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.
The Brief #23 Energy from trash, Inclusiveness from language
https://youtu.be/VydWpz7Aerg A Japanese city is turning food waste and sewage into biomass electricity that powers nearly...
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‘One hundred hours’ of Japanese lessons
J-STORIES - A non-governmental organization has introduced a project to help children of foreign immigrant adapt...
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Citizens help energize food waste
J-STORIES - Residents in a central Japanese city are getting creative with their trash, creating an...
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The Brief #22 Fermented fabric, Online learning for refugees, Vegetable sheets
https://youtu.be/c9jyLYHHefM A Japanese startup has developed a sustainable artificial protein fiber inspired by spider silk that...
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School in the time of war
J-STORIES - Millions of Ukrainian children have been displaced since the Russian invasion. But a Japanese non-government...
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Japan’s first virtual mall with a traditional touch
J-STORIES - The mall has a fine array of Shimane Prefecture delicacies, from delicious "nodoguro" (blackthroat seaperch) to...
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Sharing traditional Japan knowledge with the world
J-STORIES - There are many elements of traditional Japanese culture that might surprise non-Japanese nationals. For example,...
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Fashion brand makes lit clothes for all
J-STORIES - Most apparel companies employ fashion designers, but not many also work with doctors and...
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Changing attitudes to homelessness with the camera
J-STORIES - There are many reasons why people lose their homes, such as unemployment, illness and...
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The Brief #17 Toward “zero waste,” Homeless photographers
https://youtu.be/t1AqdYn9SNg A small Japanese town has become a global model for sustainability by recycling over 80%...
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