Welcome to Disrupting Japan. Straight talk from Japans most innovative founders and VCs. Im Tim Romero, and thanks for joining me. There is so much happening in Japan right now. Startups and innovat

Japanese business loves paper. - From fax machines, to business cards, to massive project binders. Paper processes are slow to die in Japan, especially in industrial facilities. - Today we talk with J

Most outside of the energy industry are (pleasantly) surprised to learn how aggressively startups and CVCs are pushing decarbonization forward. - Decarbonization is a fascinating and incredibly import

Japan is lagging behind in AI, but that might not be the case for long. Today we sit down with Jad Tarifi, current founder of Integral AI and previously, founder of Googles first Generative AI team,

While the rest of the world is copying Silicon Valley, Tokyo is looking at Paris. - Today we sit down with Mark Bivens and Matt Romaine, the co-founders of Shizen Capital to talk about Japan's new sta

Today, we are going to talk about AI, but not in the way you expect. Today, Im going to give creatives a solid three-point plan to beat AI in the marketplace. Im going to explain how musicians, podc

The Japanese government is taking a very hands-on approach to funding startups. Yuka Hata, Senior Managing Director of the Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) explains the kinds of startups and funds t

We live in a global financial system, but fintech innovation is surprisingly local. - Makoto Shibata, the head of FinoLab, has been leading financial innovation Japan for over 20 years, long before th

Disrupting Japan is 10 years old today! - This is a simple thank you rather than a full episode. - Thanks for listening! - - Transcript Welcome to Disrupting Japan, Straight Talk from Japan's most

SaaS startup valuations and growth rates have dropped sharply in most of the world, but not in Japan. - SaaS startups are growing fast in Japan, and that trend is set to accelerate even more over the