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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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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
J-STORIES 1st anniversary interview series J-STORIES is an international news service that provides information to investors,...
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INTERVIEW | How one innovative startup is selling true bionic legs
This content is provided in partnership with Tokyo-based startup podcast Disrupting Japan. Please enjoy the podcast and...
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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”
J-STORIES 1st anniversary interview series J-STORIES is a solutions-focused international news service that provides information to...
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Recycling disused fishing nets
J-STORIES - An alliance of Japanese companies is looking to land a big catch and help...
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Greening the desert with trash
KYOTO (JStories) - The sight of local Niger women throwing kitchen waste out into the African...
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City-Tech Tokyo aims to promote startups and city sustainability
J-STORIES - Today’s cities are facing monumental problems such as climate change, energy crises, natural disasters,...
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