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.
Company creates unique food education program incorporating algae in school lunches
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Japanese joint venture launches world’s first wearable tech ‘smart’ underwear
J-STORIES - A Japanese joint venture is bringing wearable tech to women’s health with the world’s...
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INTERVIEW | Longtime startup watcher predicts more ‘unicorns’ in Japan
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Japanese company develops innovative portable barricade to counter vehicle threats
J-STORIES - Runaway vehicles, whether deliberate, as in vehicle-ramming incidents, or caused by drivers losing control,...
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Japanese startup empowers refugees through Zero PC project
J-STORIES - Computer production is not what you might call an environmentally friendly process. It consumes...
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Redefining gender roles to bridge ‘dream gap’ and unleash female ambitions
J-STORIES - Japan’s ITOCHU Corp. has joined forces with an American toymaker to hold an exhibition...
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INTERVIEW | Bogdan Parkhomenko’s vision for Japan’s assistance in Ukraine’s reconstruction
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INTERVIEW | How one innovative startup is selling true bionic legs
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Soup Stock Tokyo’s free baby weaning food service draws mixed reactions and highlights barrier-free dining
J-STORIES - Japan is having a baby crisis. Its population is declining as the number of births...
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INTERVIEW | World famous architect Kengo Kuma calls Japanese culture “a kind of environmental technology”
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