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JERA’s Ammonia Bet
How Japan's largest power generator plans to clean up coal plants by burning ammonia, and why critics are not convinced
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Source-verified Japanese food & drink products you can import, plus the overseas e-commerce stores already selling them. Reviewed by one human team in Tokyo.
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AI, SaaS, Robotics, Healthcare IT — cutting-edge Japanese technology.
How Japan's largest power generator plans to clean up coal plants by burning ammonia, and why critics are not convinced
How a QR code app with 72 million users broke Japan's cash habit and became a Nasdaq-listed super app
How Telexistence restocks convenience-store coolers with AI and remote operators
Food
Japanese sake, snacks, health foods, and culinary trends going global.
How Japan's stone-roasted sweet potato became a Southeast Asian best-seller
Companies
In-depth profiles of notable Japanese companies making an impact worldwide.
How a truck-side discount stall in Hiroshima became the 100-yen shop chain selling thrift in more than 25 countries
How a Niigata metalworking family turned premium camping gear into a lifestyle brand from Portland to London
How an Osaka maths teacher's homework for his son became a self-learning franchise in more than 60 countries.
Insights
Market analysis, investment trends, and strategic opportunities in Japan.
Fifty years of acreage control met a market that had no slack left
A 25,000-word editorial guide to how the $20-billion Japanese anime industry actually works — for foreign buyers, investors, licensors and brand teams. Ten articles, four themes, one map.
Inside the working day of a rank-and-file Japanese in-between animator — and the structural reasons wages stay low, talent is leaving, and the global anime boom faces a capacity wall.
