The Japanese startup killing the nasal swab
Sometimes it seems like Japan just can’t figure out medtech startups. In theory, Japan...
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Using cold storage to lower energy prices in Japan
This summer has sent both temperatures and electricity prices soaring. One Japanese startup,...
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Soft robots are solving hard problems in Japan
Slithering robots sounds vaguely horrifying, but it turns out they’re incredibly useful....
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What the world really thinks about Japanese robotics
Japan was once the the undisputed global leader in robotics, but that’s simply not true...
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The future of AI looks very different in Japan
Japan is much further ahead in real AI deployment than most people realize. Today we talk with...
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Why Japanese Femtech is so different
Things don’t always go as planned. In fact, they usually don’t. Four years ago,...
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The real Luddites would have loved AI
Welcome to Disrupting Japan, straight talk from Japan’s most innovative founders and VCs. This is...
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What’s next for Physical AI in Japan?
I have a short in-between edition for you today. Last month at Venture Cafe’s big global...
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Why its hard for startups to use technology for good
New technology is always introduced with the promise of the good it can do for humanity. Most of...
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Corporate venturing as a path to innovation in Japan
You might think that large Japanese companies have trouble innovating. Unfortunately if you...
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