Commentary / Japan | The Great Reset Aug 2, 2020
It's time to reset Japan's digital infrastructure
by Jonathan Soble
Despite its image as a world leader, the nation is falling behind as it continues to make use of outdated technology.
Editorials Jan 2, 2020
Visualizing the kind of world we want to live in 10 years from now can spur creativity and innovation.
Commentary / Japan May 28, 2019
What it takes to foster innovation in Japan
by Haruaki Deguchi
The key concepts behind innovation are diversity and excellent higher education.
Business Oct 5, 2018
Collaboration and cooperation among key points for innovation, business leaders tell Tokyo summit
by Kazuaki Nagata
Cross-industry collaboration, cooperation between startups and large corporations, and closely watching business trends are key to triggering innovation, business leaders and industry experts said Friday at a Tokyo event. Innovation often occurs in the tech industry and at up-and-coming startups, but it can also take ...
Commentary / Japan Sep 23, 2018
Stop talking about innovation and act
by Yoko Ishikura
Japanese waste too much time talking about innovation instead of risking failure and blazing new trails.
Commentary / Japan Mar 23, 2018
How to unleash Japan's animal spirits
by Richard Solomon
The postwar system that built Japan's formidable middle class is faltering. A two-tiered employment system is needed.
Commentary / World Nov 4, 2015
by Shinji Fukukawa
The 21st century will see many fabulous innovations that we can barely imagine today.
Commentary / Japan Jun 19, 2015
Grasping the key to innovation
by Takamitsu Sawa
Japan should make "new combination" innovation the nucleus of its growth strategy.
TV | CHANNEL SURF Mar 19, 2015
The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing; Wandering Tamori; CM of the week: GLS Japan
Although Japan's talent for industrial innovation has lost some of its luster in recent years, Japanese products remain the envy of the world, and a new series, "Monozukuri Nihon no Kiseki" ("The Miracle of Japanese Manufacturing"), takes in a wide range of design to ...
National / Science & Health Oct 23, 2014
Nobel laureate Amano asks Abe to boost support for young researchers
Hiroshi Amano, one of the three Japan-born scientists to win this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, has asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to boost support for fledgling researchers in the country. "Young researchers are key because they are the ones who innovate," Amano, a professor ...
Business Mar 4, 2014
Firms seek to tap into Israeli startups
by Ayako Mie
More Japanese companies are looking at the Israeli startup market in search of innovative technologies and investments to beef up their businesses, although they lag far behind the buyout sprees of global tech giants such as Google Inc. and Apple Inc. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and ...