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fcuro, Inc.
fcuro Inc. develops software that harnesses AI’s powers to save lives and alleviate doctors’workload in the emergency medical scene, where every second matters. We spoke with Naoki Okada, fcuro’s CEO who also works as an emergency physician and a trauma surgeon. Please tell us about fcuro’s services. We develop AI software to support ER doctors. Our top priority is the development of ERATS, a system where AI assists physicians in their CT diagnostic imaging. For example, severe trauma patients, their…
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Velodash Japan, Inc
Velodash Japan Inc. offers business support in Japan and Taiwan in domains such as cross-border e-comm, PR for Japan-bound tourism, new market entries, and cross-regional interaction. Daiki Sekiguchi, the CEO of Velodash Japan, hopes these efforts will generate sustainable growth in both countries and regions. Please tell us about Velodash Japan’s services. We provide cross-border e-comm support, mainly for businesses entering the Taiwanese market. We also manage PR targeted to tourists visiting Japan and assist startups hoping to enter the…
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Jikantechno Inc.
The high-performance carbon that Jikantechno Inc. manufactures from agricultural residues can be found in many products we use every day, such as lithium-ion batteries, cosmetics, and car tires. Reaching commercial viability was a journey of trials and tribulations, says Takahiro Kinoshita, CEO of Jikantechno. Please tell us about Jikantechno’s business. Japan generates about two million tons of rice husks every year, and the waste disposal fees take a toll on rice growers who shoulder the costs. Jikantechno is the first…
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Hutzper, Inc.
Hutzper Inc. provides AI-based services created specifically for production facilities.The company name comes from the Hebrew term chutzpah, roughly meaning “bold, unafraid to challenge the status quo, and gets things done.” Hiro Onishi learned the word in Israel as a youth and continues to cherish the concept. We talked with the CEO about Hutzper Inc. Please tell us about Hutzper’s services. Our service automates manufacturing checks or inspection processes by training AI to recognize visual imagery or vibrations. This process…
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Rehabilitation3.0, Inc.
Rehabilitation3.0 Inc. offers technology that monitors a person’s heart rate and breathing while they sleep, then uses the data to predict their health condition for the following day.The company’s mission is to improve people’s health and performance by applying its technology in medicine, caregiving, and other industries. We talked with Hirokazu Masuda, who is passionate about “using AI to bring about a healthier future for the global population.” Please tell us about Rehabilitation3.0. Our service uses AI to analyze a…
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bacterico, corp.
Our mission is to make health and happiness to people by unlocking the potential of their gut microbiota.We talked with Natsuki Suganuma, who explains that “your gut microbiota plays a key role in determining your health.” Please tell us about bacterico. Bacterico provides a one-to-one, personalized service to care for your gut microbiota. We use test kits to identify bacteria in the user’s intestines. Based on the test results, a registered dietitian provides nutritional guidance that is perfect for that…
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NINZIA Inc.
NINZIA Inc. is the developer of NinjaPaste, the konjac-based food binding agent.100% konjac means zero carbohydrates, zero fats, gluten-free, and plant-based. As more people look for healthy, environmentally friendly alternatives, we talked with CEO Masahiro Yoritama about this material and its endless possibilities. *konjac: Japanese traditional plant-based jelly made from dietary fiber of plant’s roots Please tell us about NinjaPaste. NinjaPaste is a food material made from konjac, to be used for binding and molding foods. Food binding and molding…
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OTENTO Co., Ltd.
OTENTO Co. is creating environments where workers, especially service industry workers, are appropriately evaluated by making their personal efforts and hospitality talents visible using AI. How do they do this?What’s the world they want to create? We talked with the CEO of OTENTO, Mr. Toriimoto. Please tell us about OTENTO. Say you were in a restaurant where the service was excellent, and you were delighted. Still, you were afraid your appreciation wasn’t quite getting across. At OTENTO, we help customers…
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EX-Fusion CO., LTD.
A startup that began at Osaka University, EX-Fusion Co. Ltd. is developing a commercial, laser-based nuclear fusion reactor, the only one of its kind in Japan.Laser-based nuclear fusion generates electricity by irradiating deuterium and tritium with powerful lasers to cause fusion reactions. Nuclear fusion technology is sparking global interest for being safe and clean, potentially enabling the decarbonization of Planet Earth. What is nuclear fusion energy? Conceptual Design of Laser Inertial Fusion Test Reactor (LIFT) Nuclear fusion energy is clean…
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Sunda Technology Global Co., Ltd.
Although Uganda is a prosperous agricultural country, most agrarian communities still do not have access to a water supply but continue to rely on wells for their daily water use. Problems associated with pumping the well water pose a threat to people’s livelihood. Local residents are supposed to collect monthly fees from each household and prepare enough fund for rehabilitating broken pumps, as a direction of Government of Uganda. However, in many cases, the money is not collected and the…
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Spicecube.Inc.
Although Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate was more than 70 percent in the 1960s, it has now fallen to less than 40 percent. The number of farmers has decreased by half over the past decade to approximately 1.23 million by 2022. Further, about 70% of these workers are over 65 years old, and the aging rate, which is increasing every year, is becoming a serious problem. Feeling a sense of impending crisis about the future of agriculture in Japan, Tsubasa Sugai,…
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Lean on Me, Inc.
“Special Learning” e-learning training aimed at promoting education in disabled care welfare There are a total of 9,647,000 disabled people in Japan, and that number is rising1. Currently, there are about 140,000 support facilities nationwide that support disabled people, with about 1,000,000 staff working in the field. In such circumstances, one major societal problem is the abuse of disabled people. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) conducts an annual survey of abuse of disabled people. That number has…