Tag: Japan Tech

J-STORIES - It’s not quite Blade Runner yet, but scientists at a Japanese university may have ...

High-tech solutions to global problem

by Ayaka Sagasaki

J-STORIES- A Japanese startup is looking at ways to help solve problems centering around a resource ...

Tilting turbines tackle typhoons

by Yoshiko Ohira

J-STORIES - There are great hopes for wind as a source of renewable energy, but Japan's ...

AI

Perfect e-fit

by Yoshiko Ohira

J-STORIES - Late last year, visitors to the Maker Faire Tokyo took note of a very harmonious piece ...

Organic power packs

by Ayaka Sagasaki

J-STORIES ー While rechargeable batteries today rely on rare metals and have a relatively short lifespan, ...

Diversity

‘One hundred hours’ of Japanese lessons

by Emi Takahata

J-STORIES - A non-governmental organization has introduced a project to help children of foreign immigrant adapt ...

Diversity

Dementia cafes in Japan: Nurturing hope and dignity amidst an aging society

by Suvendrini Kakuchi

12/22/2023

J-STORIES - Japan, characterized as a “super aging” society with 29% of its population over 65-years-old ...

Energizing Tokyo: Harumi District Redefines Urban Living with Hydrogen Innovation

by Riku Kobayashi

12/15/2023

J - STORIES – Hydrogen is the future of renewable energy, and Tokyo wants to lead ...

AgriTech

The sound of sustainability: Upcycling wood into guitar opens ways for music exploration

by Alisa Okawara

12/08/2023

J-STORIES - A world that is desolate, without a single tree or greenery in sight… that ...

Wind energy reinvented: Challenergy’s typhoon-proof turbines for a changing climate

by Yui Sawada

12/08/2023