Society
Japan is navigating some of the world's most complex social challenges — and emerging innovators are responding with solutions that matter beyond borders. JStories' Society section covers the startups, policymakers, and changemakers driving Japan's social transformation: Diversity & inclusion, EdTech, FemTech, Media innovation, and Social Impact.
From EdTech platforms reimagining how Japan's next generation learns, to FemTech founders tackling taboos in women's health, to social entrepreneurs building more inclusive communities — JStories covers Japan's social innovation ecosystem with rigour and solutions focus. Japan's social challenges — demographic decline, gender gaps, educational rigidity — are also innovation opportunities.
What happens when women’s ideas are finally taken seriously?
JStories — In areas such as daily living, childcare, education, and healthcare — what one might...
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Iceland’s bold break from tradition: The Women’s Day Off that rewrote history
JSTORIES– For 16 consecutive years through 2025, Iceland has ranked No. 1 in the World Economic Forum’s...
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App-based interpreting service supports global business and community
Tokyo Updates offers in-depth insights into the latest innovations, developments, and initiatives shaping Tokyo as a leading...
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Can a small robot save Japan’s terraced paddies?
JStories ー In southern Japan, researchers from the Prefectural University of Kumamoto and the National Institute...
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A new era of marketing, pioneered by generative AI
Tokyo Updates offers in-depth insights into the latest innovations, developments, and initiatives shaping Tokyo as a leading...
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From swordfish to blue jeans: How a Japanese craftsman turns waste into wear
JStories — In Kesennuma, a small coastal city in northeastern Japan, the sea has long sustained...
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Pioneering the future of Tokyo’s startup ecosystem through finance and technology
Tokyo Updates offers in-depth insights into the latest innovations, developments, and initiatives shaping Tokyo as a leading...
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Small robot takes on deadly threat of landmines
JStories ー Landmines, often called “the devil’s weapon” for their indiscriminate killing of soldiers and civilians alike,...
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Innovative infant-care product presented at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025
Tokyo Updates offers in-depth insights into the latest innovations, developments, and initiatives shaping Tokyo as a leading...
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Boston, not Silicon Valley, is Kansai’s model at Global Startup Expo 2025
JStories ー The Greater Kansai region has long been seen as a poor cousin to Tokyo...
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