246 Episodes

  1. Why people are afraid to trust AI. And how to fix it

    Published: 2/1/2021
  2. What you can learn from Japan’s seven-minute miracle

    Published: 1/4/2021
  3. This startup built the first open-source driverless car

    Published: 12/7/2020
  4. Why startups should be better than charities at solving social problems

    Published: 11/9/2020
  5. The Dream of Flying Cars meets the Truth of Aviation Startups

    Published: 10/12/2020
  6. What’s really changed after six years of Disrupting Japan

    Published: 9/14/2020
  7. How this silkworm startup is taking on the pandemic

    Published: 8/31/2020
  8. Reinventing online maps to focus on community

    Published: 8/17/2020
  9. Selects: Why Japan’s Geisha are disappearing in the social media age

    Published: 8/3/2020
  10. Your Japanese textbooks are lying to you

    Published: 7/6/2020
  11. DJ Selects: Why startups lose control of their sales channels, and how to fix it – Allen Miner – Oracle

    Published: 6/22/2020
  12. What makes people pay for new online events

    Published: 6/8/2020
  13. Why public humiliation is the secret to success

    Published: 5/25/2020
  14. The Japanese Trap of the Glorious Failure

    Published: 4/27/2020
  15. DJ Selects: Why Your Startup Accelerator is Going to Disappear

    Published: 3/30/2020
  16. One important lesson startups will forget after the panic

    Published: 3/16/2020
  17. Why boring startups are actually the most interesting

    Published: 3/2/2020
  18. DJ Selects: How this Musical Shoe is Helping Hospitals

    Published: 2/17/2020
  19. Why Japan’s #KuToo is Not Really About Shoes

    Published: 2/3/2020
  20. Big News for Disrupting Japan! – Japan Startup News

    Published: 1/21/2020

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Startups work differently in Japan, and there is a lot happening here right now. Disrupting Japan introduces you to the most innovative founders and VCs, and shows you what it’s like to be an innovator in a society that prizes conformity.