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JStories' Video section brings Japan's most compelling startup and innovation stories to life on screen. From founder interviews and product demonstrations to event coverage and documentary-style features, our video journalism gives you face-to-face access to the people building Japan and Asia's future.
Watch JStories correspondents report from Tokyo's startup hubs, innovation labs, and industry events — capturing the human stories behind the technology and business breakthroughs covered across our platform. For investors, corporates, and innovation professionals who want to see and hear Japan's innovators in their own words, JStories Video is essential viewing.
The power of M&A to accelerate growth – SHIFT’s global strategy and support for startups
Second in a two-part series: click here for the first part Introduction JSTORIES ー In 2022,...
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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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The Brief #50 High-tech medical tourism, Greening with garbage
https://youtu.be/GuiFY31f3bE Medical tourism has a long history in Japan. The health-giving properties of natural spring water...
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The Brief #49 Fish Leather, Rice Plastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjpQmLf0ys A Tokyo startup has taken a Japanese food staple and developed it into a biomass...
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The Brief #48 Upcycling old wood, AI medical testing
https://youtu.be/MZ-glg2QR1g Old wooden homes in Japan are often constructed from high-quality wood that is discarded when...
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The Brief #47 Saving rhinos with stem cells, Smart clothes
https://youtu.be/Tq7TR7aG1mc Poaching and a loss of natural habitat have left the northern white rhino extinct in...
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The Brief #46 Photocatalytic tech, Digitally testing smell
https://youtu.be/8zEipaw2_TE Japanese companies are working to broaden uses of photocatalysis. where exposure to light can break...
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The Brief #45 High-tech farming film, Hydrogen cartridges for cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04iVmnqGzIU A Japanese company has developed a sustainable agro-technology that looks set to take root in...
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The Brief #44 Robot surgeons, Robots for rehab
https://youtu.be/P5MBTqYtzCg Japan's first surgical robot, Hinotori, is increasingly finding service in domestic hospitals and its developers...
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The Brief #43 Poison to medicine, Fuji five lakes
https://youtu.be/vrvtVbYU9Ts The venom in some snake or spider bites can cause severe illness, even death, but...
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