The way we get our food is changing. - Many are discussing how to make modern farming more sustainable, but this startup working to end it entirely. - Ikuo Hiraishi is a serial entrepreneur and the Ja

We need to get the health care revolution right. - Artificial Intelligence promises to reduce bottlenecks, improve quality of care, and allow our over-stretched healthcare systems to scale to meet the

World-changing trends can start anywhere in the world today. - Because the social media platforms evolved differently in Northeast Asia, e-commerce developed differently as well. And because of recent

You never hear the names of some of the world's best SaaS startups. - Why waste money building awareness among consumers when you can quickly and steadily grow your B2B business across Japan then acro

Manga is one of Japan's best known exports, but it's surprisingly hard to make money here. - Today we dig into exactly why this is. We sit down with Sho Ishiwatari, founder of Mantra, who explains how

Subscription boxes can be a tough business. Most of these startups shine brightly as they burn through investor capital and flame out well before becoming profitable. But there are exceptions. So to

There is a very good reason B2B SaaS is huge in Japan right now. - Today we sit down with Chiemi Kamakura, co-founder and CEO of Agatha, and she explains why. - Agatha is a Japanese SaaS company that

Coming up with ideas is easy. Spotting the bad one early is a rare skill. - Today we talk with Yo Shibata serial entrepreneur an investor about how you know if you really have a great startup idea. -

Once the disruptors become the incumbents they are ripe for disruption. - Uber, Grab and rest of the ride-sharing startups have clearly disrupted the global taxi industry, but that doesn't mean they g

NFTs are easy to understand if you examine their core utility.  Unfortunately, there are thousands of NFT promoters spending millions of dollars to make sure you never look at that. - This episode is