Disrupting Japan

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

Listen to latest episode

Disrupting Japan Cover Art

Follow Our Podcast

Recent Episodes

One soil startup’s unusual and risky scaling secret

Posted February 5, 202400:29:16

Most sustainability startups struggle to find sustainable business models Towing, however, has found their solution, and their customers are seeing...

What you need to know to sell to schools in Japan

Posted January 8, 2024

Everyone agrees that the Japanese education system needs to be modernized, but EdTech startups still face an uphill battle in Japan. Of course, academia...

AI's new game-changing role in decoding mountains of EKGs

Posted December 12, 2023

The medical industry is one of the most challenging areas for startups to succeed in. "Move fast and break things" just doesn't work in medicine. ...

What it takes to teach Japan Inc how to code

Posted November 13, 202300:49:16

Japan wants to learn how to code. Over the past 15 years software development in Japan has changed from low-level clerical work to a mission-critical...

The innovative age of Shadow IT is coming to an end

Posted October 16, 202300:30:04

Shadow IT has been responsible for more enterprise SaaS deployments and workflow innovation than any growth strategy of the last 15 years. And that...