Disrupting Japan - Japanese startups are fundamentally changing Japan's society and economy. Disrupting Japan gives you direct access to the thoughts and plans of Japan’s must successful and creative startup founders. Join us and bypass the media and corporate gatekeepers and hear what’s really going on inside Japan's startup world.

126: Foreign Startup Founders Have Secret Advantages in Japan

by Tim Romero | Aug 7, 2018 | 0

The single most common question I get asked are variations of “How do you start a business...

by Tim Romero | Jul 24, 2018 | 0

Japan had been a global leader in robotics for decades, but recently the traditional Japanese...

by Tim Romero | Jul 10, 2018 | 6

Twenty years ago, we all thought that starting a startup required a special and rare kind of...

by Tim Romero | Jun 26, 2018 | 4

This is a rather personal episode. We have no guests this time. It’s just you and me. Today,...

by Tim Romero | Jun 12, 2018 | 0

If you’ve ever done business in Japan, someone probably walked you through the intricacies...

by Tim Romero | May 29, 2018 | 0

Startups are changing how business is done in Japan, but medicine remains stubbornly resistant to...

by Tim Romero | May 15, 2018 | 0

Preferred Networks is making changes in Japan. Over the past few years, this AI startup has raised...

by Tim Romero | May 1, 2018 | 0

Education is very hard to disrupt. That’s both good and bad. Education is so important to both...

by Tim Romero | Apr 17, 2018 | 0

The insurance industry has proven very resistant to innovation. In fact, it has not really changed...

by Tim Romero | Apr 3, 2018 | 0

Blue Innovation attracted a lot of international attention last year when they announced the...