Disrupting Japan
Disrupting Japan gives you candid, in-depth insights from the startup founders, VCs, and leaders who are reshaping Japan.
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How to sell vegan foods to meat lovers
It's tough to be a vegetarian in a world full of carnivores. It's even tougher to be a startup selling a vegan egg-substitute into a world full of carnivore-dominated...
What everyone gets wrong about branding in Japan
Japan market entry is hard. Consumer tastes are different, business culture is different, and market needs can be radically different from those anywhere...
What role can startups really play in human longevity?
Japan has one of the longest lived and healthiest populations in the world, and let Japanese startups are playing a relatively small role in the recent...
Will Japan ever regain its lead in robotics?
In the popular imagination, Japan is almost synonymous with robots. While Japan once dominated cutting-edge robotics, over the past decade she has fallen...
Why so many Japanese VCs won’t invest in Japan
Japanese startups is hot right now, and more and more foreign money is flowing in. But many Japanese VCs remain stubbornly outward-looking. Today we...
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