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- August 25, 2025
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Tiny Device, Big Impact: How Wavelet Transforms Underground Exploration
In early June 2025, Wavelet, a startup spun out of the University of Tokyo, reached a new turning point. Tomoyuki Iwamoto, who became CEO in November 2024, is a business…
- August 25, 2025
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How Sage Sentinel Prevents Elderly Falls Before They Happen
In Japan’s rapidly aging society, elderly falls have become a serious social problem. According to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare statistics, deaths from falls are increasing year by year,…
- August 22, 2025
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APG Brings “No-Guesswork” Pathogen Detection to Japan, Targets 200K Patient Market
Infectious diseases remain one of the most challenging issues facing modern medicine. Cases continue to emerge where patients cannot receive appropriate treatment due to unknown pathogens that conventional detection methods…
- August 14, 2025
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Beyond the Bee: How HarvestX’s Pollination Robot Tackles Global Food Crisis
In a repurposed former department store site in Japan’s central city of Hamamatsu, box-shaped robots glide silently between rows of lush strawberry plants illuminated by artificial light. With recent updates…
- August 14, 2025
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Beyond Meditation: Upmind’s Biometric Approach to Global Wellness
Upmind is a mindfulness app that analyzes your autonomic nervous system by simply placing your finger on your smartphone camera for 30 seconds, then recommends personalized habits for improvement. Since…
- August 3, 2025
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How a Remote Japanese University is Building Asia’s Next Deep Tech Hub
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is an international research university that opened in 2012. With students and researchers from over 80 countries and regions conducting cutting-edge scientific…
- July 27, 2025
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Why AI Edge will come from Japan’s Startup-Corporate Ties
The term “startup” began gaining widespread use in the 2000s. Before then, companies that created innovative products and services and distinguished themselves in society were called “ventures.” While there’s no…
- July 3, 2025
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DataLabs envisions Digital Twin Future for Construction Industry
As Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) advances the mandatory adoption of BIM/CIM—a methodology that integrates 3D digital models with project data including materials, costs, and schedules…
- July 3, 2025
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Visban drives Next-gen Wireless with Glass Substrate Tech
As mobile data communications transition from 5G to 6G, improving communication quality in high-frequency bands has become a critical industry-wide challenge. Current data demand is growing at 200% annually, requiring…
- June 23, 2025
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GenomeMiner wants to transform Global Biotech Industry
GenomeMiner, led by American CEO and co-founder Eli Lyons, has been developing automated platforms for genomics analysis. Since launching full-scale operations in 2017, the company has been advancing collaborative research…
- June 10, 2025
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How Watasumi revolutionizes Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Watasumi is an environmental technology startup that designs systems to purify and process materials typically discarded or considered burdensome in industry, transforming them into valuable byproducts. According to CEO David…
- June 10, 2025
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How Kwahuu Ocean pioneers Sustainable Aquaculture through Squid Farming
From contemporary artist to CEO of a squid farming startup—Kwahuu Ocean‘s Ryuta Nakajima has taken an unconventional path. Originally a professor of fine arts at the University of Minnesota specializing…
- June 4, 2025
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Metable opens the Future of Health through Metabolic Analysis Technology
Founded in July 2023, Metable provides services for precision analysis of human metabolites. The company’s strength lies in technology that detects internal bodily changes caused by aging and disease by…
- June 2, 2025
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EF Polymer leverages India’s Drought Lessons for Global AgriTech
The increase in extreme weather due to global warming and worldwide surge in fertilizer prices are causing major disruptions to global agriculture. In Europe, drought emergencies have been declared, with…