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.
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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Interview with Japan’s refugee matchmaker
https://youtu.be/7yug6ijhyU8 J-STORIES ー Japan has welcomed hundreds of refugees from the war in Ukraine. Employment, which...
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The Brief #9 Experiencing blindness, AR sport, Mentoring refugees
https://youtu.be/XOYmcI13ZV8 A Tokyo NPO is raising awareness of visual impairment by guiding sighted visitors through complete...
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The diversity potential of augmented reality sport
J-STORIES - Imagine a cross between a physical sport and a video game. Imagine if digital...
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A brief experience of blindness
J-STORIES - The space is not just dark but 100 percent dark. Guides lead participants through...
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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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Supporting Ukrainian refugees with employment
J-STORIES ー Various forms of support, such as donations, medical care, and accommodation, are being offered...
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