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.
Journalist-turned-startup entrepreneur returns to journalism to launch J-Stories
JSTORIES - Since J-Stories was launched in April 2022 as Japan's first solution-specific media, it has...
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INTERVIEW ｜ Startups need to think global, but you need to beware of being global
This content is provided in partnership with Tokyo-based startup podcast Disrupting Japan. Please enjoy the podcast...
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Letting a thousand cranes fly: Hiroshima students promote international peace through origami
J-STORIES - Due to its tragic past, Hiroshima has become the center for world peace and...
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Japan’s social innovators meet the world – and get their overseas growth potential assessed – at inaugural Japan Global Innovators’ Forum
J-STORIES ー Tokyo, a bustling hub of innovation, played host to the inaugural Japan Global Innovators’ Forum...
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Japan’s unique focus on societal, convenience-driven, and holistic innovations are the exact qualities that the world needs but are still invisible
J-STORIES - In 2023, Germany passed Japan’s GDP as the third-largest economy in the world. In...
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Planting digital seeds in Africa’s villages
J-STORIES – Africa’s increasing young population, abundant resources, and rapid development turned it into a rising...
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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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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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‘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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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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