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Korea’s Opensurvey Cuts Market Survey Time by 92%, Targets Japan and Beyond

This article is presented in collaboration with beSUCCESS, supporting the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) of South Korea’s initiatives to help startups expand into the Japanese market. The featured…

Robotruck Bringing World-Class Tech to Japan’s Freight Emergency

Japan’s logistics industry is now facing an unprecedented structural crisis. This is exemplified by the 2024 Logistics Problem, stemming from the Labor Reform Law implemented in April 2024, which set…

Treat the Untreatable: AiRato’s AI Cuts Radiation Treatment Planning from 6 Hrs to 20 Mins

This article is presented in collaboration with the Startup Support Section, Economic Affairs Bureau, Sendai City Government. The featured startup won the pitch contest at DATERISE! 2025, a global startup…

Storyline Bringing Decaf Innovation to Coffee-Producing Regions

This article is presented in collaboration with the Startup Support Section, Economic Affairs Bureau, Sendai City Government. The featured startup will showcase its products and services at its booth during…

Taiwan’s Metabiz Targets Japan’s CRM Market with Industry-Specific AI

This startup has been selected by StarFab Accelerator based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and is scheduled to exhibit at The 12th Cloud Computing Day Tokyo on October 31, 2025. Japan’s cloud-based…

Japan’s Gear, Taiwan’s Fabs: How Tricuss’ AI Accelerates Semiconductor R&D for Both

This startup has been selected by StarFab Accelerator based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and is scheduled to exhibit at The 12th Cloud Computing Day Tokyo on October 31, 2025. The year…

Japanese Cardiac Surgeon’s Quest to Build Fully Wireless Artificial Heart

This article features one of the companies selected for the 13th cohort of 1stRound, an entrepreneur support program operated by UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC), announced on October 6, 2025.…

IntraPhoton Breaking AR/VR’s Red Micro-LED Barrier

This article features one of the companies selected for the 13th cohort of 1stRound, an entrepreneur support program operated by UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC), announced on October 6, 2025.…

Taiwan’s Yallvend Conquers Japan with 6-Minute Vending Machine Upgrades

Taiwanese IoT startup Yallvend has achieved rapid growth across Japan and Asia with its proprietary technology that upgrades existing vending machines to cashless payment systems in just six minutes. CEO…

Singapore’s ImpacFat Launches Tokyo Hub for World’s First Cultivated Fish Fat

Singapore-based foodtech startup ImpacFat has announced its full-scale expansion into the Japanese market. At a press conference held on October 1, 2025, at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo, the company…

UBiENCE Destroys Two Proteins at Once, Could Beat Traditional Cancer Drugs

OIST Innovation and Lifetime Ventures co-host Startup Elevate on September 29-30, 2025, at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). This article features some of the startups that participated…

Crafton Biotechnology’s Ultra-Pure mRNA Aims to Halve Vaccine Side Effects

OIST Innovation and Lifetime Ventures co-host Startup Elevate on September 29-30, 2025, at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). This article features some of the startups that participated…

Atierra is Engineering Microalgae to Decarbonize Aviation

OIST Innovation and Lifetime Ventures co-host Startup Elevate on September 29-30, 2025, at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). This article features some of the startups that participated…

Greenleaf Bio Rewrites Agricultural Defense using Nature’s Virus Hunters

OIST Innovation and Lifetime Ventures co-host Startup Elevate on September 29-30, 2025, at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST). This article features some of the startups that participated…

How UTokyo IPC is Transforming Japan’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

In Japan’s deep tech ecosystem, one startup support program stands out for its exceptional approach. The 1stRound program, operated by UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC), represents Japan’s largest academia-affiliated startup…

Taiwan’s Mighty Net Gears Up for Japan, Building Asia-Pacific Hardware Hub

Ray Tai, CEO of Mighty Net, a Taiwan-based hardware accelerator, is steadily preparing for a full-scale expansion into the Japanese market. The company’s parent organization is Might Electronic, a mid-sized…

Plug-and-Play Exoskeletons for All: Astrek’s Fight Against Rehabilitation Inequality

Medical exoskeleton robot technology is poised to revolutionize the rehabilitation field for mobility-impaired individuals—a critical social issue affecting millions worldwide. According to World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, 1.1 billion people,…

Gen AI for Science: How Researcher-Founders Built Veritus to Streamline Academic Workflow

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed the academic research landscape. Extended peer review processes, overwhelmed supervisors, and an explosive increase in research publications have created unprecedented challenges for researchers worldwide. Today,…

Breaking the AI Black Box: How 0G Labs is Building Decentralized AI OS

As the convergence of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain technology enters a new phase, the revolutionary concept of a Decentralized AI Operating System is gaining attention. This movement aims to…

Japan’s First Trapped Ion Quantum Computer Startup Takes Flight

Qubitcore, a spinoff from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), completed its pre-seed funding round in January 2025. Founded in July 2024, the startup aims to realize distributed…