125: How Japan’s Unique Relationship with Robots is About to Make it #1 Again
Japan had been a global leader in robotics for decades, but recently the traditional Japanese...
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Category: AI Startups
123: How Japan’s evocative machines are quietly creating new startup unicorns
This is a rather personal episode. We have no guests this time. It’s just you and me. Today,...
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120: This Startup Just Built Japan’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
Preferred Networks is making changes in Japan. Over the past few years, this AI startup has raised...
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114: This Japanese Startup Is Bringing The Human Genome to The Mass Market
Right now, it looks like the most profitable business models that are emerging from the mapping of...
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112: Why Artificial Intelligence Is The Key to Fixing Japan’s Rigid Education System
Using artificial intelligence to change the way the education system works seems like a fool’s...
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106: How Machine Learning Is Changing The Way We Watch Video
Video is taking over the internet, but in many ways, it has not changed significantly in the past...
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105: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Asia
Today I have a special in-between episode for you. At this year’s big Tech In Asia Tokyo...
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101: How You Can Prepare for Japan’s Coming Wave of Cybercrime
Corporate Japan is about to go through a major transition in its approach to computer security. In...
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85: Can This Founder Solve Japan’s Hidden Mental Health Problem? – Hikari Labs
Seeking help for even minor mental health problems still carries a stigma in Japan. This is...
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81: Japan’s Laundry Folding Robot Is Taking Over Your Closet – Seven Dreamers
It’s often surprising to discover which problems are hard for AI. We hear stories about artificial...
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46: Japan’s Unfair Advantage in Driverless Cars – Yuki Saji
We are about to start seeing more cars but fewer drivers on the road. Self-driving vehicles are already moving out of the labs and onto the roads world-wide, and Yuki Saji thinks Japan has a unique competitive advantage in the space.
Yuki is CEO of SB Drive, Softbank’s…
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44: How a Startup Went Global in Only 4 Seconds – Miku Hirano
Everyone talks about the importance of international markets and how startups need to think globally from day one. Few companies, however, build that goal into their DNA as completely as Miku Hirano’s Cinnamon.
Cinnamon’s core product, Tuya is a micro-video sharing platform…
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