blind now, but more than half...
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Wearable robot helps patients with mobility problems walk again
sJ-STORIES - Imagine a cybernetic world like the Japanese cyberpunk franchise, “Ghost in the Shell”, where...
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Research in Japan unveils evidence of how ‘neo-self’ antibodies can cause complications during pregnancy and childbirth
J-STORIES - Researchers in Japan have managed to unveil how so-called "neo-self" antibodies are connected with...
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‘Wearable muscle’ restores mobility to elderly people and those with disabilities
J-STORIES - Anyone could one day find themselves with mobility issues due to involuntary loss of...
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The world’s first drug that helps patients ‘grow new teeth’
KYOTO (JStories) - The conventional way to help people who have lost teeth due to tooth...
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