Medical Meals-on-Wheels - Kosuke Abe
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January 7, 2016 • 28m

A groundbreaking meals-on-wheels service provides the sick with bento meals tailored to their individual medical requirements by t...Read more

Bringing Space within Reach
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January 21, 2016 • 28m

Yuya Nakamura is President and CEO of a company currently drawing attention from around the world through the development of compa...Read more

Medical Computer Graphics Producer - Hirofumi Seo
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February 4, 2016 • 28m

Hirofumi Seo uses cutting-edge computer graphics to visualize the most complex medical data. After securing the University of Toky...Read more

Electric Vehicle Producer - Toru Tokushige
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February 25, 2016 • 28m

In 2010, Toru Tokushige founded Terra Motors with the goal of being largest producer of two and three-wheeled electric vehicles in...Read more

Electricity from Vibration
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March 10, 2016 • 28m

Kohei Hayamizu is the founder of Soundpower, a company trying to solve the energy problems facing the global community through ent...Read more

Farewell to "Mottainai" Spaces
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March 24, 2016 • 28m

With mottainai, the Japanese word for "waste", gaining currency around the world, one Japanese entrepreneur is using the term as t...Read more

Companies Helping Countries
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April 7, 2016 • 28m

Japan's corporate culture has a reputation for discouraging independent thinking. Daichi Konuma created International Corporate Vo...Read more

Robots for a Fun, User-friendly Future
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April 21, 2016 • 28m

When the Olympic games come to Tokyo in 2020, robot taxis may already be a common sight. Led by Hisashi Taniguchi, robotics ventur...Read more

Bringing Japanese Tea to the World
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May 5, 2016 • 28m

As Japanese tea grows in popularity around the world, more and more people from overseas are being drawn to a plantation on the ou...Read more

Nursing Care Innovator: Yoshimi Ui
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May 19, 2016 • 28m

With Japan's population aging, around 2 million adults now use diapers, and incontinence management is a major burden for many eld...Read more

Earning the Affection of Local People
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June 2, 2016 • 28m

To many in Japan, industrial waste disposal carries an image tarnished by practices such as illegal dumping. Since inheriting her ...Read more

Towards the Rebirth of "Made in Japan"
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June 16, 2016 • 28m

In recent years, economic pressures have seen numerous Japanese watch brands send the production of their devices overseas, forcin...Read more

Avatar Robot Bringing People Together
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July 7, 2016 • 28m

Orihime is a desktop avatar robot that can be controlled remotely from anywhere in the world. Its creator, Kentaro Yoshifuji was i...Read more

Innovative Childcare Brightens the Lives of Working Families
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September 8, 2016 • 28m

With many children across Japan unable to find a place in nursery daycare, Hiroki Komazaki, CEO of NPO Florence, is leading effort...Read more

Bringing Sparkle to Asia and the World
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September 22, 2016 • 28m

In Bangkok, Thailand, a Japanese-style dry cleaning and laundry service is currently attracting widespread attention. Driving this...Read more

Simple Technology Brings Innovation in Developing Countries
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October 6, 2016 • 28m

Toshihiro Nakamura founded a social business providing simple, durable, affordable technology to developing countries. The goal is...Read more

Medical Innovation, Supporting an Aging Society
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October 20, 2016 • 28m

At-home medical care. But unlike traditional on-call emergency care, this service sees doctors and nurses visit patients regularly...Read more

The Cybathlon and Expanding Our Physical Abilities with Cybernetics
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November 17, 2016 • 28m

In Switzerland this fall, athletes and the technologies behind their prosthetic limbs were put to the test at the world's first Cy...Read more

Helping Foreign Students Settle In
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December 1, 2016 • 28m

To rent an apartment in Japan, tenants have long needed to name a guarantor - usually Japanese, with a steady income. But this rul...Read more

Boosting Agriculture while Promoting a Healthy Workforce
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December 15, 2016 • 28m

As diets in Japan become increasingly Westernized, obesity and lifestyle diseases are on the rise. Average daily intake of fruit a...Read more