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Traditional Japanese Architecture Reborn: Digital Construction Pioneer - Akiyoshi Koki
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January 26, 2022 • 28m

With traditional Japanese carpentry on the decline, young architect Akiyoshi Koki is rejuvenating age-old construction approaches ...Read more

Working Visits Revitalize Regional Destinations: Matching Service Innovator - Nagaoka Rina
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February 16, 2022 • 28m

Japan is full of both young people keen to visit new locations but lacking the funds to do so, and provincial towns seeking a fres...Read more

Sustainable Fisheries through Advances in Aquaculture: Aquaculture Innovator - Yamamoto Toshimasa
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February 23, 2022 • 28m

In recent years, growth in the global aquaculture market has seen yields overtake traditional fisheries. But conventional aquacult...Read more

Turning Surplus Ingredients into Craft Gin: Sustainable Distillery CEO - Yamamoto Yuya
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March 16, 2022 • 28m

In traditional sake brewing, sake lees is a major byproduct that is typically thrown away in large quantities. Yamamoto Yuya runs ...Read more

Rebuilding Communities through Abandoned Homes: Renovation Pioneer - Watanabe Kyoko
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March 23, 2022 • 28m

In the earthquake and tsunami of 2011, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture lost about 4,000 lives, with damage to 77% of local homes. Si...Read more

AI Bridges Japan's Infrastructure Maintenance Gap: Civil Engineering Innovators - Morikawa Haruna
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March 30, 2022 • 28m

Japan is home to some 730,000 bridges. With most built during the rapid economic growth of the mid–late 20th century, many are pot...Read more

Skills for the Post-Pandemic Job Market: E-Learning Innovator - Mori Kenshiro
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June 15, 2022 • 28m

Mori Kenshiro is the creator of an online learning platform that equips adults with the skills they need to navigate Japan's pande...Read more

Tackling Food Poverty with Rescued Rations: Social Business Founders Seki Yoshimi & Kikuhara Misato
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July 27, 2022 • 28m

Since the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011, Japan's market for emergency rations has skyrocketed. However, once purch...Read more

Revitalizing Overlooked Communities: Glamping Pioneer - Hashimura Kazunori
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September 28, 2022 • 28m

Hashimura Kazunori specializes in rejuvenating unlikely destinations as luxury glamping sites. Since his first venture, a secluded...Read more

Empowering Sick Children through Sports: NPO Founder - Kitano Hanako
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October 19, 2022 • 28m

Across Japan, over 250 thousand children consistently miss out on school and other shared peer-group experiences due to chronic me...Read more

Connecting the World through Japanese Learning Platform Founder Goto Manabu
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November 23, 2022 • 28m

Across Japan, recent decades have seen a surge in the number of seniors living alone, with the issue of isolation further compound...Read more

Sustainable Fishing through AI: Marine Tech Innovator - Mizukami Yosuke
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December 14, 2022 • 28m

Though Japan is famed for its fisheries, in recent years, factors such as overfishing and climate change have seen catches fall to...Read more

Passing the Torch for Local Businesses: Matching Platform Developer - Asai Katsutoshi
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December 21, 2022 • 28m

Against the backdrop of an aging society, many of Japan's long-running small businesses, unattractive to investors and lacking obv...Read more