Disrupting Japan

Disrupting Japan gives you candid, in-depth insights from the startup founders, VCs, and leaders who are reshaping Japan.

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Show 28: Live & Unleashed – Our One-Year Anniversary

Posted September 14, 201501:00:04

Disrupting Japan is one year old, and ready to party. To celebrate , we gathered some of the leaders of Tokyo's startup community together in front...

Show 27: Marketing in Japan is Broken. Here’s The Fix. – Sunao Munakata

Posted August 31, 201500:32:59

Marketing automation is new in Japan, and it’s taking a lot of Japanese companies off guard. For decades, sales in Japan have been done by armies...

Show 26: Design in Japan is Different and That’s About to Change – Brandon Hill

Posted August 17, 201500:31:08

Everything we thing we know about design is changing. This transformation is further advanced in America, but the seeds have already been planted in...

Show 25: Why Your Startup Accelerator is Going to Die – Hiro Maeda

Posted August 3, 201500:33:42

Almost all startup accelerators are going bankrupt and going away. Hiro Maeda, the founder of two of Japan's most successful, and most different startup...

Show 24: Can Mario Survive Japan’s New Gaming Disruption? – Rintaro Oyaizu

Posted July 20, 201500:31:51

Every 15 years, like clockwork, the Japanese gaming industry is disrupted by a new technology.  The console giants were crippled by the first generation...