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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 Brief #42 Automated drive vision, Underwater WiFi
https://youtu.be/rH5GYLTc8G0 A new driver assistance system that mimics the flexible vision of the human eye is...
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The Brief #41 Tilting wind turbines, Carbon batteries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXnQmYnSBCY The rechargeable and storage batteries available today rely heavily on materials that could one day...
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The Brief #40 Artificial gravity, Food softening device
https://youtu.be/uiMsynUL5ak Japanese space scientists are developing a gravity-mimicking system that could become central to programs targeting...
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The Brief #20 Edible insects, Mall in the Metaverse
https://youtu.be/rnPXOQIV_cE Japanese high school students are driving a growing trend of cricket-based foods as an eco-friendly...
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The Brief #19 Robot skin, Sharing traditional wisdom
https://youtu.be/E5OgGA35Hjg A Tokyo University research team has made history by covering a robot finger with real...
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The Brief #18 Inclusive fashion, Propeller-less wind turbines
https://youtu.be/kf9mtxV-vfA A Tokyo startup is revolutionizing inclusive fashion by offering a customizable clothing system designed with...
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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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The Brief #15 Slow food picture books, Recycling rare earths, Tree spirits
https://youtu.be/6rgN8gPWaxI A Japanese NPO is preserving the country's ancient regional food traditions through a series of...
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The Brief #14 Liquid hydrogen, Fish farm out of water, Taste-altering chopsticks
https://youtu.be/PCUUlNRp9T0 A Japanese industrial group has completed the world's first sea transport of liquid hydrogen as...
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The blind leading the sighted
https://youtu.be/gFBrYN2-OoE Michinori Kinoshita never expected to find a job which actually required him to be blind....
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