246 Episodes

  1. Can This Founder Solve Japan’s Hidden Mental Health Problem? – Hikari Labs

    Published: 5/8/2017
  2. Beneath the Cherry Blossoms with Dave McClure – 500 Startups

    Published: 5/1/2017
  3. These Japanese Bio-Hackers Are Growing Affordable Meat in A Lab – Shojinmeat

    Published: 4/24/2017
  4. How Virtual Reality is Changing Surgery in Japan – Holoeyes

    Published: 4/17/2017
  5. Japan’s Laundry Folding Robot Is Taking Over Your Closet – Seven Dreamers

    Published: 4/10/2017
  6. How A Failing Music Startup in Japan Pivoted to Global Success – Nana

    Published: 4/3/2017
  7. The Missing Link in The Internet of Things Ecosystem – Soracom

    Published: 3/27/2017
  8. How This Startup is Getting Japanese Moms Back to Work – Waris

    Published: 3/20/2017
  9. The Real Reason Japan Can’t Innovate & What to Do About It – Xenoma

    Published: 3/13/2017
  10. Japan’s Return Path to Innovation – Tim Rowe – CIC

    Published: 3/6/2017
  11. Foreign Tourism is Reinventing Hiking in Japan – Yamap

    Published: 2/27/2017
  12. How to Create a Micro-Startup in Japan – Patrick McKenzie

    Published: 2/20/2017
  13. Japan’s Toys to Life is the Future of Gaming – PowerCore

    Published: 2/13/2017
  14. What You Need to Know To Sell Services in Japan

    Published: 2/6/2017
  15. This Low-Tech Japan Travel Startup is Going Global – Bed & Art

    Published: 1/30/2017
  16. In Japan Partnerships are a Two-Edged Sword – Doug Chuchro – Fastly

    Published: 1/23/2017
  17. How Japanese Startups are Breaking into Silicon Valley – Ramen Hero

    Published: 1/16/2017
  18. Why Ride-Sharing is Different in Japan – Ryo Umezawa – Hailo

    Published: 1/9/2017
  19. The Global Niche Startup Strategy – Cerevo – Iwasa Takuma

    Published: 1/2/2017
  20. How U.S. FinTech Stripe Broke into Low-Tech Japan – Daniel Heffernan

    Published: 12/26/2016

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Startups work differently in Japan, and there is a lot happening here right now. Disrupting Japan introduces you to the most innovative founders and VCs, and shows you what it’s like to be an innovator in a society that prizes conformity.