Can we have AI without the AI slop? Theoretically, I suppose we can, but the more pressing question is will we? Today we talk with Takuya Goto, founder of AssetHub, and discuss how AI is now being used by major Japanese animation and game studios. Takuya makes the...
The future of Japanese industry depends on startups. At some point in the early 2000s the seemingly unstoppable engine of Japanese corporate innovation mysteriously began to spin down. Product quality was still high, of course, but corporate R&D seemed...
Sometimes it seems like Japan just can't figure out medtech startups. In theory, Japan should be one of the most active startup markets for medical technology. In practice, however, there are relatively few success cases. Today we are going to meet one of those...
This summer has sent both temperatures and electricity prices soaring. One Japanese startup, however, has found a way to use industrial cold storage to reduce our energy bills. Today we sit down with Takehito Nishiyama, the CEO Greenphard Energy, and we talk about...
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