Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThis Japan Startup Is Changing the Way Your Kids Buy Fashion
Season 1 Episode 108
Japanese fashion is unique, and so is the entire Japanese fashion industry. Today I would like to introduce you to a Japanese fashion startup with a …
8 years, 3 months ago
Why Japanese Design Is So Different & What You Should Learn from It
Season 1 Episode 107
There are a lot of passionate opinions about Japanese design. From the beauty and subtlety of the best Japanese anime to the design horrors of most c…
8 years, 4 months ago
How Machine Learning Is Changing The Way We Watch Video
Season 1 Episode 106
Video is taking over the internet, but in many ways, it has not changed significantly in the past 40 years. The way we discover and pay for video con…
8 years, 4 months ago
The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Asia
Season 1 Episode 105
Today I have a special in-between episode for you. At this year's big Tech In Asia Tokyo event I moderated a panel on artificial intelligence with so…
8 years, 4 months ago
This Japanese Startup Beat Out NASA to Create Affordable Bio Jet Fuel
Season 1 Episode 104
There is far more to startups in Japan than SaaS software and IoT hardware companies. Biotech startups are beginning to make a mark here. Today we …
8 years, 5 months ago
The Hard Thing about Hardware Startups in Japan – Logbar
Season 1 Episode 103
There’s a very good reason most Japanese hardware startups fail. Today we sit down with Takuro Yoshida CEO and founder of Logbar, and we dive into t…
8 years, 5 months ago
Live & Unleashed – Japan’s New Wave of Hardware Innovation
Season 1 Episode 102
Disrupting Japan is three years old, so we decided to invite a few hundred movers and shakers from Tokyo's startup community over to have few drinks …
8 years, 5 months ago
How You Can Prepare for Japan’s Coming Wave of Cybercrime
Season 1 Episode 101
Corporate Japan is about to go through a major transition in its approach to computer security. In the past, Japan-only payment systems and the Japan…
8 years, 6 months ago
Why I Turned Down $500k, Shut Down My Startup, And Joined the Enterprise
Season 1 Episode 100
Welcome to our 100th show. If you are new, welcome to Disrupting Japan. If you are a long-time follower, thank you for being part of the community a…
8 years, 6 months ago
What You Don’t Know about Japan’s Sharing Economy – Anytimes
Season 1 Episode 99
Fewer than 1% of Japanese consumers have ever purchased a product or service from a sharing economy platform. It's actually quite puzzling. Social a…
8 years, 7 months ago