Can capitalism ever allow us a good night’s sleep?
There is something odd about the way we treat sleep. We understand that it is essential for good...
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What I Learned as Japan’s First Professional Podcaster
There is a better way to make money in podcasting. Having to build an audience from scratch in a...
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The Secret to Making E-Payments Work in Japan
Whenever you hear someone claim that the Japanese will never do something for unspecified...
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How a Rumor Can Destroy Your Business in Japan
Japanese thoughts on risk are changing, but they are changing slowly. Many people still consider...
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What This 330-Year-Old Company is Learning from Startups
The conventional wisdom is that traditional Japanese companies can’t innovate. And...
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Live & Unleashed – How to Run a Startup as a Foreigner in Japan
Disrupting Japan is four years old, so we decided to invite a few hundred movers and shakers from...
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How Dancing Satellites from Japan Will Clean Up Outer Space
There are a lot of aerospace startups in Japan these days. We are seeing innovation in everything...
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The App Store for Medical Devices Is Being Tested Right Now
There are relatively few biotech startups in Japan. Few investors are willing to write the...
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Men and Women Watch TV Differently. Here’s how to make money from that.
Most of us don’t actually zone out in front of the TV. In fact, we give off all kinds of...
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Foreign Startup Founders Have Secret Advantages in Japan
The single most common question I get asked are variations of “How do you start a business...
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