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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43: What’s Holding FinTech Back in Japan – Paul Chapman
Japanese banking is one of the most conservative industries in one of the most conservative countries in the world. That’s what makes it both so difficult...
Show 42: Winning When Everyone Tells You to Quit – Yuki Ito
Over the last 25 years, both Zest and Yuki Ito have been through several different incarnations. Interestingly, these incarnations perfectly mirror...
Show 41: Japanese Startups, This Must Change Now!
This is a rather personal episode. There is no guest this time. It’s just you and me. Overall trends are going pretty well for startups in Japan,...
Show 40: Why Gay Rights Are Good Business – Koki Hayashi
Koki Hayashi of Letibee is walking a difficult path by combining a startup business with social activism, but he just might pull it off. Japan is...
Show 39: The Hard Truth Behind Japan’s Cute Robots – Shunsuke Aoki
Japan has a long cultural fascination with human-like robots. Literature, cinema and anime are filled with them, and perhaps not surprisingly, a large...
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