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Japan’s unique focus on societal, convenience-driven, and holistic innovations are the exact qualities that the world needs but are still invisible
J-STORIES - In 2023, Germany passed Japan’s GDP as the third-largest economy in the world. In...
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Advanced near-infrared absorbing material turns sunlight into heat
J-STORIES - CWO is an advanced material that contains near-infrared absorbing microparticles. Developed by Sumitomo Metal Mining...
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Dawn of the humanoid: China’s bold stride in robot innovation
J-STORIES - Last August, the World Robot Conference 2023 took place in Beijing, where competitive robot...
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Concrete solutions: Self-healing concrete to solve building problems
J-STORIES - Japan’s big construction woes may be solved by a small, unexpected solution: bacteria. This...
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Virtual solutions for practical challenges: Japanese universities embrace VR to replace animal experiments
J-STORIES - Animal testing has been used in medicine since the time of the Ancient Greeks and...
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Perfect e-fit
J-STORIES - Late last year, visitors to the Maker Faire Tokyo took note of a very harmonious piece...
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Researchers coat robotic finger with self-healing skin
J-STORIES - It’s not quite Blade Runner yet, but scientists at a Japanese university may have...
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Smartphone device enables detection of eye disease
J-STORIES - Although around 44 million people around the world are blind now, but more than half...
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INTERVIEW | Longtime startup watcher predicts more ‘unicorns’ in Japan
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW VIDEO J-STORIES recently talked to Tim Romero, founder of startup podcast Disrupting...
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Japanese company develops innovative portable barricade to counter vehicle threats
J-STORIES - Runaway vehicles, whether deliberate, as in vehicle-ramming incidents, or caused by drivers losing control,...
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