Progress is not only slower in Japan, it is often different. - Looking at the numbers, it's clear that venture capital is even more male-dominated in Japan than it is in the West. Our guest today expl

American startups dominate the current innovation cycle not as a result of startup innovation, but of enterprise innovation. - Today we sit down with Dai Watanabe and dive into the dynamics of industr

Fifteen years ago, University-run venture funds were all but illegal here in Japan, but today a higher percentage of major Japanese universities have VC funds than in the US or Europe. - Today we sit

(sketch by Kaori Rei)Today we are going to sit down with an old friend. - It was over seven years ago when I first had Tim Rowe on the podcast, and we mapped out what we saw as the future of startup i

Today we are going to break down some startup stereotypes. - I sit down with Kunio Hara, co-founder and CEO of Beatrust and break apart the stereotypes of the uncreative Japanese enterprise and the yo

While American AI startups are dominating the headlines, one Japanese company has begun rolling out "AI employees" to famously cautious Japanese enterprise customers. - Today we talk with Shota Nakag

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,